Lamont pitches electric cars, new regulations boosting them

By Mark Pazniokas The Connecticut Mirror

On the sales floor of the A-1 Toyota dealership in New Haven last week, Katie Dykes was selling a vision of Connecticut’s car-buying future: A rapidly increasing number of electric vehicles, a network of fast chargers and incentives that Dykes jauntily called “cash on the hood.”

Dykes, the commissioner of energy and environmental protection, has a mixed record of closing deals with a

General Assembly that readily acknowledges the reality of climate change and transportation-related pollution but often has dragged its heels on giving her powers enjoyed by peers in other states.

See Electric, A11 how we’re making them feel connected.”

In July, Wesleyan announced that it would no longer give an edge to students with legacy status, joining other colleges that abandoned such policies long ago including Amherst College and Johns Hopkins University.

Occidental College said last week it would no longer ask applicants about alumni relationships.

On the Wesleyan visit, Cardona also spoke with a group of first-generation college students about how to make higher education more accessible for people of all backgrounds.

Michael Katz, DMD

Friendly Rivalry

It was a battle of local first responders, as members of the Berlin Police Department and Berlin Fire Department competed in a softball game on July 29. Team Blue pulled out the victory. “Even though the Fire Department lost, 17 to 16, and it was a hot, muggy day, a great time was had by all, participants and spectators,” the Berlin FD stated in a social media post.

Berlin Fire Department, Facebook