Archive for June 22nd, 2009

Pull over for emergency vehicles or be fined

by: HTNP.com Staff June 22, 2009

As the crowd began to thin Friday, Meriden Fire Chief James Trainor hovered near Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s car, waiting to thank her for signing into law a bill that requires drivers in Connecticut to immediately slow down when approaching an emergency vehicle that is stopped on or beside a highway.
The new law will also [...]

Courtney gets funds for UConn reading program

by: HTNP.com Staff June 22, 2009

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, announced recently that the University of Connecticut has been awarded a new federal grant of $657,564 for its Online Reading Comprehension Assessment project.
According to a U.S. Department of Education letter to Courtney, the UConn project will seek “valid, reliable, and practical assessments” of online reading skills to better inform [...]

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