WEST HARTFORD — The sale of the Kingswood Oxford school property that the Children’s Museum calls home has essentially put a timer on the museum’s 64-year stay at 950 Trout Brook Drive, while the fate of the iconic Conny the Whale remains uncertain. The school announced it has reached an …
Read More »New State Tourism Director Stevenson Brings Sunshine State Experience to CT
Connecticut has a new director of tourism with nearly three decades of experience in the industry who hopes to spur growth and more opportunities for attractions in the state. Noelle Stevenson quietly began her new role on November 15, succeeding Randy Fiveash, who retired in April. After meeting her team …
Read More »Stepping Stones Museum for Children reopens after 20 months with new spaces
NORWALK – “We’ve been closed for 20 months,” said Robert Townes, director of public affairs for the Stepping Stones Museum for Children, which recently hosted a grand reopening. At first, the museum closed due to Covid issues, like most places, but then a renovation opportunity presented itself. “When the pandemic …
Read More »PREVIEW: Black Bears host Central Connecticut State on Tuesday in Bangor
History links Orono, Maine – The Black Bears will claim back-to-back wins for the first time this season when they host Central Connecticut State on Tuesday night at the Cross Insurance Center at 7 p.m. ET. Maine has won back-to-back wins at the Cross Insurance Center, dating back to the …
Read More »Norwalk’s Stepping Stones Museum reopens nearly two years after the pandemic closed
NORWALK – Originally closed in March 2020 due to COVID restrictions, the Stepping Stones Museum for Children has kept its doors closed a little longer to continue a massive renovation project in one fell swoop. The children’s museum will reopen to the public on Saturday at 8 a.m. and unveil …
Read More »Rally to protest the closure of the Irish Museum of Great Hunger
Community members gathered outside the Great Hunger Museum of Ireland in Connecticut to protest the closure of the historic building. Activists organized the event over the weekend to “salute the museum” which houses the world’s largest collection of art linked to the Irish famine. The Great Hunger Museum of Ireland, …
Read More »Homeland Security Bill Would Include $ 50 Million For Coast Guard Museum: CEG
Once built, the National Coast Guard Museum will educate, engage and inspire visitors, showing how the men and women of the USCG have faithfully served the nation since 1790 and how they continue to use technology to protect waterways. , environment and trade of the country. (Payette rendering) Connecticut Senator …
Read More »David Beckham slammed for signing $ 200million deal with Qatari tourism ambassador
splits: 19 The 2022 World Cup will take place in Qatar. It will be the first World Cup organized in an Arab country. Qatar is an extremely wealthy peninsula in the Middle East that juts out from Saudi Arabia into the Persian Gulf. Qatar is smaller than the state of …
Read More »Homeland Security Bill would include $ 50 million for Coast Guard Museum in New London
October 23 — US Senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Announced this week that he is pushing hard to get Congress to approve a $ 50 million boost to the construction fundraising effort from a National Coast Guard Museum in New London. Murphy, chairman of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, …
Read More »Watch Miami (FL) vs. Central Connecticut State: TV Channel, Live Stream Info, Start Time
Who plays Central Connecticut State @ # 18 Miami (FL) Current records: Central State of Connecticut 1-2; Miami (FL) 1-2 What there is to know The Miami Hurricanes (FL) look to defend their home turf on Saturday against the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils at 12:30 p.m. ET. Both of …
Read More »Connecticut tourism officials try to lure leaf peepers
September 12, 2021 Connecticut tourism officials plan to spend more money than usual promoting the state’s fall foliage in a bid to help the industry bounce back from the pandemic. Governor Ned Lamont helped launch the $ 1.4 million “Full Color Connecticut” marketing campaign on Friday, which he says will …
Read More »The Bristol Press – Connecticut tourism officials attempt to lure leaf peepers
Connecticut tourism officials plan to spend more money than usual promoting the state’s fall foliage in a bid to help the industry bounce back from the pandemic. Gov. Ned Lamont helped launch the $ 1.4 million “Full Color Connecticut” marketing campaign Friday, which he says will link leaf viewing to …
Read More »The Day – Summer tourism in Mystic recovers from 2020
Mystic – It was supposed to be rebound summer tourist season. The spread of COVID-19 was under control and people who had been locked in the middle of the pandemic the year before were seen to be eager to get out and do something and go somewhere. Well, that’s pretty …
Read More »Beavers set to face off in Yale, Central Connecticut
History links CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University women’s football team continues their game series by traveling to Connecticut to face Yale on September 3 at 4 p.m. PST in New Haven, CT, before meeting Central Connecticut State on the 5th. September at 9 a.m. (TP). This will be …
Read More »Central Connecticut 2021 football schedule includes Miami and southern Connecticut
For the first time in two years, football will be played at Arute Field. The central state of Connecticut finalized and released its football schedule for the 2021 season on Monday morning after postponing the 2020 season due to the pandemic. The Blue Devils finished the 2019 season with a …
Read More »St. Francis (NY) vs Central Connecticut St. odds: 2020 college basketball picks, model predictions
The St. Francis (NY) Terriers and the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils will face off in a showdown in the Northeast at 5 p.m. ET Tuesday at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium. Central Connecticut State is 1-4 overall and 0-0 at home, while the Terriers are 1-1 overall and 0-0 …
Read More »Central Connecticut state ordered to reinstate administrator
Central Connecticut State University has been ordered to reinstate Christopher Dukes, its former director of student conduct, following the dropping of criminal charges, the Hartford Current reported. Over a year ago, prosecutors dropped several criminal charges against Dukes related to a domestic incident in April 2018. The administrator was arrested …
Read More »New State Panel Aims to Turn Connecticut’s Tourism Industry From ‘Nice’ to ‘Wonderful’ | New
MIDDLETOWN – Consistently boosting tourism was the center of attention on Tuesday as the speaker of the state House of Representatives announced the formation of a committee that would create a campaign to encourage visitors from across the region to spend their money in Connecticut. State Representative Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, …
Read More »London’s new transitional docking station set to help Southeast Connecticut tourism – NBC Connecticut
A New London marina unveiled a new wharf on Friday that will attract boaters in the short term and help boost tourism to the southeast region. Thamesport Marina owner Ari Yasgur, with the help of a $ 1.4 million grant from the Federal Boating Infrastructure Grant Program, has funded the …
Read More »Connecticut tourism industry to gather in Hartford
Alexandre Soule April 22, 2016 Terese Cagianello and Claudia Collins (LR) on a “Sound of Discovery” tour April 14, 2016 in Norwalk, Connecticut, a city bus tour to see the sights the city has to offer. On April 27, the State of Connecticut holds its annual tourism conference in Hartford.Alex …
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