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"AAA is projecting record-breaking travel by car. Travel overall isnt quite back yet to what it was pre-pandemic, but auto travel is even higher than it was in 2019," said AAA Greater Hartford Spokesperson Amy Parmenter. AAA expects nearly 2.5 million New Englanders to travel this 4th of July weekend and predicts more than 90% will do so by car. "Even though youve got these higher gas prices and other expenses are higher than usual, we just can see that folks really want to travel," said Parmen...

As coronavirus cases surge across the state, thousands of people are still expected to travel this week for the holidays and there are some changes to the state’s travel advisory that went into effect this weekend that could impact your Christmas plans. AAA in Hartford released new numbers on Monday and predicts there will be a 35% drop in holiday…

By Matthew Denton on April 8, 2021 | It was hard to ignore the enthusiasm surrounding the presidential election on campus last semester. Students hung signs on dorm doors advertising phone banking, held debate-watching sessions, and in the aftermath of the campus strike, had conversations about how to advance the nation in addition to the school community. Some even changed their registrations from their home states to Pennsylvania, knowing that it was a key swing state that could determine th...