Christine Todd Whitman was at the first Earth Day 48 years ago, long before she became governor of New Jersy and head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Her generation was inspired by "Silent Spring," a book about the dangers of the pesticide DDT, she said. Soon after that day in 1970, DDT was banned — one of many green-friendly policy moves the U.S. has made since, as the country gained a greater environmental consciousness and researchers revealed the dangers of climate change.

On Earth Day this Sunday, thousands will travel to the National Mall for the second-annual March for Science, many of them millennials, the generation whose youngest members are now graduating from college. They'll aim their signs and speeches at President Donald Trump, who last year pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement and wants to revitalize the coal industry even as renewable energy is finally becoming profitable.

Whitman believes millennials have stepped up to the plate to advocate for sustainability, lately more than her own generation — she's seen some complacency on the issue. But if millenials want change to stick, she said that young advocates will need to learn to work with the Trump administration and Congress.

"They are turned off by it, understandably. But if they want these changes they need to work with the government," Whitman said.

Some millennials have other things in mind.

Emily True, a 25-year-old graduate student studying environmental management at Duke University, has seen companies lead the charge on climate change and thinks legislation won't get the country where it needs to be. She's looking to the private sector, where she hopes to land a job where she can still fulfill her passion for advocacy.

"Part of who I am is an environmentalist, and in a job I want to do the same thing," she said. "It makes me feel good and gives me a sense of purpose."

True is among the millennials at U.S. universities working to make up for what they see as a lack of focus by the generation they are succeeding. She's a member of Duke's United Nations Global Compact team and a brand impact analyst for sustainable development nonprofit Fair Trade USA.

"Now a lot [millennials] want to have more out of their jobs to do social good, and that can come through positive work on the environment," True said.

She also thinks she feels a stronger responsibility to advocate for sustainability than her parents did at her age, saying they were probably too focused on climbing up the career ladder while she's had a chance to watch these issues unfold.

There may be something to that feeling, according to Paul Shrivastava, chief sustainability officer and director of the Sustainability Institute at Pennsylvania State University.

The millennial generation feels a keen sense of responsibility, he said — certainly a keener sense of responsibility than his own Baby Boom generation.

"They have been brought up in an era of climate change and ecosystem destruction, which are reported on almost daily in the press. So they know more about these environmental problems," Shrivastava said in an email.

"Sustainability has always been about the coming generations, and millennials and youth in general will bear the biggest risk and responsibility, so their engagement and leadership is most necessary," he added.

Today, millennials are the generation most likely to see "solid evidence" of global warming, according to a Pew Research Center study from March 1.

About three quarters of millennials are concerned about climate change — a larger share than are concerned about gun violence or undocumented immigration — and think it should be stopped or slowed, according to the 2018 Millennial Report, released in February by the Alliance for Marketing Solution, a conservative policy group that advocates for market-based environmental change.

"I think we as millennials just know so much more because of iPhones, globalization and we see things when they're happening and not afraid to take a stand," True said. "The information piece is huge."

Izaiah Bokunewicz, a sophomore agricultural plant science student at Penn State, invests much of his time into the school's one-acre student-run farm, where he oversees the production of vegetables and advocates for decreasing waste on the farm and around campus.

"At Penn State, that's been my huge activity of involvement, with food and how we can really try and decrease food waste. That's an enormous problem, [along with] increasing student access to fresh local produce and telling them how food is produced," Bokunewicz said.

An internship with a Pennsylvania company that makes LED lights taught him the importance of the emerging sustainability sector that he hadn't known much about. He said he applies what he learned there to other areas of sustainability at the school's farm.

Leslie Pillen, Penn State's sustainable student farm design coordinator and associate director of farm and food systems, said that she thinks there is a sense of urgency, and that it is increasing. She added that she hopes the younger generation draws greater connections between issues of social justice and environmental sustainability.

"Those are deeply interrelated, and within the alternative agrifood movement, I see people making those connections more explicitly," Pillen said.

