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Plainfield lawmakers resurrect proposal that would grant residents veto power over trash plant

Plainfield lawmakers resurrect proposal that would grant residents veto power over trash plant

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized

Plainfield — State lawmakers are working to resurrect a policy vetoed by Gov. Ned Lamont that would have granted residents the authority to override state approval of the proposed trash-to-energy plant in town. As the laws stand now, the fate of SMART Technology...
Plainfield lawmakers resurrect proposal that would grant residents veto power over trash plant

Local Donation Powers UConn Construction Engineering Programs

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized

Construction engineering students will be able to round out their theoretical education with hands-on heavy equipment experience, courtesy of a large donation by a local equipment retailer. Tyler Equipment Corporation will gift the UConn College of Engineering with a...
Plainfield lawmakers resurrect proposal that would grant residents veto power over trash plant

$25M Naugatuck projects plan goes to voters with no tax hike, mayor says

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized

NAUGATUCK — Voters are being asked to approve a $25 million spending plan that officials say won’t raise taxes. On April 28, the borough will hold a referendum on capital projects that includes designing a new regional animal control facility, building a new dispatch...
Plainfield lawmakers resurrect proposal that would grant residents veto power over trash plant

Massive $315M electrical project to bring weeks of detours to CT community’s well-traveled route

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized

An already congested thoroughfare — and well-traveled commuter route from suburbs to the west — is expected to worsen this summer as a major leg of $315 million underground electric transmission cable upgrade will lead to lane closures, partly shut down streets and...
Plainfield lawmakers resurrect proposal that would grant residents veto power over trash plant

$402 million upgrade of New Haven’s train station will expand platforms, add atrium & canopy

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 17, 2026 | Uncategorized

NEW HAVEN — The state revealed plans Tuesday to spend $402 million to rebuild and lengthen all four platforms at New Haven’s Union Station and put a grand, European-inspired atrium and canopy over them. Work would begin in the spring of 2029 — and plans, which are 30%...
Plainfield lawmakers resurrect proposal that would grant residents veto power over trash plant

Bridgeport plans new $132M school at abandoned Harding High site

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 17, 2026 | Uncategorized

BRIDGEPORT — Officials here are bullish about securing funding in the current General Assembly session in Hartford for a new, $132 million East End elementary school. “We feel confident we’ll get that authorization this year,” said Constance Vickers, a deputy chief...
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