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Mark Zaretsky Sep. 22, 2021 | Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 9:15 a.m. (nhregister.com Sept 22, 2021) NEW HAVEN — With a proposed 43-year lease extension for Tweed New Haven Regional Airport coming before the Board of Alders Thursday, city officials have submitted a proposed amendment that would remove all references to “eminent domain” and add hurdles to any potential …
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Mark Zaretsky Sep. 24, 2021 | Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 10:16 a.m (nhregister.com Sept 24, 2021) NEW HAVEN — It came down to jobs, future economic development for the entire city and the region surrounding it. Read Full Article here.
Mark Zaretsky Sep. 28, 2021 | Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 3:54 p.m. (nhregister.com Sept 28, 2021) NEW HAVEN — The cost estimate has more than doubled for near-term improvements to Tweed New Haven Regional Airport’s existing facilities on the New Haven side of the airport to accommodate Avelo Airlines’ upcoming service, Tweed officials said Tuesday. Read Full Article here.
By KENNETH R. GOSSELIN HARTFORD COURANT |SEP 26, 2021 AT 6:00 AM (courant.com Sept 26, 2021) HARTFORD — Tweed-New Haven Airport is ramping up efforts to establish itself as Connecticut’s second major airport alongside Bradley International, with its eye on air passengers from the New Haven area and the southern half of the state. Read Full Article here.
Connecticut Public Radio | By Jim Haddadin, Walter Smith RandolphPublished September 22, 2021 at 9:43 PM EDT (ctpublic.org/news September 22,2021) All summer long, the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority has said an upgrade to its existing terminal would cost in the range of $5 million. Now, that price tag has more than doubled. The airport authority’s board of …
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CT VIEWPOINTS by GABRIELA CAMPOS-MATTESON SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 VIEW AS “CLEAN READ” (ctmirror.org Sept 3, 2021) I had the pleasure of speaking with Jorge Roberts, CEO of Avports after the recent press conference about expanding Tweed Airport. My heart was glad to be able to communicate in both Spanish and English, perhaps it was our way to …
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TRANSPORTATION by JIM HADDADIN | CONNECTICUT PUBLIC RADIO SEPTEMBER 3, 2021. VIEW AS “CLEAN READ” (ctmirror.org Sept 3, 2021) Federal aviation officials have approved the blueprint for a major expansion at Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport, clearing another hurdle in the lengthy approval process for the $70 million project. Read Full Article here.
By Craig LeMoult September 24, 2019 (wgbh.org September 24, 2019) This is the third story in a three-part series on transportation-related air pollution in the Boston area. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Research from several Boston-area universities shows a kind of air pollution that can lead to heart attacks and strokes is contaminating homes and schools …