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State police: Tractor-trailer driver uninjured, issued citation in fiery I-84 crash FacebookTwitterEmail 1of12 The scene of a fiery tractor-trailer rollover crash on eastbound I-84 on the Southbury-Newtown border the morning of Tuesday, March 30, 2021.Connecticut State Police Troop AShow MoreShow Less 2of12 Crews work to extinguish a fire caused by an overturned tractor-trailer Tuesday on the Rocheambeau Bridge, which is under construction, on Interstate 84 on the Newtown-Southbury line.Brian Foley / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 3of12 4of12 Firefighters at the scene of the fiery tractor-trailer rollover crash on eastbound I-84 the morning of Tuesday, March 30, 2021.Connecticut State Police Troop AShow MoreShow Less ....
CT firearms industry ranks in top 10 nationally in economic impact. Here s why. FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - Bryan Oberc, Munster, Ind., tries out an AR-15 from Sig Sauer in the exhibition hall at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 27, 2019.Michael Conroy / Associated Press NEWTOWN Connecticut’s firearms industry slipped slightly during the coronavirus crisis in 2020, losing 100 jobs and seeing its economic production decrease nominally by 0.2 percent. But Connecticut kept its place as a top 10 state in the economic impact of its firearms industry, according to a new report by the Newtown-based trade association for the firearms industry. “Connecticut is known for its very strict gun laws, but the historical roots of the gun industry are right there along the Connecticut River where they still have a presence and where they are obviously doing well and continue to add to the economy,” said Mark Oliva, a spokesm ....
After American Jobs plan, DeLauro pushes Biden for major social safety net upgrade FacebookTwitterEmail NEW HAVEN, CT - MARCH 26: (L-R) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) greets U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris upon arrival at Tweed-New Haven Airport on March 26, 2021 in New Haven, Connecticut. Harris is traveling to New Haven, Connecticut to promote the Biden administration s recently passed $1.9 billion federal stimulus package. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Drew Angerer / Getty Images WASHINGTON As President President Joe Biden’s unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the top House Democrat in charge of federal spending, praised the huge investments to improve the nation’s roads, schools, power grid and manufacturing, but she’s already thinking what’s not included. ....
Not seeing our enrollment come back up : Ridgefield schools face dwindling number of students FacebookTwitterEmail East Ridge Middle School file photoMacklin Reid / Hearst Connecticut Media RIDGEFIELD Enrollment has been declining at Ridgefield Public Schools for several years, and data shows it is likely to continue through 2022. The dropoff can be traced to 2015, when 5,052 children attended the schools. Since then, data from the state Department of Education shows the enrollment count has steadily declined each year, leaving 4,556 students in 2021. This downward trend coincides with a decrease in public school enrollment at the state level. The Connecticut student body has dropped over the last five years, resulting in about 28,700 fewer children in schools statewide since 2015. ....
Amtrak says it would enhance service in CT with money from Biden infrastructure bill FacebookTwitterEmail Amtrak released a map Wednesday of new lines and service enhancements it projects it will offer by 2035 if Congress passes President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan, which includes significant funding for rail./ Amtrak WASHINGTON Amtrak announced it would enhance rail service in Connecticut and add new lines across the country after President Joe Biden revealed his infrastructure bill would award the corporation $80 billion over eight years for improvements. Biden’s American Jobs plan, which he unveiled in Pittsburgh Wednesday, calls for massive spending on transportation, clean energy, school construction, the senior care-giving industry and research and development, paid for by corporate tax increases. The plan is Biden’s strategy for helping the economy recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. ....