Stamford Hospital Advances $275 Million Plan for New Cancer Center, Behavioral Health Expansion

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 31, 2026 | Uncategorized

STAMFORD — Stamford Hospital’s plans for a new cancer center, expanded behavioral health facility, and a new multilevel parking garage have taken a major step forward following the Planning Board’s approval of a zoning change and special permit tied to the hospital’s...

‘There was an oversight’: Why a $2.5M CT bridge needs a $3.4M fix a few years after it was built

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 31, 2026 | Uncategorized

OLD SAYBROOK — Eight and a half inches may not sound like much. But raising a roadway by that amount and completing other work to jack up a bridge over a creek here is expected to cost the state about $3.4 million. A team of Connecticut Department of Transportation...

Proposed CT gas line project roils new debate. It’s amid politics over role of natural gas in energy

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 31, 2026 | Uncategorized

The town of Brookfield is leading another challenge to a tentative state decision approving a natural gas expansion project that would increase the volume of gas flowing through Connecticut to the New York metropolitan area. The town’s opposition — along with that of...

CT town asks residents whether to spend tax money. It’s to fight a trash plant proposal.

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 27, 2026 | Uncategorized

In a key decision affecting their campaign against a proposed trash-to-energy plant, Plainfield residents next week will vote whether to put up $250,000 to wage a court fight against it. Facing a possible legal battle against one of Connecticut’s biggest construction...

Major CT highway traffic pattern shift taking place this week. It’s scheduled to be in place for two years.

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 27, 2026 | Uncategorized

Connecticut motorists can expect a new traffic pattern starting on Friday night August 28 on the northbound Gold Star Memorial Bridge as part of a long-term project project. The new traffic pattern will be implemented beginning Friday from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and the...

Stamford Health’s $275 million expansion gets preliminary approval

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 27, 2026 | Uncategorized

STAMFORD — Stamford Health has received preliminary approval for a major expansion of its downtown campus, including a new cancer-care center, expanded parking and relocated behavioral health and inpatient rehabilitation units. The city’s Planning Board this week...