by Joelyn Leon | Feb 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
WATERBURY — The city spent $230,000 on bottled water for residents and $146,284 in police overtime during the citywide water outage that lasted five very long days and closed schools and businesses. The water crisis cost the city $2.5 million on water, parts, labor...
by Joelyn Leon | Feb 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Expanding natural gas infrastructure is a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s agenda to lower energy costs and boost the fossil fuel industry. He has referred to Democrats opposed to such projects as “anti-energy zealots.” But political support for gas pipelines...
by Joelyn Leon | Feb 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Bridge repairs, roadway redesigns, public transit improvements and facility upgrades are among the transportation infrastructure improvements included in the Connecticut Department of Transportation‘s vast five-year Capital Plan. The plan outlines $15 billion in...
by Joelyn Leon | Feb 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
Fairfield’s long running fight against installing tall electrical transmission lines, known as monopoles, along the MetroNorth rail line may be over, for now. The Connecticut Siting Council (CSC) Thursday, rejected United Illuminating’s (UI) application in a final...
by Joelyn Leon | Feb 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
OLD LYME — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced that it would allow three private beach associations to proceed with installing sewers, even without the town’s cooperation. Nearly 90 days after a Dec. 16 town referendum...
by Joelyn Leon | Feb 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
Connecticut’s commuter rail and bus services will continue running at current levels for the next year under Gov. Ned Lamont’s latest budget proposal, which otherwise warned of an impending fiscal cliff due to loss of pandemic-era federal funding for rail. Lamont’s...
