A prominent CT developer’s legacy and how his company now sees the future. ‘He never pulled a punch’

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 26, 2023 | Uncategorized

The long-awaited grand opening of Hartford’s new sports betting venue last week was cause for celebration but talk at the event also turned to something more sobering: the sudden death two days earlier of prominent downtown developer Martin J. Kenny. The real estate...

Darien’s Noroton Heights Metro-North train station parking lot to undergo months-long construction

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 26, 2023 | Uncategorized

Beginning Oct. 2, the north parking lot at Darien’s Noroton Heights Metro-North Railroad station will be under construction for drainage improvements, the town announced in a press release. As part of the construction work, the lot will be excavated to install an...

Fossil fuel company wants to expand gas pipeline in Northeast

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 26, 2023 | Uncategorized

Dubbed “Project Maple,” the proposal from Enbridge — a large Canadian energy company with fossil fuel infrastructure throughout the U.S. — would involve substantial upgrades on the Algonquin Gas Transmission line. This pipeline runs from northern New Jersey through...

What to do with an abandoned CT power plant? Officials ponder future for New Haven’s English Station

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 25, 2023 | Uncategorized

More than three decades after workers doused the last of the boilers supplying power from English Station, a simmering debate over what to do with the rusting carcass of the old power plant is threatening to once again delay a long-awaited redevelopment of the...

New Haven panel approves $25M plan to convert school to apartments

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 25, 2023 | Uncategorized

Plans to convert the long-vacant former Strong School building at 69 Grand Ave. in New Haven into residential apartments secured key approvals Wednesday night. Pennrose LLC and The Cloud Company LLC plan to create 58 mixed-income residential apartments and a community...