On the other side of the country, the University of California, Berkeley has multiple zero-waste initiatives that are driven by students, according to Director of Sustainability Kira Stoll, with 30 to 50 students working in paid positions on campus to help reach the goal of zero waste.

They focus on issues like how to turn plastic into raw materials and how Berkeley's offices can get vendors to deliver materials with less packaging. At the campus store, students "give away clothing and are working now on an outlet to save furniture and have it available for students," Stoll said.

She said that in an institutional setting like college, there is a chance to make a real difference: "We need all hands on board."

Whitman had a similar message: more need to commit to this work, regardless of which generation might be more actively tackling global challenges.

Having watched the environmental movement for decades, Whitman, now 71 and running her own energy consultancy business, said there was a lot of support in the early years, but she sees complacency now. When people "look up to blue skies" and don't see a problem right in front of them, they lose any sense of urgency, she said.

Things are in fact better in the U.S., she said, but more work needs to be done around the world: "We haven't really recognized the importance of the rest of the Earth."

We are all part of a huge ecosystem, Whitman said, and we must all take care of it together. She referred to a Native American saying: "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."

Route 154 in Haddam is a cell phone dead zone, and locals say it’s been that way for years. But despite multiple pushes for better service, none of the major carriers have committed to investing in the area, and the town’s main artery still remains off the grid.

During our recent Connect-A-Thon, several viewers called to complain about a longstanding lack of cell phone reception in town. NBC Connecticut looked into those concerns and found out what’s behind the wait.

First Selectwoman Lizz Milardo made fixing the issue one of her campaign platforms when she first ran for office two and a half years ago. She said the lack of reception isn’t just a matter of convenience, but a public safety threat on the roads and the nearby Connecticut River.

“A lot of people come to Haddam Meadows, go off Eagle Landing, and there is no cell phone service. So God forbid there’s any type of an emergency. To dial 911 is a struggle,” she said.

An unfortunate example of that occurred in June 2016 at the intersection of Route 154 (Saybrook Road) and Jail Hill Road, where a bicyclist was killed after colliding with a car.

“When people went to the scene to try to call 911, they couldn’t get a signal,” Milardo said. “So they had to run to a neighbor’s house and ask to use the phone to have help come for him. Whether that made a difference or not, I don’t know, but unfortunately he passed away. And it’s always that question of, what if someone had had a cell phone that could reach out to 911 and make a phone call?”

Milardo said after national media attention surrounding the winter ice jams at the swing bridge in town, Verizon installed several booster boxes at key locations including the town hall and the firehouse. But those only have a range of about a quarter mile, she said, and only help Verizon customers. For contiguous coverage of the Route 154 corridor, Milardo said three new cell phone towers are needed. A plan for those three towers was already approved at the local level two years ago.

Two of the three towers would be situated on town-owned property near the firehouse and the ball fields off Jail Hill Road; the third would be on private property in the Tylerville section. The town-owned sites are already generating income for the town in the form of monthly rent from Danbury-based developer Homeland Towers. In 2016, more than one hundred residents turned out to a town meeting in support of a contract with Homeland Towers, which passed nearly unanimously. Milardo said two residents spoke out against the towers at that meeting.

A town-wide petition in the fall of 2017 garnered more than 600 resident signatures asking the four major cell phone companies to invest in Haddam. Months later, there’s been no answer from the providers.

NBC Connecticut reached out to the four companies – Verizon, T Mobile, Sprint and AT&T. None would commit to investing in new towers, instead offering the following statements respectively:

Verizon: “We are always looking for opportunities to improve our network. We have several projects, that we are pursuing, which would result in improved coverage in the area.” When asked if that included the new towers, a spokesperson responded, “We aren't ready to share plans yet.”

T-Mobile: “While we’re aggressively building out our network, this area isn’t in the plan right now and we’re not currently pursuing the Haddam sites that Homeland Tower has leased with the town.”

