Patrick Skahill

1 week ago | ctmirror.org | Patrick Skahill |Connecticut Public |Gabby DeBenedictis

Thousands of union members voted Tuesday to approve a new collective bargaining agreement with Connecticut-based jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney, ending a weekslong strike. Members expected to return to work Wednesday. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) went on strike May 5 demanding improved job security and better wages, retirement benefits and health care coverage. The group represents about 3,000 machinists in Connecticut.

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Patrick Skahill

Published May 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM EDT Thousands of union members voted Tuesday to approve a new collective bargaining agreement with Connecticut-based jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney, ending a weekslong strike. Members expected to return to work Wednesday. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) went on strike May 5 demanding improved job security and better wages, retirement benefits and health care coverage.

3 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Patrick Skahill

Published May 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM EDT Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis / GettyFILE, 2019: A white shark warning sign greets visitors to Cape Cod's beaches in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The area's seal population is protected by a marine sanctuary which has brought migrating white sharks to the area to feed on the seals. The first great white shark sighting of the season has been confirmed off the coast of Massachusetts.

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Patrick Skahill

Look up and you may spot a quirky-looking plane flying low in the sky. The plane is meant to be there, federal officials say. And it’s on a mission: to improve maps. Outfitted with an elongated “boom” and cruising at altitudes as low as 300 feet above the ground, the U.S. Geological Survey is raising awareness about the flights, which begin in May over the Connecticut River Valley and will continue into the fall.

3 weeks ago | ctmirror.org | Patrick Skahill |Connecticut Public |Gabby DeBenedictis

Look up and you may spot a quirky-looking plane flying low in the sky. The plane is meant to be there, federal officials say. And it’s on a mission: to improve maps. Outfitted with an elongated “boom” and cruising at altitudes as low as 300 feet above the ground, the U.S. Geological Survey is raising awareness about the flights, which begin in May over the Connecticut River Valley and will continue into the fall.