Patrick Skahill

4 days ago | ctpublic.org | Patrick Skahill

Published June 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM EDT A bear attacked a man in North Canaan Monday morning, environmental officials say. The incident occurred before 6 a.m. when a man “came between the bear and his dog, with cubs present, on his property,” according to James Fowler with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The man sustained minor injuries, described as scratches to the chest. He declined medical treatment. The dog was reportedly unharmed.

1 month 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 month 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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.