by Joelyn Leon | Sep 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
The city is poised to begin a multi-million project to eventually replace more than 3,000 lead-lined residential drinking water lines with copper versions. The nearly $32 million project, anticipated to be paid with a combination of state subsidies and low-interest...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Voters will be asked at the Nov. 7 election whether the city should build a $44.75 million new police station at a site to be determined. The City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance to bond up to $44.75 million for the new police station and passed a second...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
The biggest single construction project in Norwich Public Utilities’ history is expected to begin this fall, and like building a new school, the utility will need to ensure the existing obsolete sewage treatment plant stays open while building its $200 million...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
While the Biden administration has touted its landmark clean-energy subsidy program to kick-start projects, developers must ensure a large chunk of components are U.S. made to take full advantage of the incentives, and that’s proving hard to achieve. “We...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Since 2022, OSHA reported eight workplace fatalities in Connecticut, one this year, seven in 2022. They include including workers being crushed, pinned, falling on their heads and being buried in a collapsed trench. There were 10 workplace deaths in 2021 and seven in...
by Joelyn Leon | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Bonanno and Pattavina were part of a group of high school rowers and other Middletown residents who packed a meeting of the Finance and Operations Committee on Wednesday to advocate for the Common Council to place a resolution on the ballot in November asking voters...