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Here’s which roads remain closed more than a week after deadly flooding in Connecticut

Here’s which roads remain closed more than a week after deadly flooding in Connecticut

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized

More than a week after heavy rain triggered flash flooding in southwestern Connecticut that may have left up to three people dead, parts of multiple state and local roads remain closed, according to state and local officials. The flooding washed out whole sections of...
Here’s which roads remain closed more than a week after deadly flooding in Connecticut

How contractors can guard against wage theft on their jobsites

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized

In fiscal year 2023, the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division secured over $35.5 million in back wages for nearly 18,000 construction employees — more funds than from any other U.S. industry. Wage theft can come in many forms, such as not paying overtime, not...
Here’s which roads remain closed more than a week after deadly flooding in Connecticut

Norwalk Hospital gets 2-year extension for seven-story addition slated to begin 2026

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized

The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a two-year extension for Nuvance Health for its planned construction of a seven-story addition to Norwalk Hospital. The two-year extension would be “more than sufficient,” Suchy said, and that “the hope is...
Here’s which roads remain closed more than a week after deadly flooding in Connecticut

Greenwich residents start petition to delay start of North Street bridge repairs, question timing

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 27, 2024 | Uncategorized

The North Street Bridge needs to be replaced, but its neighbors are not happy about the 18 to 24 month timeframe it will take. When the bridge was inspected on March 7, 2022, the town’s Department of Public Works found it to be in “critical...
Here’s which roads remain closed more than a week after deadly flooding in Connecticut

State Faces Long Road to Recovery as Flood Damage Assessment Begins

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 27, 2024 | Uncategorized

With severe thunderstorms forecast for overnight Monday, state officials continue a cleanup and assessment of last week’s deadly flooding damage, which is expected to take months to and cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Teams of workers from the Federal Emergency...
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