by Joelyn Leon | Nov 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
The movable bridge — which a succession of speakers noted dates to the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt — is a notorious bottleneck along the nation’s Northeast Corridor, forcing trains to slow down to 30 mph as they cross over the Housatonic River, slow...
by Joelyn Leon | Nov 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Revolution Wind, an offshore wind project to provide electricity to Connecticut and Rhode island and one of the relatively few in the northeast to emerge intact from a flurry of economic setbacks, has received final, government approval to begin construction. It will...
by Joelyn Leon | Nov 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
A six-month delay in breaking ground for the city’s new community center has so far increased the cost of the project by nearly $230,000. City officials are not ruling out heading to court to determine who’ll ultimately foot that bill. Construction of the planned...
by Joelyn Leon | Nov 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
A plan to create 12 development lots in the 384-acre, newly named Occum Industrial Center will be reviewed by the city planning commission, starting with a public hearing Tuesday. The Commission on the City Plan will open the public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City...
by Joelyn Leon | Nov 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Property owners would lose the right to develop parts of their own land if a United Illuminating project moves forward in Fairfield. UI has so far resisted demands from local elected officials, neighbors and business to alter its plan to minimize the potential impacts...