by Joelyn Leon | Nov 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
The prominent hill that Route 12 traverses, towering over and looking down the sweep of the Thames River, is such a crucial geographic feature that one of the great heroes of the U.S. Navy, Stephen Decatur, built a fort at the top of it during the War of 1812, when...
by Joelyn Leon | Nov 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Flush with billions of dollars in Congressionally-approved infrastructure funds, state and federal officials on Thursday released their 15-year vision for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor that includes promises of increased service, quicker trains and new rail connections....
by Joelyn Leon | Nov 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week’s public hearing on a developer’s plan to build multi-family housing in a largely vacant office park got testy all around. Residents said the developer’s representatives “browbeat” them with false information about the effects of the 508-apartment complex...
by Joelyn Leon | Nov 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Staff from the Health and Building departments will be visiting construction sites to educate workers on substance abuse, the dangers of fentanyl, proper use of naloxone for overdose prevention and overall work site safety. At least 269 construction workers died of an...
by Joelyn Leon | Nov 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Republican lawmakers in the General Assembly on Wednesday ramped up their opposition to regulations that would commit Connecticut to phasing out sales of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, a goal intended to reinforce market trends toward zero-emission vehicles....
by Joelyn Leon | Nov 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Danbury-based FuelCell Energy has completed the second-largest fuel cell park in North America, a 14-megawatt facility situated along the Housatonic River in Derby. The fuel cell park on Roosevelt Drive consists of 10 fuel cells, which convert natural gas into...