Sprint: “We are always looking to improve cell service for our customers which is why the Sprint cell site closest to Haddam is slated to receive some important technology upgrades in the coming months. We will be adding two new spectrum bands (800 MHz and 2.5 GHz) of service to the site to improve both voice service and data speeds. These upgrades will bring the best coverage and speed that Sprint offers to that cell site. At this time, we do not have additional plans to announce, but we’re very interested in working with the local municipality to understand how we can best meet their needs in the future.”

AT&T: “We are always looking for ways to improve service and the experience for our customers. In fact, we have invested nearly $325 million in our Connecticut networks in the past three years, including in Haddam. This year, we plan to make additional upgrades in the area, including enhancing capacity on existing cell sites. If customers have questions about their service, we suggest they contact our customer care team at 1-800-331-0500.”

The tower plan would still need final approval from the state Siting Council if a carrier does sign on, but until that happens, the dead zone continues along Route 154. When asked about topographical challenges cited by her predecessor in a 2017 interview with the Middletown Press, Milardo said Haddam’s terrain hasn’t proven to be a factor in the carriers’ decisions.

“Why they’re not spending the capital I don’t know, I can only guess,” she said. “This is a community that is asking please, put a tower up for us and help us.”

The Justice Department's inspector general has recommended a criminal investigation into whether former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe lied to federal officials about a leak to a newspaper reporter, NBC News reported.

McCabe was fired in March, and last week a report from the inspector general concluded that he repeatedly lied when asked about the leak of information regarding the FBI's efforts to look into the finances of the Clinton Foundation in 2016.

Legal sources familiar with the matter revealed Thursday that Inspector General Michael Horowitz recommended in January that McCabe be investigated on suspicion of lying.

It’s almost time to say all aboard Connecticut news commuter rail service, but passengers will have to wait an extra month for the CT Rail Hartford line to get up and running.

Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) and state transportation officials had hoped to launch the new rail line connecting New Haven and Hartford with service to Springfield in May, but the official start date is now June 16.

“What we don’t want to see is replication of mistakes that other new lines have introduced and we want our folks to be very familiar with the system,” Malloy said.

Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker said the later start date is to ensure train operators are fully trained and that all the systems and technology are tested and working properly.

“They will thoroughly understand and operate and be familiar with this train operation by June 16th,” Redeker said.

On Thursday, state and local officials celebrated the grand reopening of the renovated Meriden Train Station with a ribbon cutting.

“For the first time in my office, I’ve got people coming in wanting to know how do I get into that space downtown,” Mayor Kevin Scarpati (D) said.

A short walk from the train station is a new building featuring both retail and residential space. The mayor said projects should bring four to five hundred new housing units to the downtown area.

“We’re hoping to attract those young people,” Scarpati said, “those millennials coming out of college looking for a more affordable place to live with high end finishes and the train right here.”

The price tag for the CT Rail Hartford line is $700 million, Redeker said. He told NBC Connecticut there’s already significant economic development happening around upgraded train stations like in Meriden and Wallingford.

“Just the development cost that already has been paid amounts to over $350 million,” Redeker said.

The new rail line will offer 17 daily roundtrips between the Elm City and the Capital City, with 12 between Hartford and Springfield.

At the ribbon-cutting, both Malloy and Redeker dismissed concerns about the 30-year-old rail cars the state is leasing from Massachusetts.

A report issued by Massachusetts transportation officials seven years go found the “floors are in poor condition” and “the coaches received minimal investment over their lifespan.”

“From day one I wrote grant in 2009, we never planned to open with new equipment, we planned to use used equipment,” Redeker said. “We always did.”

The used equipment coming to Connecticut includes 16 30-year-old train cars the state is leasing for $1.8 million a year. Each train on the new rail line with have three cars, Redeker said.

“If Massachusetts didn’t believe in the cars they would have disposed of them, in fact sister cars are still on the line and still in use, and I think that there was a misunderstanding about that,” Malloy said.

The rail cars have gone through inspections including safety tests, Redeker said. He added the state paid half a million dollars for a vendor in Rhode Island to decorate the cars with the new logo. The cars ready for service are waiting at the yard near New Haven’s Union Station.

