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Waterbury secures $4M ‘meat and potatoes’ state grant to upgrade West Main Street utilities

Waterbury secures $4M ‘meat and potatoes’ state grant to upgrade West Main Street utilities

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

The state government is serving up what Gov. Ned Lamont described Monday as a $4 million “meat and potatoes” grant to replace aging underground utility infrastructure along West Main Street that dates back to the late 1890s. The state funding will enable...
Waterbury secures $4M ‘meat and potatoes’ state grant to upgrade West Main Street utilities

How $2 million in public funding could help a CT site needed for future major development

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

A committee of the Capital Region Development Authority recently backed a request from the city to transfer $2 million in city funds managed by CRDA to the demolition of the deteriorating, former data processing center on Windsor Street. The full CRDA board must still...
Waterbury secures $4M ‘meat and potatoes’ state grant to upgrade West Main Street utilities

The proposal is for a high-tech trash plant. For many CT residents that’s a hard ‘no’

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

Despite a company’s assurances about using only modern technology, its proposed trash-processing plant in Connecticut hit a wall of public opposition when residents recently voted 10-1 against the idea. The non-binding Plainfield referendum doesn’t stop the Smart...
Waterbury secures $4M ‘meat and potatoes’ state grant to upgrade West Main Street utilities

Deteriorating Route 8 bridge connecting Derby and Shelton in Connecticut is receiving repairs

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

A section of Route 8 in Connecticut is currently under repair. Crews are making improvements to the the Commodore Hull Bridge, which connects Shelton and Derby over the Housatonic River. State inspectors say they found that some parts of the bridge are beginning to...
Waterbury secures $4M ‘meat and potatoes’ state grant to upgrade West Main Street utilities

Branford Main Street construction delayed; events moved off the green will stay in new venues

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

The town is holding off digging up Main Street and the town green until the fall, due to a glitch in the bidding process, officials said. The new timeline would mean that the disruption could continue through the summer of 2026. All the events, which were moved off...
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