• Thousands of machinists at Pratt & Whitney vote to go on strike

    Thousands of machinists at Pratt & Whitney vote to go on strike
    Thousands of machinists at Pratt & Whitney have voted to go on strike on Monday. Union officials said over 3,000 members of Machinist (IAM) Locals 700 and 1746 are going on strike at Pratt & Whitney’s Middletown and East Hartford plants. They are reportedly citing inadequate wage increases, weakening of their retirement benefits, rising health insurance costs and a lack...
  • Thousands of machinists at Pratt & Whitney go on strike

    Thousands of machinists at Pratt & Whitney go on strike
    Thousands of machinists at Pratt & Whitney have gone on strike on Monday. Union officials said over 3,000 members of Machinist (IAM) Locals 700 and 1746 are on strike at Pratt & Whitney’s Middletown and East Hartford plants. They are reportedly citing inadequate wage increases, weakening of their retirement benefits, rising health insurance costs and a lack of job security...
  • Health and wellness expo takes a holistic approach in Bristol

    Health and wellness expo takes a holistic approach in Bristol
    On Sunday, 75 vendors gathered in Bristol for the 14th biannual Passport to Health & Wellness Expo. “A lot of them are small businesses that work from home,” said organizer Shirley Bloethe. “They have to actually go to an expo in order for customers to see them and know who they are.” The expo focused on a holistic approach to...
  • Woman loses control of vehicle and crashes over guardrail on I-91 South in Enfield

    Woman loses control of vehicle and crashes over guardrail on I-91 South in Enfield
    A woman lost control of her vehicle and crashed over a guardrail on Interstate 91 South in Enfield over the weekend. State police said the 18-year-old woman from Windsor was driving on I-91 South before exit 46 when she lost control of her vehicle on the wet road shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday. Troopers said the woman went into...
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  • Man with multiple stab wounds dropped off at hospital in Waterbury

    Man with multiple stab wounds dropped off at hospital in Waterbury
    An investigation is underway after a man with multiple stab wounds was dropped off at the hospital in Waterbury on Saturday evening. Officers were called to Saint Mary’s Hospital around 7:30 p.m. According to police, an adult male with multiple stab wounds had been dropped off. The man is reportedly in stable condition with injuries that are described as non-life...
  • Saturday's storm takes down trees, cuts power to homes across Connecticut

    Saturday's storm takes down trees, cuts power to homes across Connecticut
    Saturday’s storm left a trail of damage in parts of the state, taking down trees and leaving neighbors in the dark for hours. The wind ripped a tree’s roots out of the earth and it fell just inches away from two buildings housing businesses on East Center Street in Manchester. In Barkhamsted, the damage slowed down traffic. A tree fell...

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