“They’re attractive, they’re comfortable, they’re clean,” Redeker said, “they’ve got a brand new digital air conditioning systems, they’ve got state of the art anti-lock braking systems so they’re going to be safe.”

Redeker said the Amtrak regional trains that will also be used on the new commuter rail line are 40 years old. Down the raod, he said the state hopes to replace a significant portion of its railroad fleet.

“By doing that we’ll guarantee to Connecticut taxpayers the lowest cost for that purchase of that fleet because we’ll be buying in bulk,” he said.

When the Hartford Line launches in June, Redeker said it will not have positive train control, the advances technology mean to prevent derailments and collisions.

“But the components are being installed, the trains are equipped to be compliant,” Redeker said, “but the wayside signal system and the final implementation will happen before end of the year.”

Amtrak is up against the clock to meet the federal government’s deadline of installing PTC on the rail corridor by the end of 2018.

Nicola Armstrong is looking forward to more daily trains passing through Meriden.

“The times are like three hours in between, so with this new service it’s going to be more trains going to Hartford,” Armstrong said.

She plans to ride the new rail line with her two daughters to visit their grandmother in Hartford.

“The new system that’s coming up I think that’s going to be better because it’s going to be cheaper on the fare,” Armstrong said.

A one-way trip from Meriden to Hartford will cost $4.50 and the one-way fare from New Haven to Hartford will be $8.

NBC Connecticut, Telemundo Connecticut and NBC Universal are proud to bring you Project Innovation. We are awarding $225,000 locally to non-profits using tech-based approaches to solve real-life problems.

New Britain Youth Theater is one of six Project Innovation winners this year. NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut are awarding the program $30,000 in grant money for production technology.

“We are a strong, growing, but small operation,” said Executive and Artistic Director Darren Farrington. “We have a small staff and volunteers. We don’t have a home of our own. We work in schools. We perform in other spaces.”

Now, they’re using borrowed equipment, but with money from the grant, they can purchase new equipment, like microphones and lights.

“We’re going to offer classes specifically in the tech, so our teens will learn how to run this equipment,” Farrington said.

Twelve-year-old Jonathan Kelly loves being on stage.

“It’s an experience it really is,” he said.

His mom said performing has given him confidence.

“My son was having troubles with social skills and other skills when he was younger, and theater has really changed the way he’s developed,” Ruth Tibodeau Kelly said.

Nationally, NBC Universal Foundation will award $5 million over the next 2 years to non-profits across the country.

A survey aimed at finding out more information regarding sexual harassment and complaints on the issue was sent to hundreds of staff members, advocates, lobbyists, and members of the press at the state Capitol.

The questionnaire is in response to the national, and more recently, state conversations surrounding workplace safety, specifically, for women.

“I think it’s a culture that has been changing over time and people have been talking about it,” said Sen. Mae Flexer, (D – Killingly), an outspoken critic of the Capitol’s workplace protections. “It’s much better than it was here 15 or 20 years ago.”

The 20 or so questions focused on asking about individuals’ experiences working in and around the legislative branch, whether they have witnessed or experienced sexual harassment, and whether individuals knew how to report such incidents.

The survey was disseminated by the Executive Director of the Office of Legislative Management, the non-partisan office that manages the non-partisan functions of the General Assembly.

Rep. Themis Klarides, (R – Derby), the top Republican in the House, said the survey is a good first step in finding out broadly how people feel walking around the halls of the Capitol and the Legislative Office Building.

“I think in any, whether it’s politics, business, law, whatever it is, there’s always going to be people afraid to talk about it and it’s our job to make people feel as comfortable as possible if there is an issue, they should be telling us.”

Speaker of the House Rep. Joe Aresimowicz (D- Berlin) said he hopes respondents are honest when completing the survey, but did caution against coming up with sharp rules regarding conduct.

“You have many individuals of like-minds come here. They get to know each other,” Aresimowicz said. “If you tell them they can’t, they will anyways and just hide it and it becomes more problematic so we have to weigh that out.”

