New London seeking $8 million state grant to complete funding for downtown transit improvements

by Joelyn Leon | Dec 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

The city is applying for an $8 million state Department of Economic and Community Development Community Investment Fund grant that Mayor Michael Passero said would cover the remaining costs of an anticipated $25 million plan to expand and overhaul transportation...

Fears Mount Over Industrial Project’s Impact on Ledyard Neighborhood

by Joelyn Leon | Dec 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

Only a stone wall separates Cerveney’s property from Mount Decatur — the site of a fort built during the War of 1812 — where Quincy, Massachusetts-based Cashman Dredging is proposing a five- to 10-year “industrial regrading” project to turn much of the hill into a...

Hydropower advocates warn Connecticut risks further dam closures due to economic conditions

by Joelyn Leon | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized

Connecticut’s already diminished hydropower industry is at risk of further losses due to aging infrastructure and poor economic conditions, industry leaders told a state hydropower task force on Friday. Hydroelectric power accounts for less than 1 percent of the...

Demo of Madison’s Watrous Nursing Home to make way for $2 million luxury homes

by Joelyn Leon | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized

The demolition of Watrous Nursing Home this week will make room for a three-lot subdivision on the 2.96-acre parcel, with lots ranging in price from $775,000 to $795,000. The Planning & Zoning Commission had approved the plans, submitted by Mady Devel III LLC, at...

CT has an electric car problem. Here’s what’s driving delays, debate and new economic inequality.

by Joelyn Leon | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized

After proposed new regulations were derailed, Gov. Ned Lamont and the state legislature are now shining a spotlight on electric vehicles as they plot the future path for the state in a fast-moving industry that is already being driven by market forces. In the coming...