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Grape growers beware, the invasive spotted lanternfly has now spread to all of CT
Big and bright, an adult spotted lanternfly is an insect that will grab most New Englanders’ attention. This exotic planthopper can grow to be 1 inch long and one-half inch wide. When sitting, a spotted lanternfly appears “dusky brown with black spots, but when it flies, you’ll see brown wings, red under wings and black and yellow bodies,” said Victoria Smith, Connecticut’s state entomologist. “It's quite a pretty insect.”
Avelo expands service in CT to Bradley International Airport
Avelo Airlines, the low-budget airline that has flown out of Tweed New Haven Airport since 2021, is expanding its service in Connecticut. It’s adding nonstop flights to Mexico and Jamaica from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks. The airline is taking advantage of a two-year exemption on aviation fuel...
CT had the nation’s highest jump in alcohol-related deaths. Why?
In 1993, Newport mother Dorrie Carolan founded Parent Connection to support parents whose children were battling addiction after her son died of a prescription drug overdose. In the decades that followed, her organization has faced a new enemy, one of the oldest recreational drugs: alcohol. From 2012 to 2022, the...
Has the craft beer bubble burst? According to data, CT and nation are at tipping point
Is the craft beer trend that swept the nation now on the decline? Not quite, but it is close, according to the data. Let’s take a look at the number of craft breweries, both in Connecticut and across the country. Craft beer’s most recent boom in the United States occurred through the 2010s. A chart on the Brewers Association’s website shows craft breweries in the U.S. jumped from around 1,800 ...
Why is there an uptick in animal abandonment cases in Connecticut?
CONNECTICUT, USA — Two dogs tied to a pole in Manchester, a dog abandoned and hit by a car in Canton, two kittens thrown from a moving car in Naugatuck – Those are just a few of the animals found abandoned in Connecticut in recent weeks. Animal rights...
Hibernians of Hampden and Hampshire Counties Annual Traditional Summer Picnic
Holyoke - The Hibernians of Hampden/Hampshire Counties invites the public to attend the annual traditional summer picnic featuring Jim O’Connor and the Boston Irish-American Blackthorne Band at Hamel’s Summit View Pavilion, 555 Northampton St. on Sunday, Aug. 25 from 1 to 5 p.m., rain or shine. Tickets are...
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