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CT lawmakers approve $74M for new Bridgeport special education center, $5 million to run district

CT lawmakers approve $74M for new Bridgeport special education center, $5 million to run district

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

The cash-strapped city school system is set to get a financial boost after state lawmakers voted to set aside nearly $80 million to help build a new special education school and run the district. The Connecticut General Assembly approved a bond bill last week that...
CT lawmakers approve $74M for new Bridgeport special education center, $5 million to run district

$138M project targets ‘deficiencies’ in I-84 bridges near Danbury Fair mall: What we know

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

The state plans to replace the superstructures of two Interstate 84 bridges near the Danbury Fair mall as soon as 2029 as part of a $138 million upgrade of the highway from the New York border to Exit 4. The bridges in question at eastbound Exit 3 carry a daily...
CT lawmakers approve $74M for new Bridgeport special education center, $5 million to run district

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...
CT lawmakers approve $74M for new Bridgeport special education center, $5 million to run district

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...
CT lawmakers approve $74M for new Bridgeport special education center, $5 million to run district

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...
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