Flexer said she agreed with that premise, however, she believes there need to be boundaries between lawmakers and the people who report to them.

“The power dynamic there is incredibly complicated there and that should clearly be the rule that no legislator is allowed to be in a romantic relationship that they directly supervise. If they want to go down that road then they need to find a different working arrangement,” she said.

Lawmakers had discussed addressing workplace protections earlier in the session but with little time left for lawmakers to meet, it is unclear if any action will be taken as a result of the survey results.

Connecticut employers could soon be barred from asking prospective employees how much they earned in a previous job.

By a wide bipartisan margin of 142 to 4, the House approved the bill, sending it to the Connecticut Senate.

Employers could ask for what amounts to background information surrounding a job candidate's previous compensation but asking for specific amounts would be illegal.

Rep. Robyn Porter, (D - New Haven), who sponsored the bill, said the overall picture of someone's previous earnings is not off-limits.

“Different companies have different compensation benefits," Porter said. "They could ask about the elements, about the structure, but not the value.”

"This bill is not just about women and paying women equally. It’s about leveling the playing field for children, raising families out of poverty, it’s multi-pronged,” she added.

The debate over pay equity bogged down last year after some Democrats attempted to paint Republicans as being against any form of pay equity. When it later came to light that some Democratic caucus female staffers were paid less than their male counterparts.

In 2018, the debate started in a bipartisan way with a working group of Democrats and Republicans who examined the best path forward toward coming up with policies aimed at addressing the pay gap between men and women. It's estimated that women in Connecticut could earn about $500,000 less over their lifetime as a result of the pay gap.

Rep. Derek Slap, (D - West Hartford), said of banning the pay history question, “I think there is an element to this about us competing and we don’t want to be known as the state where women can be low-balled.”

Connecticut's largest business group, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association also backed the legislation, providing a boost to its chances of passage.

The group's spokesperson, Meaghan McDonald wrote, "While this is a significant change to the hiring process in Connecticut, employers understand the need to address this issue and are willing to do their part. This bill will make pay equity more attainable, while minimally impacting the ability of Connecticut companies to compete."

Republicans described the bill as a proper step forward.

“I don’t believe this to be a partisan issue. I believe this to be a fairness issue,” said Rep. Themis Klarides, the top GOP member in the chamber.

A serious crash has closed lanes on I-91 southbound in Windsor.

Connecticut State Police confirmed a crash on I-91 southbound near exit 35B in Windsor. Serious injuries have been reported.

More information was not immediately available.

Check back for updates.

A new video shot by a passenger shows flight attendants calming passengers after a midair explosion on a Southwest flight.

Cars being struck by thieves in the middle of the night are leaving drivers stranded and fuming.

Hartford police are warning people to protect their cars from crooks looking to steal wheels. This follows a series of crimes in parts of the city recently.

“Yes, I’m very concerned about it,” said Eustace Straker of Hartford.

Now people in Hartford are worried after police warned of several rim thefts in about the last week. Cars were targeted on Sigourney Street, Sisson Avenue and Lorraine Street overnight.

“We thought it was important to put out a bulletin to residents out in that area to keep your eyes out for that sort of activity,” said Deputy Chief Brian Foley, Hartford Police.

Officers are paying attention to the West End and Asylum Hill neighborhoods. While the hunt continues for those responsible, whoever it is seems to have expensive taste.

“What we are seeing is it’s on newer model cars with the nicer rims,” said Foley.

To protect your car police remind you to park in well-lit and busy areas, hopefully with security cameras.

Straker has had to deal with parts of his car being stolen.

“It was a whole lot, whole lot of hassle,” said Straker.

And now he’s extra careful with his car.

“I keep my eye on it as much as possible,” said Straker.

Police encourage people to turn the wheel when the park which makes it harder to pull off the tire and potentially slows down a thief. Detectives also suggest investing in wheel or lug nut locks.

There will be an increased police presence at Manchester High School Friday after a graffiti threat was found in a bathroom, according to school officials.

