by Joelyn Leon | Oct 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
The town of Wilton is one step closer to unveiling its new police station, which is expected to open by next summer. Police officers, town officials and building contractors celebrated a big step in the construction with a steel-topping ceremony on Oct. 1, which...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Already the largest corporate employer in Connecticut with some 17,000 workers and more during the holidays, Amazon would get bigger yet in hiring between 500 and 1,000 people to staff the new fulfillment center if it is built in the Waterbury-Naugatuck Industrial...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Two housing developments that will provide affordable housing units have received federal tax credits that represent a “critical component” of their financing. Mark Garilli, the chief executive officer of West Hartford Fellowship Housing, said the $2.1...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Tuesday, the Town Council voted to approve its long-awaited affordable housing plan — one that was due to the state over two years ago. In all, West Hartford’s recognized affordable housing will increase from 7.6 percent of its housing stock to 9 percent,...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Emergency work has begun to shore up Coe Pond Dam, which already was deemed in poor condition in March but became even more at risk for failure after the catastrophic flooding Aug. 18. Work to mitigate pressure on the dam started last week and likely will continue for...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Three years ago, Felix Reyes, director of the city’s Office of Planning and Development, and other community leaders met with a group of sixth graders from the Bennie Dover Jackson Multi-Magnet Middle School to hear what was important to them in a community center. On...
