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Homes Destroyed, People Missing And 767,000 Without Power After Irene
Hartford Courant / Fox CTAt least 25 homes in East Haven were destroyed, one person has died, others are missing and more than half the state is without power after Tropical Storm Irene tore through Connecticut Sunday. East Haven mayor April Capone said that at least 25 homes in...Tags: Natural Resources, Natural Disasters, Business, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues
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What's New?
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features With New Year's in the rearview mirror, here's a look at what to expect among the 2012 models. • Audi A7. This sleek “four-door coupe” is a more expressive looking hatchback alternative to the A6. Like...Tags: Standards, Travel, Scion, Mitsubishi, Hybrid Vehicles
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Nissan Leaf
Nissan Leaf
The Nissan Leaf is more than the first all-electric, battery-powered vehicle offered this century by a major manufacturer. It is also a vehicular Rorschach test, with onlookers seeing whatever they wish.
For people who like the idea of...Tags: AAA, Travel, Hybrid Vehicles, Nissan, Passenger Cars
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Rush Hour Driving
Rush Hours Shackled by Gridlock A recent survey concluded that drivers commuting within urban areas that experience the greatest rush-hour gridlock spend a full month out of every year sitting in traffic. According to the annual National Traffic...Tags: Travel, Transportation, Traffic, New York, Los Angeles
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CTnow iPhone App, And Travel Apps
FOX CTToday on Outta Site, we're going to give some love to "us!" Ctnow.com now has an official iPhone/iPad/iPod app. Best of all, it's free! And we'll highlight how viewers can win their very own iPad. Ctnow.com app Win a free iPad Summer travel plans...Tags: Apple iPhone, Travel, Apple iPad, Google Inc., Trips and Vacations
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Commuters Face Nightmare As Search Begins for Cause of Metro-North Crash
The Hartford Courant— Commuters face a potential nightmare of detours and traffic jams after the collision of two Metro-North trains shut down tracks between the Fairfield and Bridgeport rail stations Friday night. Three people remained in critical condition on...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Politics, Waterbury, Hospitals and Clinics
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Chicago commuter headache as 'L' train line shut for five months
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago will shut down part of its "L" elevated rail system's busiest line for five months starting on Sunday, forcing thousands of commuters to seek other routes and creating the biggest such U.S. transit disruption in two decades....Tags: Travel, Science and Technology, NBC (tv network), Technology, Forrest Claypool
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EDITORIAL: Larkspur ferry riders should be involved in 'vision' plan
The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif.GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE DISTRICT officials are taking a long-range look at the popular Larkspur ferry fleet, which is grappling with challenges of its success. More commuters are turning to the ferries to get to and from their jobs in San Francisco. Some...Tags: Travel, Public Transportation
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Tata takes steps to ease I-40 project pain around Raleigh
The News & ObserverIt's good news for taxpayers when highway bids come in far lower than expected, but Transportation Secretary Tony Tata was not eager in March to approve a repair job expected to give Wake County drivers three years of bad news. When he finally awarded a...Tags: Granite Construction Incorporated, Lobbying, Science and Technology, Travel, Building Material
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More Lawmakers Join Fight Against Higher Ferry Fares
The Hartford CourantThree more Republican legislators have joined the fight against the state's plan to double fares on the landmark Connecticut River ferries. State Reps. Prasad Srinvasan, R-Glastonbury, Melissa Ziobron, R-East Haddam, and Marilyn Giuliano, R-Old Saybrook,...Tags: Travel, East Haddam, Rocky Hill, Haddam, Colchester
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What will rise out of Thunderbird ashes?
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.To the Interstate 5 commuters who daily pass the riverfront property, the site that for months was buried under the charred remains of Portland's Thunderbird on the River Hotel now appears ready for redevelopment. But what commuters don't see are the...Tags: Highway Transportation, Starbucks Corp., Architecture, Politics, Kohl's
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Bike to Work events are growing in valley
The Modesto BeeSTANISLAUS COUNTY -- With three Stanislaus County cities adding Bike to Work Day events this year, organizers hope more people will get off the fence and get on their bicycles. Modesto's annual event began in 1997 and has grown from dozens of...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise
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