According to Manchester Public Schools spokesman Jim Farrell, the threat mentioned a bomb at the high school on Friday. Police were immediately called and the investigation is ongoing.

Police will be on scene at the school Friday. Administrators also plan to search backpacks and bags as students enter the building.

Plainville police are investigating a report of shots fired on New Britain Avenue Thursday.

Police said they received a report of gunfire around 3 p.m. in the area of New Britain Avenue under the Route 72 overpass. No victims were located.

Investigators described the suspect vehicle as a dark-colored four-door sedan, possibly a Honda or Audi, lowered, with a loud exhaust and white writing across the front windshield. The vehicle was last seen driving west on New Britain Avenue.

Anyone with information on this incident should contact police at 860-747-1616.

A resolution that would allow for early voting in Connecticut passed the state House of Representatives Thursday.

House Joint Resolution 28 – Resolution Proposing a State Constitutional Amendment to Permit Early Voting, passed the house 81-65. The vote is a first step in a long process to amend the state constitution and allow for early voting. Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) has been a vocal supporter of measures to increase voter participation and supports the resolution. In his State of the state address in February, he pushed for adopting such an amendment. 

“In today’s modern world, busy schedules always don’t align with the 14-hour, restricted block of time that our state currently mandates as a voting period. Hardworking folks following the rules should be able to express their most fundamental right to vote. Other states have shown that a system of early voting works, and it’s time for us to catch up to this reality. I applaud the House for taking this major step today, and I urge the Senate to follow suit without delay,” he said.

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill is also in support of the measure. She released the following statement in response to the vote:

“I applaud the House of Representatives in taking this important first step to bring Connecticut in line with the majority of states that allow Early Voting to make participating in our democracy more convenient for busy voters. More than one-third of voters in America voted before Election Day in 2016, and it is long past time to allow Connecticut voters to do the same. I look forward to seeing this proposal debated in and voted on by the Senate this year.”

The resolution now goes to the Senate for consideration. If approved there, it then must be approved a second time by both chambers during the 2019 session. If it passes then, it will appear on the ballot during the 2020 general election.

A controversial billboard on I-84 in Tolland promoting the Electric Blue Café strip club is coming down, according to a spokesperson for the club.

The billboard was installed was put up earlier this month the eastbound side of the highway near the rest stop by Exit 70. Some drivers and Tolland town leaders were concerned it may be an inappropriate distraction. The billboard featured two scantily-clad adult dancers, and one is seen next to a pole.

The strip club initially defended their design. But on Thursday Katrina Kulakova, public relations director for Electric Blue, confirmed they have agreed to take down the billboard and redesign it.

Department of Transportation spokesperson Kevin Nursick previously told NBC Connecticut that the DOT has no authority over billboard content, and that it’s a First Amendment issue. The DOT can only enforce issues such as the size or brightness of a billboard.

There was nothing technically wrong with the billboard.

Kulakova said it will take about a month to take down the old sign and replace it with another design.

Tolland Town Manager Steven Werbner posted the following message to the town website:

"For those residents following the Electric Blue sign controversy please be aware that the owner of the facility has agreed to remove the current sign. It may take approximately a month for him to design a replacement and have it installed. Knowing that the owner is aware of the sensitivity surrounding the current sign we are hopeful that any replacement will be visually more acceptable."

Gil Santos, the longtime voice of the New England Patriots, has died at the age of 80.

WBZ announced that Santos passed away Thursday, on his 80th birthday, after decades with the station.

"The entire WBZ family is deeply saddened by the loss of this great friend and man," Bill Flaherty, a program director who worked with Santos for 25 years, said in a statement. "My heart goes out to his wife Roberta and his entire family."

"For generations of Patriots fans, Gil Santos was and forever will be known as the 'Voice of the Patriots,'" team owner Robert Kraft said in a statement. "I am deeply saddened to learn of his passing on a day that he was celebrating his 80th birthday and his 57th wedding anniversary to his wife, Roberta."

Kraft added that for 36 years, Santos "passionately described the play-by-play detail of every Patriots game during his career, including many of the most memorable moments in franchise history."

