Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInEAST HARTFORD CT (WFSB) - A strike by more than 3,000 unionized workers at Pratt & Whitney plants in Connecticut entered its second day on Tuesday with no indication that negotiations will resume anytime soon Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers hit the picket line at midnight on Monday They voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer Seventy-seven percent of the union workers voted “yes” to the strike Three thousand one hundred workers were on strike out of the 11,000 Pratt and Whitney employees in Connecticut The machinists said they were offered a contract with an 18 percent pay increase over 3 years but that it also weakened their retirement benefits and increased healthcare costs “There’s no mention in the contract of job security at all,” said Thomas Devanney The striking workers said they were responsible for building and testing aircraft engines for both commercial and military planes at Pratt & Whitney’s East Hartford and Middletown facilities There was concern that whoever is now designing and inspecting world class engines won’t be able to do that same great job these workers have done for decades workers gathered outside company headquarters in East Hartford and outside its facility in Middletown on Monday and Tuesday to take part in the strike “The company fell short on every area they needed to hit on for these people,” said Sarah Borowy Borowy said she has worked at Pratt & Whitney for 46 years Her son Nathan also works for the company as an inspector “We’re middle class workers trying to raise our families We’re proud taxpayers in the State of Connecticut,” said Wayne McCarthy “We just need our wages to keep up with inflation so that this generation has a chance to live the American dream Many huddled under tents as they voiced concerns about job security “We’re all on the same team,” said Nathan Drake “We all want to get us back to work to make world class engines if it takes a week to do that or two weeks to do that I’m too ready to wait as long as it takes to get on the same page.” “Our committee worked tirelessly to advance our member’s voices to the company and the company simply failed to bring to the table an agreement that we felt comfortable recommending to our membership the company’s offer failed to address other key concerns such as potential cuts to retirement benefits and increased healthcare costs “We will be down in front of Pratt and Whitney letting them know what we want and why we’re there and waiting until the negotiating committee can get back to the table with the company and make a better deal for us,” said Michael Lamoureaux “If they don’t want to address our concerns we’ll be here as long as it takes They’ll get the message pretty quickly and hopefully they’ll do right by us and come back to the table,” McCarthy said Eyewitness News obtained a statement from Pratt & Whitney in which the company defended its offer: “Pratt & Whitney’s offer competitively compensates our workforce while ensuring P&W can grow in an increasingly competitive marketplace creating ongoing economic opportunity in the state of Connecticut Our message to union leaders throughout this thoughtful process has been simple: higher pay  Our local workforce is among the highest compensated in the region and the industry – our offer built on that foundation We have no immediate plans to resume negotiations at this time and we have contingency plans in place to maintain operations and to meet our customer commitments.” The strike was expected to significantly impact production operations at both the East Hartford and Middletown plants East Hartford police increased patrols around the area to manage traffic and ensure safety near picket lines Workers said they have been taking shifts on the picket line The plan was to have someone outside Pratt plants In East Hartford and in Middletown 24/7 until a deal was done The strike was not the first labor action at Pratt & Whitney Workers previously went on strike in 1985 and 2001 over similar contract disputes Several political leaders weighed in on the strike “I stand with Machinists in fighting for basic workplace fairness— decent Workers need long term certainty in jobs and income to make the American dream real Our state’s prosperity and progress depends on proper especially at Pratt where their products are critical to our national defense.” “Pratt and Whitney is a world leader in manufacturing aircraft engines because of their amazing workers who are critical to the success of our nation’s manufacturing future We strongly encourage the company’s leadership and the machinists union to come together to reach a fair deal that is negotiated in good faith,” said Gov Governor Susan Bysiewicz in a joint statement It remained unclear how long the strike would last or what impact it could have on Pratt & Whitney’s production schedule Refresh this page and watch Eyewitness News for updates Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission Whitney Leavitt is in the driver’s seat of her Kia SUV a drive-through soda shop on East Tabernacle Street in St It’s the watering hole for practicing Mormons the Paddy’s Pub for people who aren’t allowed to drink but are allowed to get a sugar high “We’re not huge soda drinkers,” Leavitt tells me over the murmurs of her three kids seated behind us in bulky carseats born in a television episode airing this spring is squeezed behind them in the SUV’s third row “But when I have that soda craving,” Leavitt continues The Leavitts are living in a modest rental house in a Stepford-y organized development in St where Leavitt and her family tape the reality show in which she stars and Leavitt’s guiding me through my first Swig order like it’s a professional consultation The menu has “refreshers” without caffeine “Don’t mess up the order,” Leavitt advises cheerily I consider Swig’s Mango Breeze; Conner suggests the Watermelon Sugar the Riptide,” Leavitt decides after I tell her my favorite non-speciality soda is Sprite Conner calls out from basically the trunk that he concurs emotional affairs — everything but “full-on” sex) would make all the women infamous particularly former MomTok leader Taylor Frankie Paul When the first season of the show premiered last September it skyrocketed the eight MomTokers to Housewives-level reality stardom But in a sea of identical bronde soft-wave extensions as if her hair announced her ambitions regarding the show’s central questions: Who will take over MomTok now that Paul had been scandalized Cue the oft-memed dun-dun-dun ultimatum repeated several times every episode Paul kicks off the pilot recounting the drama that nuked her marriage and nearly her influencing career and ends the episode with aggravated assault charges against the boyfriend no one likes “We used to get together all the time because someone was planning these content-creation days,” Leavitt explains “and this person is now going through very traumatic and serious situations in her personal life.” Leavitt was concerned for Paul but also for the group’s future posting cadence the rest of the original Secret Lives cast claims to be guilty by association; they’ve never admitted to swinging of any kind.) “It’s very much my personality then I’m going to be the next one to be like Making videos for MomTok is either a crucial part of Leavitt’s career or an afterthought frustrated that the women don’t film together anymore — “Because yeah We still need to make money” — but cognizant of the reality that as the third-most-followed member of the group (Paul is the first; Mikayla Matthews who frequently posts about her struggles with eczema and autoimmune issues she doesn’t really need their accounts’ reach to succeed I am making more money just focusing on my individual career,” she says I love making content and then having it come to life and then go viral The season ends with Leavitt announcing she’s trading MomTok for homesteading according to one of Leavitt’s confessionals thought it looked like she was running away from her villain edit I don’t know why I feel like I’m the bad guy,’” she recalls Don’t be worried.’ None of us had done this before.” Does she think other cast members saw how her story was shaking out She grew up too Mormon to drink alcohol or swear but now she’ll punctuate her observations and frustrations with the latter She talks casually about money; she makes more from her social accounts than she does from the show even after negotiating a contract that would bring her back for a second season She acknowledges the hate on the internet and divulges which of her castmates read Reddit threads about themselves I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the women even comment on it “Some of those women are chronically online.” A traditional villain returning for another season might strive for an arc that brings her back into everyone’s good graces But Leavitt doesn’t seem in a rush to make things “right.” If season one was about whether or not MomTok could survive the swinging-scandal fallout “Can we finally move past it?” When the series picks back up Leavitt is still out of the group chat but returns to IRL group hangs She becomes the go-to talk-to for whoever is out of the group’s favor that day In nearly all of her scenes from the first episodes filmed just before she gave birth to Billy she’s assuaging the latest MomToker to replace her in the hot seat “I know what it feels like to be separated from the group and almost like when you’re put on an island,” she explains I want to put my arms around them and be like when I ask if it’s strange that she and Paul still don’t appear to follow one another online Leavitt says that things go down in season two that justify it There are a lot of quaint shops next to new strip-mall developments The house Leavitt rents is largely undecorated save for the kids’ rooms some Polaroids stuck to the refrigerator door and a painting of the Mormon temple in Provo where she and Conner were married where Liam’s toddler toilet sits next to an island is a perfectly bland background for videos then Leavitt decided she liked it enough to move there too is her “addiction.” In two years and through two pregnancies I could probably do it in a day.”) When she told her parents she was relocating they decided to sell her childhood home and buy property in St I just wasn’t loving it as much,” Leavitt says “I almost felt like I wanted that separation from the show.” After errands Leavitt stops mid-sentence as a tween approaches the car “I just — what are you doing here?” The girl is her youngest sister accompanying Leavitt’s oldest sister Haley I feel like I’m more extroverted,” Leavitt explains loves girly things,” Conner summarizes for me later Leavitt is disarmingly matter-of-fact in the face of my attention continuing to rattle off a dizzying number of biographical revelations once we return to the house As she folds onesies and places tiny graphic tees on hangers she explains that she is in fact one of five biological siblings and her parents fostered at least a half-dozen other kids throughout her childhood “My mom was so busy going to court or group therapy with these other kids I couldn’t wait for someone to tell me to go do it,” she says so I don’t know if it did come from how I grew up Maybe it’s that God gave me that part of my personality.” She danced competitively throughout grade school she says the culture was “a ten.”) At Brigham Young University she studied fine arts with a dance emphasis She totaled so many cars back then that she became too expensive to insure She then backpacked around Europe for two months before moving to Uganda for four months she lived in Georgia for her Mormon mission where she became close with Conner’s family before the two even met (Mormon missionaries are matched with groups of local Mormons I remember being in his home,” Leavitt says when they both agreed to be wingmen on a double date with two others who bailed.) She worked at a plastic surgeon’s office (Every morning she lays under a $1,000 LED light mask for 30 minutes before her kids wake up.) When she got pregnant with Sedona That she’s a reality-TV star is only her latest chapter And she’s good at it. “I want to make great TV,” Leavitt admits, perhaps not unaware of the fact that in a world of reality television dominated by The Traitors and House of Villains the fan least-favorite can have career longevity “We made great TV and it was a great season it’s also my job.” Her biggest reservation about continuing as a reality star isn’t her edit but about the real friends she says are being demoted to co-workers in the process “It’s hard to differentiate between what’s real and what’s not That’s something that Mayci and I had to navigate and still don’t really feel like we’re there,” she says Leavitt filmed many of her season-two scenes with Miranda McWhorter a MomTok OG turned Secret Lives “friend-of.” McWhorter was friends with Paul and named in the soft-swinging scandal and the other women are skeptical of McWhorter’s reasons for agreeing to appear on the show now Does she want to cash in now that they’ve weathered the storm Leavitt says she’s also become close with Demi Engemann the recipient of Leavitt’s Fruity Pebbles–themed gag gift in season one you’re not alone.’” With her friendships now “I’ve protected my vulnerability a little bit more than I had in the beginning Maybe it needs to be more of a business mindset rather than friendships.” Leavitt says she is in a “no-new-friends era.” She seems happy to live in a small town where everyone has heard of her reality-TV show “Our next-door neighbor thought we were swingers!” Leavitt cackles.) Here His managers at a newly formed hedge fund are all in Dubai is flexible enough for them to split child care He regularly features in her videos and putters in the kitchen as we hang out in their living room I ask Conner what his wife of nine years is like as a director “But you can tell she grew up in the fine arts Part of what made filming the first season so unmooring for Leavitt — and a plotline that seems largely absent from season two — is how often the darkest chapter of her marriage was revisited Their sudden move to Hawaii in July 2022 wasn’t because MomTok was in shambles but because Conner had a porn addiction and secretly swiped on Tinder throughout their marriage (They only stayed in Hawaii for two months moving back once the show began production in early 2023.) On camera Conner talked about being sexually assaulted as a child which he believes led to his porn addiction “Conner and I had talked about it before and I said this would be very vulnerable I know that a lot of people could relate to our story and it could help a lot of people,” she says I felt like it was his story more than mine and in the aftermath of marriage counseling Leavitt and Conner seem exceptionally close They post TikToks teasing followers who say they’re in a “lavender marriage.” “We know our marriage and also if people do have lavender marriages there’s nothing wrong with that!” Leavitt says when Conner explains that he’s used a flip phone for the past year he’s the first to note that it has nothing to do with the fact that he was previously caught swiping on a dating app while married She and Conner occasionally look at plots of land upon which she could make her homesteading dreams come true “I think I fell more in love with the idea of homesteading than actually homesteading “It is so hard to find land where you can have chickens in a 15-minute radius to a Target I gotta be close to my Target!” When I check in with her in late April the pair had just purchased a fixer-upper that will be their forever home And I’m trying to get into acting right now.” and even the show are secondary to her real passion: acting “I feel like people don’t like when I talk about acting because it was the same thing as social media ‘I’m going to make it big on here.’ And friends and family were just like She’s auditioned for shows on Hulu and Netflix as well as the romantic comedy Office Romance with Jennifer Lopez and Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein (She read for the part of J.Lo’s assistant but didn’t get cast.) She’ll take any job now and I would love to be a part of a project like that.” She watches me closely like she’s sussing out how seriously I’m going to take her dream “I don’t know how I’m going to navigate it but I guess I’d be the first reality star that became a successful actress.” and Whitney’s an incredibly talented actress You really are.” She smiles at her husband Come closer to the recorder and say those things.” Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: you’ll receive occasional updates and offers from New York the influential '90s post-hardcore band from San Diego they played an early set at a rock climbing gym in Berkeley where they were joined by friend and former Three One G labelmate Johnny Whitney of The Blood Brothers Prior to this year's reunion, Swing Kids hadn't performed live in almost two decades. Aside from a brief run of Blood Brothers shows last year Whitney has mostly kept a low musical profile since becoming a software engineer at Netflix in 2010 it looks like both acts picked the chaos back up right where they left off.  Whitney shared the following about Swing Kids and the event: I first heard Swing Kids when I was 14 and it's hard to overstate how much they changed everything for me and everyone I grew up with Thanks so much Justin Pearson for having me it was an insane mind blowing honor to be able join yall Two Legs Bad a digital media production company based in San Diego recently released a documentary about the lead-up to Swing Kids' first reunion show last month at The Casbah Whitney Rose has always been the positive vibes when it comes to the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Whitney usually was the one keeping her head above water and looking on the bright side of life But news of her beauty line shutting down has inevitably bummed the business woman out So what really happened to Whitney’s beauty line The U.S. Sun reported that Whitney has “quietly” shut down her beauty line the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star is said to be rebranding into a new company The company launched in 2021 after changing its name from Iris + Beau “Whitney shut down Wild Rose Beauty last year basically without telling anyone or announcing anything official The loss was well into the six-figure range especially since they had just rebranded Wild Rose Beauty which they initially invested a lot of money into.”    The products are still in their original packaging Whitney joined Sol People in 2024 but has yet to announce her move on social media Sol People shared a press release last year regarding Whitney’s involvement The company noted that Wild Rose Beauty would be sold “exclusively at Sōl People Sōl People will feature a range of wellness products and digital courses to help harmonize the mind and soul.” Photos of Whitney and the owner were also shared the company will prelaunch with three digital courses covering self-love Whitney was already trying to move past a scandal for her other company, PRISM. During the most recent season of the RHOSLC, Meredith Marks insinuated that Whitney cherry-picks ideas from Alibaba when it came to her designs “Whitney & Amber-Lee bonded over the desire to inspire women to honor their healing journeys and to spread the message that when you heal yourself you heal the world!” Whitney has denied ever taking ideas from the fashion website But it is possible that trust was lost with some clientele amid the rumors There is no doubt that this will be discussed if cameras are there The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is available to stream on Peacock and Hayu in the UK and Ireland TELL US – DO YOU THINK WHITNEY SHOULD JUST GIVE UP HER BEAUTY LINE Jennifer O'Brien has been a fan of reality TV ever since Jessica Simpson asked "Is this chicken or fish?" Jennifer's favorite shows consist of everything Bravo including the 'Real Housewives' franchises Jennifer's passion for reality TV shines through as she often tries to get to the bottom of major plot lines like Vanderpump Rules' "Scandoval." shows a “Pratt & Whitney Dependable Engines” emblem at the plant in East Hartford Pratt & Whitney employees hold signs while picketing at the Main Street entrance in East Hartford offers words of encouragement to striking Pratt & Whitney employees at the Silver Lane entrance in East Hartford blows a whistle and holds a sign as he crosses the street to with fellow workers on the picket line at the Silver Lane entrance in East Hartford Pratt & Whitney employees hold signs while picketing at the Silver Lane entrance in East Hartford (AP) — About 3,000 labor union members went on strike early Monday at jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut retirement benefits and job security broke down Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers were picketing at manufacturing locations in East Hartford and Middletown after about 77% of nearly 2,100 union members voted to approve their first strike since 2001 “Pratt and Whitney is a powerhouse in military and commercial aerospace products because our membership makes it so,” David Sullivan the union’s eastern territory vice president ”This offer does not address the membership concerns and the membership made their decision — we will continue to fight for a fair contract.” Picketing workers lined and crossed streets near the entrances to the East Hartford and Middletown plants on a rainy Monday morning against Pratt & Whitney,” while some read “Solidarity for Security” and “Together We Rise.” Some workers said they were concerned that the company may move jobs and manufacturing out of the state to its plants in Georgia We need time to be here,” union member Scott Westberg told WFSB-TV They’re trying to deteriorate the middle class called its latest wage and retirement proposal competitive and said its workforce is among the most highly compensated in the region and industry AP correspondent Mike Hempen reports thousands of machinists have gone on strike “Our message to union leaders throughout this thoughtful process has been simple: higher pay more days off and more flexibility,” the company said in a statement “We have no immediate plans to resume negotiations at this time and we have contingency plans in place to maintain operations and to meet our customer commitments.” The strike comes as RTX faces a potential $850 million hit on profits this year because of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump if the tariff rates remain the same through the year During its first-quarter earnings call on April 22 the company said its Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace subsidiaries would each shoulder just over $400 million of the potential tariffs hit RTX is predicting $83 billion to $84 billion in adjusted sales companywide in 2025 The company’s first-quarter earnings were $1.5 billion Pratt & Whitney’s