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Yahoo
02-04-2025
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Commuters can get to Grand Central from New Haven in 90 minutes thanks to super express train, DOT says
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — New Haven Line customers are saving about 10 minutes per trip thanks to a new super express train running from the Elm City to Grand Central Station, according to the Department of Transportation (DOT). Metro-North updates train schedules out of New Haven Run time is now down to 90 minutes for most trains. Major factors of this change was making improvements, such as modernizing and fine-tuning signals. With these updates, MTA leaders say that Metro-North is now faster and cheaper than the Acela coming into Grand Central from New Haven. 'We know that the residents of Connecticut, the Nutmeggers who rely on it to get into the city every single day have come to trust the on time performance,' DOT Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said. 'It's critical for us in Connecticut and our economy to know that people can rely a fast safe reliable and predictable commute.' New timetables are also in effect. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Seal found on New Haven streets gets name
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The seal pup Nutmeggers have claimed as one of our own now has a name! The roughly 6-week-old seal was found roaming the streets of New Haven last weekend. A city police officer rescued him and now the Mystic Aquarium is working to rehabilitate him for a future return to the ocean. New Haven man sleuths to figure out how a young seal ended up on city streets On Monday, Good Morning America visited the seal pup for a big announcement. After the police department posted a poll for people to vote on what his name should be, the winner was 'Chappy,' a nod to Chapel Street, where he was found. Other name choices were Tyler- in honor of the police officer who saved him; River- for the river he swam up; and Vinny- because he was close to Italian Wooster Street. Chappy? Vinny? Help name the mysterious seal found in New Haven Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- General
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Scottish Highlands bull on the lam in Connecticut for a month: ‘People keep spotting it'
Waiting for a bovine intervention. A majestic Scottish Highlands bull has been roaming around rural western Connecticut — becoming a fond sight for unsuspecting locals as its owners struggle to corral their prized cattle. Residents of Litchfield County have been spotting the beautiful bull for over a month after the beast escaped from its enclosure in the hills of the Constitution State. The bull was most recently seen in the town of New Milford — but many of the witnesses don't realize that the animal is lost and likely suffering in the frigid winter weather. 'People keep spotting it and they don't know that people are looking for it,' said animal control officer in Kent, Lee Sohl. 'If somebody calls me about a sighting, then I tell the owner and they've been doing their best. They run right out and try to get to it, but it's hard. It's hard in this weather, and [the bull is] very scared,' Sohl told the Associated Press. Farm owner Jo Ann Joray says cow-gawkers have been reaching out whenever they see the bovine specimen — but she has been unable to bring home her beefy boy. Scottish Highland cattle are considered weather resilient and naturally live outside all year long — though temperatures have been dipping below freezing temps in the Nutmeg State for several days. Western Connecticut is no stranger to cows lamming-it for extended periods of time. 'Buddy' the beefalo captured the hearts and minds of Nutmeggers — after the halfbreed bull lived off the land for over eight months back in 2021. That stealthy steer was slated to be killed for its meat before escaping the clutches of man at a slaughterhouse in Plymouth, Conn. 'Buddy' was eventually rehomed at an animal sanctuary in Gainesville, Fla.
