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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Politics
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State grant aimed at making area around West Haven's Veterans Affair Hospital safer
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The area around West Haven's Veterans Affair Hospital is about to get a lot safer. The city and Governor Ned Lamont Monday announced a new state grant that will soon make changes in the area. Campbell Avenue would be one of the busiest roads in West Haven even without thousands of employees and patients going to the VA hospital every day. Veterans, officials rally against federal funding cuts affecting veterans' benefits 'That is why today, we are announcing that we have been awarded $1.8 million by the State of Connecticut Community Investment,' Mayor Dorinda Borer (D-West Haven) announced. City and state officials made that announcement at City Hall Monday morning. Some of the grant will go towards repaving streets and sidewalks around the hospital. 'The other day, I was driving in that area and there were kids on bikes, and they hopped off their bikes, and they lifted their bikes to walk over an unpatched area, and then they got on their bikes, and they kept riding,' State Rep. Trenee McGee (D-West Haven) said. It is even tougher on the vision impaired patients who come to the hospital. 'With the sidewalks lifted and trees coming through them, we've had a number of fall victims,' West Haven's Emergency Management Director Rick Fontana said. 'So, this is going to make a huge, huge difference.' Veterans depart from Bradley for Honor Flight Connecticut Another improvement you will see in the coming months is blue light boxes. They will be installed right here on the sidewalk, with communication devices that put you directly in touch with emergency services, and they will have cameras in them, too. There will also be measures to calm traffic through the area, making things even safer for pedestrians. The governor said it is part of an ongoing, statewide effort. 'Little investments like this that show we believe in your community, you believe in your community, have pride in your community, and you see these bits of improvement every day that make a difference,' Lamont said. They are just starting the design phase. The hope is the whole project will take less than a year to complete. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- General
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Veterans depart from Bradley for Honor Flight Connecticut
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WTNH) — 65 veterans were honored at the Honor Flight Connecticut at Bradley Airport on Saturday. The veterans, along with 70 guardians and staff, took off from Bradley International Airport for Washington D.C. Veteran volunteers hold service project at Boys & Girls Club of Hartford The group included veterans from the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force who served in WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War and Cold War. The group will visit Arlington National Cemetery, the WWII Memorial Korean War Veterans Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They are scheduled to return Saturday night. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
