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Manchester staff present plan to expand Olcott Street landfill, lengthen life of facility

Manchester staff present plan to expand Olcott Street landfill, lengthen life of facility

by Kimberly Glassman | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

At a July 1 Board of Directors meeting, town staff discussed a proposal to add an additional 8.5 acres onto the facility with a horizontal expansion intended to help the landfill remain open until 2045. Construction costs would be up to $12 million, but would net the...
Manchester staff present plan to expand Olcott Street landfill, lengthen life of facility

Cheshire gets DOT grant to replace of abutments of Notch Road Bridge

by Kimberly Glassman | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

The town has received a $1.24 million grant from the state Department of Transportation to replace of abutments of the Notch Road Bridge over the Ten Mile River. Cheshire Assistant Town Manager Andrew Martelli said Tuesday the schedule for replacing the bridge...
Manchester staff present plan to expand Olcott Street landfill, lengthen life of facility

Workplace Mental Health at Risk as Key Federal Agency Faces Cuts

by Kimberly Glassman | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union who complete addiction treatment are connected with a recovery coach who checks in daily, attends recovery meetings with them, and helps them navigate the return to work for a year. The workplace is the new...
Manchester staff present plan to expand Olcott Street landfill, lengthen life of facility

Repairs to CT roads and bridges will restart after the holiday hiatus. Here are some areas to avoid.

by Kimberly Glassman | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

A busy summer of repairs took a brief hiatus for the 4th of July weekend, but multiple road and bridge projects in Connecticut will pick back up after the holiday weekend. There were no maintenance or construction activities on limited-access highways from 6 a.m. on...
Manchester staff present plan to expand Olcott Street landfill, lengthen life of facility

DOT unveils preliminary design for replacing borough viaduct Author photo

by Kimberly Glassman | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

The state Department of Transportation will hold a public informational meeting on July 31 to discuss its $48 million plan to replace the viaduct into the borough. The meeting will be held at Stonington High School at 6:30 p.m. and will include a DOT presentation of...
Manchester staff present plan to expand Olcott Street landfill, lengthen life of facility

Lamont doubles down on natural gas after signing two climate-related bills

by Kimberly Glassman | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

Within minutes of signing legislation on Tuesday that pledged to put Connecticut on a path toward reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Gov. Ned Lamont flipped the script by reiterating his support for one of climate advocates’ chief causes of concern: an...
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