Fairfield’s rebuild of Commerce Drive bridge to be completed by fall 2027

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 22, 2025 | Uncategorized

Fairfield is rebuilding the 47-foot Commerce Drive bridge over Ash Creek. Jonathan Mullen, Fairfield’s assistant planning director, said traffic detours have been set up and traffic will be restricted to one-way in the eastbound direction for the project’s...

Demolition of Bridgeport’s ‘candy cane’ smokestack pushed back but rest of facility to be torn down

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 22, 2025 | Uncategorized

Fans of the city’s landmark red-and-white power plant smokestack will have a few more months to admire the South End industrial edifice before it is blasted from the skyline. Chad Parks, a partner with Bridgeport Station Development, said the business has...

The proposed trash facility in Plainfield is not welcome: How the town is fighting it

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 22, 2025 | Uncategorized

Plainfield First Selectman Kevin Cunningham said residents continue to sign petitions for two public hearings with Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) Katie Dykes regarding the plant. Residents overwhelmingly...

Ridgefield cuts $8M, space from planned public safety complex after failed vote: ‘Do it right’

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 21, 2025 | Uncategorized

After voters rejected an $85.6 million plan to build a new public safety complex in Ridgefield by 71 votes in February, town officials went back to the drawing board and lowered the proposal’s cost by $8.2 million. The new price tag is $77.4 million for the...

Controversial Stonington viaduct plan ‘off the table’

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 20, 2025 | Uncategorized

After meeting Tuesday with the state Department of Transportation, town and borough officials said the most recent plan for the Alpha Avenue viaduct is off the table, though future property impacts are yet to be determined. The $48 million plan, which called for...