by Joelyn Leon | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
“It’s a micro community… it’s an ecosystem within itself,” said Kathy Ekstrom, development manager for Quarry Walk’s developer, Seymour-based Haynes Group. “It’s a simple formula: You build what people need and want. And that’s exactly what we did.” Quarry Walk’s last...
by Joelyn Leon | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Aquarion Water Company was planning to start a major water main replacement project on Greenwich Avenue this spring, but work has yet to start. The company is now saying that the water main replacement work, which is expected to take about a year to complete, should...
by Joelyn Leon | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
The LWV, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes civic engagement, recently published a Capital Projects Funding Study which reported that the town’s historic policies and norms have meant low taxes for residents, but a slow building process that delays...
by Joelyn Leon | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Once a top manufacturer of ball bearings, bicycle spokes and a long list of other items, the Torrington Company is coming down. The eight- to nine-month project to demolish 22 of the 25 buildings on the site, which sits on North Street and encompasses parts of several...
by Joelyn Leon | Aug 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
More than $1 million in state funds will be used to help refurbish the historic Day newspaper building in anticipation of it being transformed into a residential and commercial complex, Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Thursday. The $1.23 million Connecticut Communities...
by Joelyn Leon | Aug 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Department of Labor announced Tuesday that it will publish a rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act, which sets the prevailing wages contractors must pay workers on federal projects. The rule, first announced in March 2022, will restore the DOL’s definition of...
