Luxury housing at Seely School site seen as boon to EB workers

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized

New luxury apartments, designed to ease pressure on the local housing market as Electric Boat ramps up hiring, are coming to the site of the former William Seely School off Route 12. The 304-unit housing development, called Triton Square, will feature a yoga studio,...

Latest federal funding provides further lift to Meriden airport

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized

Meriden-Markham Municipal Airport will receive a $1.4 million grant from the federal government to repave the southern section of its taxiway, the latest in a series of improvements to the municipal airport. The funding was awarded through the Federal Aviation...

EPA: Raymark cleanup costs in Stratford increase by $45 million

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized

The ongoing effort to remove thousands of truck loads of toxic waste buried across town by the defunct Raymark Industries is now expected to cost around $140 million, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That figure is up from the $95 million the agency...

Here’s a new plan to improve the Route 7/Merritt interchange in Norwalk; public invited to weigh in

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized

This proposal, called Alternative 26, includes plans to smooth traffic flow off Main Avenue by adding new exits and entrance ramps that connect to both Route 7 and the Merritt. Additionally, proposed improvements to the Route 15 and Main Avenue ramps would address the...

Stamford weighs $470K contract to create controversial roundabout at busy Shippan intersection

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 1, 2023 | Uncategorized

A contract for engineering firm Fuss & O’Neill to design a roundabout at the intersection of Shippan Avenue, Harbor Drive and Magee Avenue is headed to the Board of Representatives for a vote, after the board’s transportation committee unanimously approved it...