Santos, selected to the Patriots' Hall of Fame in 2012, called Patriots games from 1966 until that year. According to the team's announcement of his selection, he served as a color commentator for his first five years with the Patriots. When the team moved from Boston to Foxboro in 1971, he began providing play-by-play commentary.

Additionally, WBZ notes that Santos is a member of the WZ Hall of Fame and the New England Broadcasters' Hall of Fame.

A two-day free dental clinic is underway in Torrington and so many people showed up that all the spots for the Friday clinic are full. 

Organizers of the 12th Connecticut Mission of Mercy Free Dental Clinic expect to treat 800 people between Friday and Saturday. 

The event is being held Friday and Saturday at Torrington High School in Torrington. 

The clinic opens its doors at 8 a.m. each day and patients are seen on a first-come, first-served basis.  

The budget for the 2018 CTMOM Free Dental Clinic and operations is $254,556 and donations are accepted online www.ctmom.org or by calling (860) 863-5940. 

The free dental clinic provides a full range of dental services for people of all ages, including cleanings, fillings, extractions, x-rays, fluoride treatments, sealants, root canal treatment on anterior teeth, limited partial dentures and general health screenings. 

Police are investigating after finding several underage people, including 93 Fairfield University students, at a Norwalk bar Thursday night.

Police and agents from the Connecticut Liquor Control Commission were conducting liquor compliance checks and found 103 underage people when they responded to a bar on Washington Street at 11:30 p.m., so several police officers were called in to assist.

Several of the underage people were intoxicated and most did not have identification.

ECS Transportation and Fairfield University Public Safety were called in to bring the students back to school.

A statement from Fairfield University says the school’s department of public safety received notice Friday morning that several students were suspected to be drinking underage at a Norwalk establishment and they are working “closely with the Norwalk Police Department to confirm all details of the event.”

“Fairfield University expects all students to uphold the University’s code of conduct at all times, which is applicable both on and off campus. The University's alcohol policies reflect the laws of the State of Connecticut regarding the purchase, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages,” the statement from the school says.

No arrests have been made and police are investigating.

The treasurer of the Parent Teacher Student Association in Wilton is accused of stealing more than $24,000 from the organization.

The investigation started in January 2018 when the Wilton PTSA filed a complaint that more than $20,000 was missing from the organization's bank account.

Police said 42-year-old Crismari Feliz, of Wilton, is suspected of making unauthorized withdrawals of $24,008 from the PTSA account and using the money to pay her personal credit card bills and car lease payments. 

Feliz has been charged with first-degree larceny. 

She posted a $25,000 bond and is due in court on April 30.

As any community cycling shop mechanic will tell you, there are plenty of advantages to traveling a city by bike: it's cheaper and greener than taking the car or train, and a lot easier to maintain.

Those gallons of gas and the coal burned to power trains adds up — transportation was the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in 2016, according to Environmental Protection Agency statistics. Most transportation-related emissions come from cars, pickup trucks, minivans and SUVs.

Bike rental programs in America’s cities are starting to make the option of short-term green alternatives readily available to environmentally conscious commuters, but they usually only afford commuters a trip measured in minutes.

Karen Overton, director of educational nonprofit Recycle-a-Bicycle, itself a part of Bike New York, stressed that owning and maintaing a bicycle is one way to lessen overall air pollution and overreliance on gasoline and coal.

“We can change that level of [air] pollution by changing your transportation patterns,” Overton said. “You don’t have to radically change your whole life — just one individual behavior, and sustain that change.”

Below, David Heslop of Recycle-a-Bicycle explains five ways anyone can maintain their own bicycle without going to a repair shop, making the sustainable commuting method even cheaper.

A 17-year-old girl is dead after a tractor-trailer hit her on Interstate 91 South in Windsor Thursday evening.

Police said the girl was on foot when the commercial truck hit her on I-91 South, north of exit 35, at 6:48 p.m.

Authorities have not released the girl’s name.

Anyone with information is asked to call state police Troop H at 860-534-1000.