adjusted operating profit in the quarter was $590 million The company said its latest contract proposal included an immediate 4% wage increase followed by a 3.5% increase in 2026 and a 3% increase in 2027 It also included a $5,000 contract ratification bonus and enhanced pension and 401k plan benefits Pratt & Whitney makes engines for commercial and military jets including the GTF line for Airbus commercial jets and the F135 for the military’s F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft fleet issued a statement urging the company and union to continue negotiating Members of Connecticut’s all-Democratic congressional delegation and Democratic state lawmakers said they were supporting the union workers This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Approximately 3,000 members at IAM Union Locals 700 and 1746 in the greater Hartford area have overwhelmingly rejected the company’s offer The current agreement remains in effect through 11:59 p.m “Our committee worked tirelessly to advance our member’s voices to the company and the company simply failed to bring to the table an agreement that we felt comfortable recommending to our membership,” said IAM District 26 Directing Business Representative Jeff Santini the membership always has the final say.” Read: CT-based jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney sees profits rise 41% in early 2025 despite tariffs the company failed to adequately address the membership’s top concerns about wage and retirement security and offered nothing to improve job security “Pratt and Whitney is a powerhouse in military and commercial aerospace products because our membership makes it so,” said IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President David Sullivan “This offer does not address the membership concerns The IAM Union looks forward to returning to the table with Pratt and Whitney’s leadership to continue pressing for the needs and enhancements that ensure the well-being and livelihoods of Pratt and Whitney workers “We advocate daily for the well-being of our IAM family at companies across North America Our membership is respected globally and deserves an agreement that reflects that,” said IAM International President Brian Bryant “Pratt and Whitney offered an agreement that the membership ultimately rejected but we look forward to returning to the table with Pratt and Whitney to iron out an equitable agreement for both parties.” Machinists at Connecticut-based jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney began walking the picket line just after midnight on Monday after voting to go on strike this weekend Union officials say they’re protesting for job The vote to strike was overwhelming; nearly 80% of those who participated were in favor Approximately 1,400 machinists employed at the Middletown plant are represented by IAM Local 700 1,600 are represented by IAM Local 1746 in East Hartford we have negotiated in good faith with Pratt & Whitney in hopes of reaching a fair contract that reflects the billions in profits our members make for the company,” IAM Local 700 President Wayne McCarthy said “The last offer by Pratt was an insult to the machinists who make the best jet engines in the world.” led in part by a January decision by the company to force workers to take unpaid furlough days despite having more than $100 billion worth of backorders Union negotiators say they won’t return to the table until the company makes a serious offer, but Pratt & Whitney officials said in a statement to the New Haven Register that they stand by their latest offer Pratt & Whitney did not reply to a WSHU request for comment on when negotiations were scheduled to resume Gov. Ned Lamont (D) and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz (D), who protested with workers over the unpaid furlough days earlier this year urged both sides to negotiate in good faith “Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in manufacturing aircraft engines because of their amazing workers who are critical to the success of our nation’s manufacturing future,” Lamont and Bysiewicz said in a joint statement “We strongly encourage the company’s leadership and the machinists' union to come together to reach a fair deal that is negotiated in good faith.” Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) was expected to walk the picket line Monday afternoon “I stand with machinists in fighting for basic workplace fairness— decent Workers need long-term certainty in jobs and income to make the American dream real Our state’s prosperity and progress depend on proper where their products are critical to our national defense,” Blumenthal said United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) applauded the nomination of Whitey Hermandorfer President Donald Trump’s nominee to be a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.“I am delighted that President Donald Trump has nominated Whitney Hermandorfer to serve as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,” said Senator Hagerty having clerked for Justices Alito and Barrett Whitney graduated top of her law school class at the George Washington University Law School She also led the Strategic Litigation Unit for the Tennessee Attorney General and has a brilliant legal mind that will make all Tennesseans proud I will work tirelessly to ensure that Whitney is confirmed by the Senate.” About 3,000 members of Pratt & Whitney workers rejected the company’s latest offer and voted to go on strike Sunday International Association of Machinists Union Locals 700 and 1746 in Greater Hartford announced and the company simply failed to bring to the table an agreement that we felt comfortable recommending to our membership,” said IAM District 26 Directing Business Representative Jeff Santini the company failed to adequately address the membership’s top concerns about wage and retirement security and offered nothing to improve job security “Pratt and Whitney is a powerhouse in military and commercial aerospace products because our membership makes it so,” said IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President David Sullivan “This offer does not address the membership concerns The East Hartford aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor issued a statement to all employees on Sunday: a contingency plan is now in effect to ensure the company can use all means available to maintain operations No one other than the authorized spokespeople from RTX Communications should comment or speculate on this publicly including commenting on personal social media accounts.” the union said it looks forward to returning to the table with Pratt and Whitney’s leadership “We advocate daily for the well-being of our IAM family at companies across North America Our membership is respected globally and deserves an agreement that reflects that,” said IAM International President Brian Bryant “Pratt and Whitney offered an agreement that the membership ultimately rejected but we look forward to returning to the table with Pratt and Whitney to iron out an equitable agreement for both parties.” who are critical to the success of our nation’s manufacturing future,” said Gov “We strongly encourage the company’s leadership and the machinists union to come together to reach a fair deal that is negotiated in good faith.” Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney (D-New Haven) Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) co-chair of the Labor and Public Employees Committee issued the following statement regarding the Pratt and Whitney strike: “We stand in solidarity with the machinists at Pratt & Whitney These workers are vital to Connecticut’s economy and national defense and they deserve a fair contract that reflects their contributions We urge Pratt & Whitney to return to the table with a genuine commitment to negotiating in good faith A strong middle class begins with strong labor protections and Connecticut’s future depends on honoring the dignity of work.” This page is available to subscribers. 