New hybrid ferry is a faster, more environmentally friendly way to ship goods
For goods to get from Connecticut to Long Island usually means enduring standstill traffic on I-95 and the Long Island Expressway. But now, thanks to Bob and Marilyn Kunkel’s hybrid cargo vessel the Captain Ben Moore, the trip can be made far faster and without any harmful emissions that could damage the environment.
White shark in Long Island Sound
A tagged great white shark was tracked in the Long Island Sound near Greenwich, Connecticut.
Michael Skakel granted new trial
The Connecticut Supreme Court has vacated Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's murder conviction and ordered a new trial in connection with a 1975 killing in wealthy Greenwich. Skakel is a nephew of Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy. He was convicted of murder in 2002 in the bludgeoning death of Martha Moxley in their wealthy Greenwich neighborhood in 1975 when they were teenagers.
Grace Farms
Grace Farms in New Canaan, CT is home to a nature preserve with more than 40 species of birds on 80 acres.