The company is closing its last manufacturing facility in New Britain, which will result in 300 workers losing their jobs.
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Stratford-based Sikorsky wins a $10B helicopter contract
The contract calls for the company to make almost a 100 helicopters. General Manager Rich Benton said Sikorsky will get years’ worth of work.
CT crews help with Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in southeastern US
Connecticut sent an eight-person search and rescue team to North Carolina after Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction through the southeastern United States.
Safety, manufacturing quality of Boeing planes questioned by Blumenthal ahead of Senate hearing
On Wednesday, a Senate subcommittee led by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal will hold a hearing on safety problems at aircraft-maker Boeing.
‘All about love’: LGBTQ+ pride supporters rally to protest new Enfield flag policy
About 100 peopleĀ rallied in EnfieldĀ Monday evening to protest what LGBTQ+ advocates say is a ban on flying the gay pride flag at town hall.
CT is giving away thousands of pouches to safely deactivate drugs. The hope is to prevent overdoses
CT officials plan to distribute 50,000 prescription drug deactivation pouches for people to dispose of unused or expired opioids.
Amid flooding, CT search and rescue team deploys to Vermont
After a storm dumped two months of rain on Vermont in two days, CT volunteer crews rescued five stranded victims, two cats and a dog.
CT Attorney General finds himself on latest Russian sanction list. ‘Beyond absurd,’ he says
Attorney General William Tong said Tuesday he received no formal notification from Russia, but has apparently been banned from the country.
Ridgefield man gets more than 7 years in prison for role in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
Patrick McCaughey III of Ridgefield used a stolen riot shield to crush a police officer in a doorframe duringĀ the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Ridgefield man faces 15-year sentence for Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
Officials said McCaughey got a police riot shield, and used it to pin an officer against a door frame while another rioter attacked the officer.
CT secretary of the state favors 3 to 5 days of early voting
Stephanie Thomas, who begins her term as CT’s next secretary of the state in January, said there are many details yet to be worked out.
Google will pay $6.5M to Connecticut as part of a national location privacy settlement
Google continued to collect personal information about its customers’ location even after those customers told the internet giant not to track their locations
Frontier reaches $60-plus million settlement with the state over customer complaints
The company agreed to spend more than $40 million to upgrade internet service in economically distressed urban and rural communities.
Senate Republicans release anti-crime proposals; Democrats are unconvinced
Senate Republicans Wednesday proposed making it easier to move some young people accused of breaking the law into adult court.
After a pause, contracting review resumes at the Connecticut Port Authority
Lawmakers gave the Contracting Standards Board expanded authority to review deals reached by the Port Authority.