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Trending Westchester Photo by: Lianne GarrahanWhitney King and Abby Platt Receive All-Patriot League Nods5/2/2025 3:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis Lewisburg, Pa. - Bucknell women's tennis senior Whitney King and junior Abby Platt were named to 2025 Patriot League All-League teams on Friday afternoon King earned a spot on the All-Patriot League First Team and Platt earned a spot on the All-Patriot League Second Team This is the first time since 2021 that the Bison have had two representatives on the All-League teams Whitney King earned her third First Team All-Patriot League honor in a row as she saw a spot on the squad both in 2023 and 2024 as the lone Bucknell representative She is the fourth Bucknell women's tennis player to make the All-Patriot League First Team three times in her career King posted an overall 15-7 record in singles play and went 3-3 in singles in the Patriot League King and Platt went 18-8 overall and 4-3 in the Patriot League King also moved herself up in Bucknell's record books as she ended her Bison career 4th all-time in doubles wins with 79 9th all-time in singles wins with 62 and 7th all-time in combined wins with 141 Alongside going 18-8 overall and 4-3 in doubles play with King Platt went 10-15 overall in singles and 4-3 in Patriot League singles this season Platt also climbed her way up the Bucknell record books ending the season tied for 27th all-time in singles wins with 45 11th in doubles wins with 60 and 14th in combined wins with 105 Navy took two major awards winning Player of the Year and Doubles Team of the Year and Boston University took Rookie of the Year This year's Coach of the Year went to Paul Peck from Army West Point BU placed the most players on the first team having two while Colgate The second team consisted primarily of Army players as they made up four of the seven spots Lafayette and Bucknell each had one player on the second team to round it out 2025 Patriot League Women's Tennis Major Award Winners Doubles Team of the Year – Emily Tannenbaum/Olivia Fermo Whitney King Abby Platt *Seven members are on the second team due to a tie in voting (WZTV) — President Donald Trump has announced his nomination for the 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals marking his first judicial nomination since returning to the Oval Office Trump praised Whitney Hermandorfer's background highlighting her college basketball career at Princeton University He described her as a staunch defender of girls and women's sports Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti expressed his support for Hermandorfer on social media "The State of Tennessee has trusted Whitney Hermandorfer over and over with complex cases of national significance Attorney General Russell Coleman also applauded Hermandorfer's nomination He released the following statement Friday on the nomination: “President Trump made an outstanding nomination in selecting Whitney Hermandorfer for the Sixth Circuit She brings an all-star legal resume—having clerked for three U.S Supreme Court Justices—and a passion for public service that will benefit everyone who appears in her courtroom our Office has been grateful for Whitney’s partnership as we uphold our laws and the Constitution Whitney was one of the brilliant advocates behind our lawsuit to protect women’s sports and her ability to see around legal corners led to key victories all the way to the U.S Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Kentucky is eager to have her join our circuit bench I’m proud to congratulate Whitney and her family Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) also released a statement on the nomination “I am so pleased that President Trump has nominated Whitney Hermandorfer to fill the vacancy on the Sixth Circuit Whitney’s legal career has been nothing short of outstanding Her experience makes her eminently qualified to serve on the Sixth Circuit – clerking for Supreme Court Justice Alito and others before joining the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office as Director of Strategic Litigation she has demonstrated that she will be a fair-minded principled jurist who will apply our nation’s laws as they are written and protect the constitutional rights of all Americans The President could not have selected a better individual to be his first judicial nomination this term and I look forward to swiftly advancing Whitney’s nomination through the Senate Judiciary Committee and onto the Senate floor to get her confirmed.” Hermandorfer currently leads Tennessee's Strategic Litigation Unit in the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General This nomination is the first of what could be up to 100 federal judge nominations by President Trump during his current term Get reports like this and all the news of the day in Middle Tennessee delivered to your inbox each morning with the FOX 17 News Daily Newsletter Learn more about access services and programs Celebrate ten years of the Whitney in the Meatpacking District—a decade of art, culture, and community. We’re marking this milestone with a festive evening honoring our neighborhood’s creativity and cultural exchange alongside our inspiring 2025 exhibition lineup—including Amy Sherald’s breakthrough New York solo show American Sublime—with gallery access This special edition of Member Night is open to all members One-time-use member guest passes may be used Not open to corporate and reciprocal members ExhibitionsEnjoy after-hours access to all galleries and mini tours throughout the evening Christine Sun Kim: All Day All Night Floors 1 Amy Sherald: American SublimeCollection View: Louise NevelsonMary Heilmann: Long LineMarina Zurkow: Parting WorldsFloor 5 Shifting Landscapes Floor 6 The Whitney’s Collection: Selections from 1900 to 1965Floor 7 Getting Realist: Collection CollageFloor 3 Hearst ArtspaceJoin Teaching Artist Jaqueline Cedar to celebrate a Decade Downtown at the Whitney and draw inspiration from Amy Sherald's practice in reshaping American Realism as we transform iconic works of the last century to reflect our current culture Using reference materials from the Whitney's permanent collection collage a new image exploring contemporary ideas of identity and place Hess TheaterDrop in and join Teaching Artist Kristin Roeder to make a mini museum of your own design arrange your building with other members’ and draw the surrounding environment to create a tabletop “Museum City.” Outdoor TerraceAt this guided drop-in drawing activity with Teaching Artist Angela Tornello capture the views of NYC from your perspective on the Museum’s terrace as the sun goes down.This activity is weather dependent and ends at dusk Mini Talk: Building a Home for Contemporary Art Floor 5 Mary Heilmann: Long Line Gallery Join educator Kenta Bloom for a preview of his upcoming talk exploring the architecture of our building at 99 Gansevoort Street LobbyJourney through time with live music from Hire Juilliard Performers throughout the evening LobbyCapture your Decade Downtown memories in our free digital photobooth Pre-Event Whitney Walking TourStart your Member Night adventure early with Whitney Educators exploring vibrant and varied cultural highlights within just a few blocks of the Museum—from the many Greenwich Village artists who came through the