July, 2020

• 12 July

  TWIR: Hero Passes, Honda Has Collector Model

  

  It’s Sunday and time again for TWIR – The Week in Review for the week of July 5 through July 11. Each week, TWIR presents a collection of national and regional news that didn’t receive a full post during the week but warrants sharing. Here goes: Jack Loughrey Passes Away …

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• 11 July

  Eats: Kelly’s Creamery Offers Ice Cream, Imaginative Food

  

  DOVER PLAINS, NY – Gotta love the entrepreneurial spirit of Americans, who, despite the prevailing economic times, stake a claim and make a go of a new business. Kelly and Steven Cervino have done just that with Kelly’s Creamery & Kelly’s Husband’s Truck and have created a smash hit in …

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• 9 July

  Harley-Davidson Eliminates Hundreds Of Additional Jobs

  

  MILWAUKEE – After laying off 140 workers at U.S. plants in late June, Harley-Davidson today announced further employee cutbacks that will result in 700 jobs being eliminated by year’s end. ”Significant changes are necessary, and we must move in new directions,” said company chairman, president and CEO Jochen Zeitz in …

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• 9 July

  Motorcycle Cannonball Is Pushed To 2021 By COVID-19

  

  Sturgis, SD – COVID-19 has sidelined yet another motorcycle event. The Motorcycle Cannonball, which was set to start in just nine weeks, has now been pushed back until September 2021 by the ongoing pandemic. The biennial run that tests the endurance of extremely old motorcycles and their riders was scheduled …

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• 8 July

  “American Iron” Magazine Suspends Publication

  

  STAMFORD, CT – Another motorcycle magazine has come to the end of the road. Connecticut-based “American Iron,” which has been in business since 1989, suspended publication today; a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The world has changed significantly,” said its high-profile publisher and editor-in-chief Buzz Kanter in a midday statement …

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• 5 July

  TWIR: Week Marred By Fatality

  

  It’s time again for TWIR – The Week in Review … for the week of June 28 through July 4. TWIR is a compilation of national and regional news that didn’t receive a full post during the week but warrants sharing. Here goes: South Windsor, CT Teacher Dies In Crash …

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• 3 July

  Eats: Tulmeadow Farm Offers More Than Ice Cream

  

  SIMSBURY, CT – Local ice cream is the best ice cream. Why you ask? Usually, it’s made fresh on the site that serves it, and with no or minimal preservatives. This allows the pure dairy deliciousness to shine through. You can’t get any fresher than going to the source where …

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• 2 July

  Safety Concerns Cause Americade To Pull Plug

  

  LAKE GEORGE, NY – Less than three weeks before it was set to begin, Americade has been canceled. The plug was abruptly pulled this afternoon due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizer Christian Dutcher posted an informational video on YouTube and called the decision “extremely disappointing” and “unavoidable.” Originally set for …

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• 2 July

  CONREP Classes Starting At N.V.C.C. – First Site In State

  

  WATERBURY, CT – With Connecticut slowly opening up in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Naugatuck Valley Community College will soon begin offering Connecticut Rider Education Program (CONREP) motorcycle safety courses. N.V.C.C. will be the first CONREP site in the state to offer courses this year, beginning the weekend of …

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June, 2020

• 28 June

  TWIR: EICMA, IMOC Off And More

  

  It’s time again for TWIR – The Week in Review … for the week of June 21-27. TWIR is a compilation of national and regional news items that don’t warrant or receive a full post during the week for whatever reason, but are nonetheless worth sharing. Here goes: EICMA Canceled …

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