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THE LGBTQ+ Pride festival will return to the Treaty City this July, marking the 22nd anniversary of the first Pride celebrations in Limerick.

Last year, the celebration drew approximately 20,000 people from all over New England, making it the largest Pride event in the state.

On the first day of summer in 2016, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and transportation officials greeted reporters on a sunny parking deck in Middletown, a spot affording views of a placid bend in the Connecticut River and a treacherous half-mile of state highway. They came to announce a solution to a puzzle: How to remove two sets of traffic lights on Route 9, a contributor to about 260 crashes in three years on what otherwise is a limited-access highway, without cutting off the city’s riverfront or its rebounding downtown.

Connecticut has wanted to remove two sets of traffic lights on Route 9 in Middletown for years. But the Department of Transportation is still choosing a design for the project.

CT’s long, winding trip to fix a short stretch of Route 9- On the first day of summer in 2016, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and transportation officials greeted reporters on a sunny parking deck in Middletown, a spot affording views of a placid bend in the Connecticut River and a treacherous half-mile of state...