Museum’s first home on 8th Street to the varied artistic projects along the Hudson River Piers.Please note: RSVP is required for the walking tour and space is limited Registration instructions will be provided by email Whitney ShopFloor 1Members enjoy increased discounts as a part of Spring Member Shopping Weeks © 2025 Whitney Museum of American Art A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City senior director of the fair courts program and an advisor at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement after President Trump announced his intent to nominate Whitney Hermandorfer to the U.S “For our democracy to thrive and for all of us to live freely we need a federal judiciary that works for all people in America — not just the wealthy and powerful — and that will uphold the rule of law and the Constitution As the president of the United States declares himself king appoints his personal lawyers to the Department of Justice he has now also begun nominating individuals to serve on the federal bench for life “It is appalling that Trump announced his intent to nominate Whitney Hermandorfer to the U.S Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Law Day a day to celebrate the rule of law and our work toward a more just society This nomination continues the trend we saw during his first term — appointing individuals who have worked against our civil and human rights Hermandorfer is on record leading cases that would deny people critical reproductive health care access All federal judges must fulfill the important obligation to uphold the rule of law Hermandorfer will not meet that basic standard “The president has made clear that he values loyalty to him over fidelity to the nation’s laws and Constitution and he now seeks to stack the judiciary with those who will do his bidding This is a deeply unsettling moment for our fragile democracy and this first announcement of a judicial nominee intensifies our fears about the future of America and the promise of equal justice under law This signals a dangerous direction for our country — a direction we saw during Trump’s first term when he appointed lifetime judges who were overwhelmingly hostile to our civil and human rights and who represented a gigantic setback for judicial diversity Many understand the devastating impact of Trump’s appointees to the Supreme Court including their reversal of a fundamental right — the right to abortion — for the first time in our history in addition to other cruel decisions from the Supreme Court’s extremist majority and federal judges across the country previously appointed by this president Hermandorfer would serve for life and would decide cases about who can vote whether you can hold the government accountable This moment demands that all senators take seriously their constitutional responsibility to scrutinize all of the president’s nominees and ensure they meet the highest ethical standards and are up to the critical task of protecting fundamental rights and freedoms Senators must only approve judges who are fair-minded who possess a commitment to civil and human rights and who have the personal and professional experience that enhance the provision of equal justice for all Our democracy depends on senators doing the right thing — for our communities The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 240 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its member organizations, visit www.civilrights.org CivilRights.org is the joint website of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights & The Leadership Conference Education Fund ©2025 The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights/The Leadership Conference Education Fund REAL Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Whitney Rose has shut down her beauty line and lost a ‘fortune’ in the process After Wild Rose Beauty shuttered its doors it has quietly been transitioned into a new company that the reality star launched last year on the down low - but has still not posted about RHOSLC fans watched on season 2 as Whitney The clean skincare line was a rebranding of another former company Whitney was at the helm of making this the third time in four years that she has changed up her beauty business According to an insider close to the Bravo-lebrity: "Whitney shut down Wild Rose Beauty last year basically without telling anyone or announcing anything official especially since they had just rebranded Wild Rose Beauty which they initially invested a lot of money into."   none of the products are available to purchase as they are all labeled “sold out.”  the beauty brand’s Facebook account has been deactivated and its Instagram page hasn’t posted since 2024 Sun can confirm that Wild Rose Beauty has quietly rebranded to Sōl People - another business that Whitney has recently become a part of Wild Rose Beauty products can be found on the Sōl People website while still in its original packaging, so new labels for the skincare items have not yet been produced.  Whitney has not posted about the new career move on her social media pages the mom-of-two hasn’t been public about her latest rebrand because “quite frankly "There's still a lot she's figuring out and on top of that “There’s a lot of financial problems at play for it to even be an official rebrand Sun has reached out to the company for comment Whitney responded to reports about Wild Rose Beauty no longer operating saying the line is "not done" - but confirmed it's not currently selling products though they will be available again "soon." "I am no longer a part of Sōl People for the record," she added While Whitney hasn’t posted about her role with Sōl People on her own social media pages the company released a press release last year alongside her co-founder The release mentions that Wild Rose Beauty will now be sold “exclusively at Sōl People.” They also explained the brand's mission of creating products that aim to “align mind a powerful nootropic supplement for brain health a beauty-enhancing ceramide drink clinically proven to improve skin Whitney gushed: "Becoming a co-founder and co-CEO of Sōl People is truly a dream realized “I’ve been involved in one way or another with the direct selling industry for most of my life and now I get to take that one step further envisions a future where our company stands as a beacon of self-love and transformation “The commitment to fostering self-celebration and growth aligns with values I hold most close to my heart and just like our company name represents the sun Whitney revealed that she and husband Justin Rose invested over $300,000 of their money into the Wild Rose Beauty rebranding and reportedly took out a $1m loan there is currently 10 versions of the Real Housewives She confessed on the RHOSLC After Show that she "lost our entire savings” with the financial decision “Those are the things that are make or break a relationship The only things people fight over are usually money and sex those are the things that people get divorced over it was very difficult because I felt ashamed and I just really wanted him to know that despite all the losses and we're gonna turn those into returns,” she said in 2022 Season 6 of RHOSLC is currently in production and is expected to air on Bravo in late 2025 Fan-favorite Angie Katsanevas will also return, along with newcomers Bronwyn Newport and Britani Bateman This is my new answer to that once difficult question Whitney Johnson & Lia Kohl’s For Translucence 2025 on Drag City (but that be somewhat misleading) is a titillatingly strange exploration of sounds and songs The debut album from Whitney Johnson & Lia Kohl has evolved over several years from their initial practice of free improvisation on viola and cello into (for the moment) breathing meditation in which layers of acoustic strings radio and sine waves illuminate each other as they twine and grow For Translucence shivers with karmic energy For Translucence by Whitney Johnson & Lia Kohl Review: Bel Canto Design Black ACI 600 Integrated Amplifier We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. 