by Joelyn Leon | Apr 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Gov. Ned Lamont met with the first selectman of Brookfield on Monday to discuss a controversial natural gas expansion project that has stirred deep opposition in the town at the edge of Fairfield County. First Selectman Steve Dunn, a Democrat, is part of a group of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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%...
