Old Lyme May Hold Second Referendum as Sewer Project Costs Jump 40%

by Kimberly Glassman | May 16, 2025 | Uncategorized

Sewer construction in Sound View and Area B is projected to cost at least 40% more than expected, even with state funding, prompting a possible second town vote to raise the budget. Steven Cinami, chair of Old Lyme’s Water and Pollution Control Authority, said...

Trump’s ‘Get America Building Again’ plan is coming to CT. Here’s how

by Kimberly Glassman | May 16, 2025 | Uncategorized

President Donald Trump’s department announced Thursday that it had reached a “first-of-its-kind programmatic agreement” that will cover an estimated 90 construction projects each year. The agreement is designed to speed up schedules by at least six weeks for major...

Subcontractor at Meriden construction site where worker died was cited days before, official says

by Kimberly Glassman | May 15, 2025 | Uncategorized

Union officials claim that it was only a matter of time before someone was seriously injured or killed at the Bee Street construction site where 36-year-old Elvin Monzon-Guzman died last week. The subcontractor that Monzon-Guzman was working for was fined $16,500 by...

Waterbury’s North Side Firehouse renovation project estimated to cost $5.5 million

by Kimberly Glassman | May 15, 2025 | Uncategorized

City officials estimate that a full renovation of Fire Station 1 on North Main Street will cost $5.5 million. The city administration is asking the Board of Aldermen to approve an additional $6.7 million in city bonding to pay for the North Side Firehouse project,...

Petition signatures against massive solar array in rural CT town top 1,100

by Kimberly Glassman | May 15, 2025 | Uncategorized

Residents looking to block an expansion of a huge solar array on East Windsor farmland got a boost Wednesday when the town’s legislative delegation put out a bipartisan statement slamming the proposal as damaging and unwelcome. Anwar, a Democrat, along with Democratic...