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University of Montana AthleticsWhitney Bartsch named Grizzly Cup winners4/30/2025 9:50:00 AM | Men's Basketball Details: cache-fra-eddf8230038-FRA 1746540549 2286293411 Whitney Bryen reports on injustice and vulnerable populations for InvestigateWest she is dedicated to raising marginalized voices and holding power to account especially at the intersection of mental health and criminal justice.  Providence Sacred Heart closed its inpatient youth mental health clinic over the concerns of community members about a lack of beds for patients It was 131 years ago that one of Detroit’s landmark mansions In honor of its long-standing presence and preservation on Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit and as a fine dining restaurant for decades the Whitney is celebrating those 131 years the restaurant will offer a swanky steak and seafood dinner for two also celebrates National Preservation Month with a portion of the dinner cost earmarked for preservation projects Its projects aim to keep the Whitney’s historic mansion beauty cost $400,000 at the time and is one of Detroit’s most ornate and stately mansions built the 22,000-square-foot mansion for himself and his second wife the mansion's carriage house was home to the Visiting Nurse Association offices and the mansion was home to the Wayne County Medical Society the Whitney family had given the house to the Wayne County Medical Society the legendary mansion became the Whitney restaurant and was known for its fine dining amid the mansion’s first and second floors It is also known as one of Detroit’s most haunted places; its popular Ghost Bar is on the third floor and the restaurant features paranormal tours and special dinners throughout the year is celebrating its long history in honor of May’s dedicated National Preservation Month which reflects on protecting historical landmarks While the restaurant has long celebrated its historic roots and haunted past this is the first time they are pegging it to National Preservation Month as one of Woodward Avenue’s long-standing mansions The Whitney is featured as a Top Pick in the recently published Michelin Detroit Green Guide and also received accolades as a Michigan Best Classic Restaurant by Food & Wine Magazine “We’re hoping diners will take advantage of this special dinner and experience for themselves what ‘the good old days’ must have been like on Woodward Avenue,” said Liebler in a news release “While we celebrate the mansion’s first 131 years we’re doing everything we can to keep it standing and thriving for another 131.” The Whitney mansion is one of Detroit’s most iconic mansions and that in itself is a reason to celebrate it Free Press article titled “City’s Old Mansions Fast Disappearing,” spacious and elegant estates that lined Woodward Avenue were being torn down “March of progress spells doom for stately homes of earlier days,” read another headline mansions were wrecked to make room for a “busier Detroit.” “One by one Detroit’s storied old mansions are coming down,” according to the article by I.T Lumber used for interiors of many of these mansions were “modern homes and apartment hotels.” Being “too close to the city to suit the owners” was a reason cited by Martin for mansions on the market the Whitney mansion didn’t succumb to the wrecking ball Martin described the Whitney mansion as having an “interior finish that is practically impossible to reproduce” and possibly the reason for it “escaping the wrecking crew.” features a 24-ounce bone-in ribeye carved tableside and paired with four jumbo shrimp The celebratory ribeye is sourced from Fairway Packing in Fraser where it is dry-aged inside the meat distributors' impressive Himalayan salt wall aging room the dinner for two is $131 (tax and gratuity are extra) The special dinner honors the 131 years the mansion has stood on Woodward Avenue the restaurant says $31 is earmarked toward its restoration projects that help maintain the historic nature and future of the mansion Starting May 15, The Whitney’s popular weekly garden parties return. A full schedule of bands and musicians performing is at thewhitney.com Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@freepress.com. Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Subscribe to the Free Press one of the greatest football players in Tulare County history which is considered by many in the Tulare County football community as the best football team in Visalia and state history He went on to play at UCLA and later in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers under the leadership of head coach Charlie Casale the Pioneers won the Central Section Yosemite Division championship Whitney's average margin of victory that year was more than 30 points the Pioneers defeated West-Bakersfield 30-13 in the opening round of the playoffs before routing Hoover 40-21 in the semifinals to claim the school's first section crown in football “He was a big part of what was going on,” said Casale who now resides on the Central Coast and still coaches football with former Mt Whitney coach Robert Dougherty at Morro Bay High School it’s not like we had great blocking up front I saw four or five guys have a shot at him He wiggled his shoulder and he just made it through there He just made plays for us — a big-play guy He was real exciting to watch from the stands There was really a lot of good players on that team but he was the best of the best.” Sanchez started off his football career at receiver and didn't play tackle football until his freshman year at Mt It wasn’t until midway through his junior season that he caught the eye of Casale and the offensive coaching staff Sanchez kept flashing against the Pioneers’ starting defense in practice “He was running all over our defense,” Casale said Why don’t we put him on offense?’ That happened in the middle of his junior year and he just took off from there where he started as a true freshman at cornerback in 1979 which is still tied for the fifth-most in Bruins history After starting his pro career with the USFL in 1984 Sanchez signed with the Steelers in 1986 and played in three NFL seasons appearing in 39 games with nine starts and four career interceptions including one he returned 67 yards for a touchdown in his NFL debut season Sanchez also served as a return specialist with the Steelers returning 35 kickoffs for 778 yards — an average of 22.2 yards per return He’s just one of those players who your heart reaches out to.” “There’s only one Lupe Sanchez,” Casale said More: College of the Sequoias softball earns No. 3 seed for state playoffs Whitney and NFL receiver who still holds the Visalia city high school record for most career receiving yards said the trajectory of his football career would not have been possible without Sanchez Young and Sanchez both played receiver until injuries thrust the latter into the starting lineup in the Pioneers' backfield That move freed up an open spot for Young and the rest is history Sanchez helped recruit Young to UCLA where they became roommates "The reason why I didn’t go to USC or Notre Dame was because Lupe convinced me to go to UCLA," Young said He was a major influence in my career path." Young spent 10 seasons in the NFL as a sixth-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Rams