Eversource to upgrade region’s decades-old transmission structures

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 12, 2024 | Uncategorized

Work has begun on a series of upgrades that will make the region’s electric grid more resilient to extreme weather caused by climate change and improve reliability for customers, Eversource has announced. The work to replace aging transmission infrastructure...

I-95 construction work continues on stretch between Westport & Norwalk, including new sidewalks

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 12, 2024 | Uncategorized

Construction work continues on the stretch of Interstate 95 between Westport and Norwalk, including the addition of a new sidewalk off Exit 16. “The community can expect the installation of new pedestrian signals as well as new pavement markings throughout the city...

Redding’s Meadow Ridge senior community breaks ground on $2.7M solar project: ‘Looking forward’

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

Meadow Ridge has started construction to install much-anticipated solar panels at the senior living community, with a goal of lowering energy costs and creating a greener future. The Meadow Ridge Solar Committee has been working to bring the planned $2.7 million solar...

$389 million in federal funding will help improve New England’s electrical grid, CT officials say

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

The federal government is giving the region $389 million to improve the electrical grid. Part of that money will go towards erecting massive wind turbines off the coast of New London. Connecticut officials say that will mean cheaper, cleaner electricity in the long...

XL Center gets $118M CT Bond Commission boost; big upgrades are in its future

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

Much-needed renovations to the 49-year-old XL Center in downtown Hartford are closer to reality as the state Bond Commission approved $118 million for the project Thursday. The total renovation for the 16,300-seat arena, which opened in 1975 as the Veterans Memorial...