This nuclear waste has been sitting in CT for 50 years. Could it finally be removed?

by Kimberly Glassman | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized

Earlier this week, the Department of Energy released its newest roadmap toward developing a temporary solution for storing the nation’s spent nuclear fuel — a process the agency now says will take between 10 and 15 years to complete. Without any purpose-built...

Middletowners look to High Line NYC for riverfront redevelopment ideas, Route 9 walking bridge

by Kimberly Glassman | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized

The High Line, a 1.5-mile elevated park full of lush greenery in New York City, could influence the city’s vision of creating a pedestrian walkway that would “float” above Route 9 in Middletown, reconnecting people to Middletown’s portion of the Connecticut...

A new Westhill High School will cost $301M. Stamford’s finance board worries the city can’t pay for it

by Kimberly Glassman | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized

Members of the city’s Board of Finance said they were worried about how to pay for a new Westhill High School even with substantial help from the state. The total cash needed to pay for the work in each of the next four fiscal years is high: it’s estimated...

Berlin’s Steele Center taking shape, with two more buildings under construction

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

Tony Valenti and Mark Lovely of Southington-based Lovely Development and Newport Realty are building The Steele Center, a $17-million, 75,000-square-foot commercial and residential development, that will bring 70 market-rate apartments and several commercial...

West Hartford’s first transit-oriented housing development is coming. Here’s what that means.

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

A five-story 150-unit mixed-use housing development could be coming to the former Puritan Furniture site on New Britain Avenue in Elmwood. If approved, the project — which has been called Elmwood Lofts in filing documents — would be the first to make use of the...