in 1985 When word started spreading about Sanchez's death Young received hundreds of messages from friends and ex-teammates via phone call They all expressed their condolences and shared their love and support for Sanchez More: Is the 1978 Mt. Whitney football team the best of all time? Charlie Casale thinks so Sanchez was remembered for his genuineness He was as good of an athlete as anybody in the NFL and a better person than 95% in the NFL and everybody knows that." very well," Young said of Sanchez's career post-football All you had to do was meet with him one time even when he was winning football games alongside Young "There's no debate on who was the best athlete," Young said By Kelsey Armstrong April 17, 2025 A student-centered leader with a deep commitment to Elon University’s values and mission was chosen at the conclusion of a competitive national search process Whitney Gregory will bring nearly two decades of student affairs experience to her new Student Life leadership role Gregory will provide strategic leadership for student success and welfare initiatives including supervising the directors of the Student Care and Outreach and Student Conduct departments the assistant dean of student success and retention The Office of the Dean of Students also coordinates important functions related to the Student Life emergency response and the on-call system behavioral intervention and threat assessment As an advocate for student leadership at the university Gregory will also advise the Student Government Association executive board and senate “I am honored and thrilled to step into this new role as Dean of Students at Elon University a community I’ve been proud to call home,” said Gregory “I’m excited to continue advancing the work I love – supporting student wellbeing and success – and am deeply grateful for this opportunity to serve as a leader and advocate for student interests and empowerment.” The Division of Student Life facilitates a transformational student experience that integrates in-and-out-of-class learning Gregory will serve as a member of the senior leadership team for the division sharing responsibility for leading and implementing the Student Life Five-Year Plan and annual priorities “I am excited to welcome Whitney into this new role,” said Jon Dooley “She brings a powerful combination of institutional knowledge and unwavering dedication to student thriving she will provide leadership for essential Student Life functions and departments and will continue to be a visible and effective advocate for student success at Elon.” Gregory joined the Elon Division of Student Life in 2007 as assistant director for Judicial Affairs and has served in a variety of progressively responsible positions director of health promotion and student concerns outreach Gregory led the development of a new academic success course co-chaired the Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs and conducted critical policy analyses that led to the creation of Elon’s medical and leave of absence policies and enhancements to academic standing policies She has also been instrumental in enhancing services for graduate students and strengthening relationships between students and neighborhood residents as co-chair of the Neighborhood Coalition Gregory received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award in 2022 and the University Staff Member of the Year Award in 2023 in recognition of her exceptional leadership and service at Elon Gregory earned her bachelor of arts in political science and master’s of education in counseling psychology from James Madison University and recently completed a doctorate in education where her research focused on supporting student mattering and academic recovery Gregory’s appointment comes at the conclusion of a search chaired by Jason Husser assistant provost for academic excellence and integrity “the dean of students role is very important for the student experience at Elon and we were pleased the search process identified the right candidate with abundant experience who has supported student development across multiple We look forward to seeing Whitney begin this new role this summer and continue to strengthen partnerships across campus while supporting priority initiatives in the Division of Student Life.” who has served as Elon’s dean of students for seven years and will be transitioning on June 1 into her new role within the university as dean of student health and well-being and continuing as associate vice president for Student Life Tagged: Vice President for Student Life and Associate Professor of Education Assistant Provost for Academic Excellence and Integrity Director of the Elon Poll and Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Associate Professor of Education Elon University Professor of History Michael Matthews explores the romantic and sexual lives of Mexico City’s poor and working class during the rule of Porfirio Diaz The 6th annual Maker Takeover featured students’ experiments business and creative works to showcase the hard work taking place in Elon University’s Maker Hub Nia James says when doctors weren’t taking her pain seriously her athletic trainer and Elon alum John Lavender ’94 was her lifesaving advocate The graduate of Elon University’s human services studies program works on policy advocacy in Washington in a prestigious fellowship with the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Get more Elon news delivered to your inbox © 2025 Elon University | All Rights Reserved has developed a new additive manufacturing repair for critical GTF engine components that will reduce process time by more than 60 percent The company is currently working to industrialize the repair which will then be scaled and applied throughout the global GTF MRO network Pratt & Whitney expects to recover $100 million worth of parts over the next five years through the implementation of additive repairs throughout its MRO process additive repair process allows us to better serve our customers by improving turnaround time complexity and set up," said Kevin Kirkpatrick vice president of Aftermarket Operations at Pratt & Whitney it reduces our dependency on current material supply constraints Additive technology has the potential to support a range of critical GTF part repairs and we're actively working to explore additional opportunities for implementation." Developed by Pratt & Whitney's North American Technology Accelerator in Jupiter the new solution will enable repair to GTF structural case features using a 3D printing method known as Directed Energy Deposition By eliminating several steps in the current repair method this new technology reduces overall process time by more than 60 percent with the greatest benefits via minimization of machine changeover and reduced heat treat cycles.  Pratt & Whitney collaborated with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology and the RTX Research Center to develop the new technology Future applications will also be used to restore components worn through normal engine operation.   established in September 2022 with a focus on robotics Combined annual savings of at least $24 million are expected from Pratt & Whitney's accelerator programs The Pratt & Whitney GTF MRO network is comprised of the industry's leading MRO companies and includes 20 shops across four continents and additional sites with quick turn capability The GTF MRO network is part of Pratt & Whitney's EngineWise® solutions which provide engine operators with a variety of aftermarket services resulting in long-term For questions or to schedule an interview, please contact [email protected] Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker