New $90 million north end school gets approval, and sidewalks, in Cheshire

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

Plans for the north end school, which has not yet been officially named, got the go-ahead from local zoning officials this week, marking another step forward for the $90 million project. It will be built on 42 acres at the corner of Jarvis Street and Marion Road,...

Demolition underway at former Subway HQ in Milford: ‘Sad and exciting in the same breath’

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

Excavators made methodical work knocking down the former Subway headquarters on Thursday, a job expected to take about three weeks. The company moved to nearby Shelton last October. As of Thursday, about 10 percent of the main building was down and a maintenance...

Stamford gets $17M for 3,000 foot greenway along Mill River to connect West Side to train station

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

A project to connect the city’s West Side to the Stamford train station through a pedestrian corridor just got a $17 million federal boost. The plan, known as the “West Side Neighborhood Connector Project,” would create a 12-foot-wide path to fill a...

The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource built a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Montauk Point, New York. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul went to Long Island Thursday to announce that the turbines are...

Stamford Awarded $17M as State Wins $21.8M to Reconnect Communities Split by Legacy Infrastructure

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 14, 2024 | Uncategorized

Most of the federal money to Connecticut, $17 million, has been awarded to Stamford, where it will be used to connect the struggling West Side to the prosperous downtown and growing South End. The aim is to ease travel from the West Side to downtown jobs, bus transit,...