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Eastern Co. building razed for restaurant, urgent care facility

Eastern Co. building razed for restaurant, urgent care facility

by Joelyn Leon | Jun 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

Demolition began Monday of a nearly century-old structure, the former Eastern Company building, to make way for new businesses including a Chipotle Restaurant. The Zoning Commission in April 2023 approved the site permit application for the applicant, Berlin RE...
Eastern Co. building razed for restaurant, urgent care facility

CT diesel tax to jump 3 cents after yearlong freeze

by Joelyn Leon | Jun 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

Connecticut’s trucking industry will face a small tax hike next month when the state tax on diesel fuel rises slightly more than 3 cents per gallon. The diesel tax and highway mileage fee each represent a relatively modest share of the state budget’s Special...
Eastern Co. building razed for restaurant, urgent care facility

Developers Pitch 444-Apartment Project in Milford as Alternative to Affordable Housing

by Joelyn Leon | Jun 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

Wheelers Farm Partners and Greenview Equities have asked the city to change the zoning of a five-building, 47-acre complex at 470-488 Wheelers Farm Road to allow the addition of 444 apartments and some commercial or retail uses, according to their 85-page proposal....
Eastern Co. building razed for restaurant, urgent care facility

With $2M brownfields grant and new ownership, former Stanadyne campus in Windsor looks for new life

by Joelyn Leon | Jun 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

A $2 million brownfields grant was awarded June 14 by the state Department of Economic and Community Development for remediation work at the former Stanadyne plant at 90-92 Deerfield Road. Another $200,000 was awarded to conduct an environmental assessment study of a...
Eastern Co. building razed for restaurant, urgent care facility

New Britain housing redevelopment wins zoning approval for 850 KW solar array

by Joelyn Leon | Jun 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

The 154-unit affordable housing conversion of a former factory building in New Britain got a boost from the city last week with municipal officials unanimously supporting a zoning change to allow a solar energy array on the property. New Britain’s Common Council last...
Eastern Co. building razed for restaurant, urgent care facility

New $112M Greenwich Central Middle School finally gets planning OK — but it wasn’t unanimous

by Joelyn Leon | Jun 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

The $112 million project was given the go-ahead by the commission, with one dissenting vote, Tuesday night following a final presentation by the Central Middle School Building Committee. CMS principal Tom Healy told the commission, “we’re proud of what we...
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