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Bridgeport power plant demolition seemed like an earthquake to some: ‘Felt the house shake’

Bridgeport power plant demolition seemed like an earthquake to some: ‘Felt the house shake’

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized

That early-morning rumble many city residents awoke to early Sunday morning wasn’t an earthquake — it was the sound of a controlled implosion targeting a shuttered coal-fired power plant in the South End. Around 4 a.m., officials set off a series of charges that...
Bridgeport power plant demolition seemed like an earthquake to some: ‘Felt the house shake’

New Haven area economy to get $50.5 million boost from CT for life sciences industry

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized

The state plans to invest $50.5 million to create public infrastructure and facilities in downtown New Haven to boost the state’s life sciences industry and the emerging sector of quantum technologies. These investments will be supported by the first grant award...
Bridgeport power plant demolition seemed like an earthquake to some: ‘Felt the house shake’

Costco pursues new warehouse in Plainfield over alternative CT sites

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized

Nearly 35 years after opening its first Connecticut warehouse club store in Brookfield, Costco wants to build its first New England distribution hub at the other side of the state — creating shorter trip times from its closest distribution center in New Jersey. Last...
Bridgeport power plant demolition seemed like an earthquake to some: ‘Felt the house shake’

Shortcut or setback? Proposed bridge from CT to Long Island would risk Sound’s fragile ecosystem

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized

For nearly 90 years, backers of a bridge straight to Long Island from Connecticut or mainland New York have promised less traffic, faster commutes, new jobs and increased revenue. But some experts warn that the mega-project could jeopardize the health of Long Island...
Bridgeport power plant demolition seemed like an earthquake to some: ‘Felt the house shake’

Bridgeport’s iconic smokestack is set to fall — but one architect has a different vision

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized

The striped stack is the tallest and most distinctive of three jutting skyward from the shuttered coal-fired power plant along the harbor and, Halstead claims, the tallest structure along the coastline between New York City and Boston. New owner Bridgeport Station...
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