New Haven approves Yale Golf Course renovation, where up to 1,500 trees will be taken down

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 18, 2023 | Uncategorized

Everything old is new again as Yale University has received the city’s approval for its golf course to closely revert to its 1926 design, which will also level up to 1,500 mature trees. The project had already received state Department of Energy and...

New CT DOT project to tackle crash-prone, curvy roads in Farmington Valley and beyond

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 18, 2023 | Uncategorized

According to police crash report data from 2020 to 2022, there were approximately 280,000 crashes in Connecticut, and 34,000, or 12 percent, occurred on curves on state or town roads. In an effort to curb car accidents and deaths, the state Department of...

OSHA Violations On Rise This Year, Fall Protection Tops List

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 15, 2023 | Uncategorized

For 13 years running now, fall protection has hamstrung contractors and their safety directors. During that time, it has become OSHA’s most frequently cited infraction. It remains the most cited this year. During the National Safety Council’s (NSC) Safety...

OSHA cites concrete subcontractor in Lafayette Street partial building collapse in New Haven

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 15, 2023 | Uncategorized

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined an Orange-based concrete subcontractor more than $185,000 due to a June 2 partial building collapse on Lafayette Street. A U.S. Department of Labor spokesman said in an email Thursday that the OSHA...

NY developer considers new 42-unit apartment complex along Manchester’s Tolland Turnpike

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 15, 2023 | Uncategorized

New York developer Vessel Technologies is eyeing a site along Tolland Turnpike in town for a new 42-unit apartment complex. Vessel officials discussed the proposal with the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission at a meeting on Dec. 4, though they have yet to...