Connecticut Has Some Controversial New Road Signs, And New Jersey Is Real Mad About It – MASHAHER

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Connecticut Has Some Controversial New Road Signs, And New Jersey Is Real Mad About It – MASHAHER


The great state of Connecticut has updated their road signs!

Close-up of a map showing Hartford, with a red pushpin marking the location. Nearby cities like New Hartford, Canton, and Manchester are also visible

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Governor Ned Lamont shared the signs on X:

Twitter: @GovNedLamont

There’s this one that calls Connecticut the “Foodie Capital of New England”:

Welcome to Connecticut sign reads "Stop for a bite in the Foodie Capital of New England" with "Governor Ned Lamont" at the bottom. Forest backgroundWelcome to Connecticut sign reads "Stop for a bite in the Foodie Capital of New England" with "Governor Ned Lamont" at the bottom. Forest background

There’s another one that calls it the “Basketball Capital of the World”:

A blue road sign reads, "Welcome to Connecticut. Home of the Basketball Capital of the World. Governor Ned Lamont."A blue road sign reads, "Welcome to Connecticut. Home of the Basketball Capital of the World. Governor Ned Lamont."

There’s this one that says it’s the “Home of the Submarine Capital of the World”:

A highway sign reads "Welcome to Connecticut, Home of the Submarine Capital of the World - Governor Ned Lamont." Machinery is visible on the roadsideA highway sign reads "Welcome to Connecticut, Home of the Submarine Capital of the World - Governor Ned Lamont." Machinery is visible on the roadside

But the one that is causing the greatest stir is this one:

"Welcome to Connecticut" highway sign, reading "Home of the Pizza Capital of the United States. Governor Ned Lamont" with cars on the road in the background"Welcome to Connecticut" highway sign, reading "Home of the Pizza Capital of the United States. Governor Ned Lamont" with cars on the road in the background

Yeah, the “Pizza Capital of the United States.”

"Welcome to Connecticut" highway sign, reading "Home of the Pizza Capital of the United States. Governor Ned Lamont" with cars on the road in the background"Welcome to Connecticut" highway sign, reading "Home of the Pizza Capital of the United States. Governor Ned Lamont" with cars on the road in the background

People had a lot to say about that one!

Twitter: @LissetteNunezTV

“As if we needed more cause to forcibly remove Connecticut from New England,” this person said.

Twitter: @brian_foisy

But no one is quite as furious as the state of New Jersey, the self-proclaimed “PIZZA CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.”

Twitter: @NJGov

The official New Jersey X account asked Secretary of Transporation Pete Buttigieg if it was “legal to lie on road signs.”

Twitter: @NJGov

The governor of New Jersey said, “You’re not even the pizza capital of the tri-state area.”

Twitter: @GovMurphy

As this person said, “Ohh the government is arguing.”

Twitter: @car_medium

It appears the “Pizza Wars” have begun.

Twitter: @news12ctsudol

Whose side are you on?




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