by Joelyn Leon | Mar 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
With nearly $200,000 in federal funds allocated for its demolition, the former police station building on Plumtrees Road may be on its way to becoming affordable senior housing, if some town officials get their way. The Board of Selectmen voted during its Feb. 27...
by Joelyn Leon | Mar 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Mayor Caroline Simmons’ proposed $91.4 million total capital budget funding for next fiscal year is more than 60 percent higher than this year’s adopted $55.5 million, and the lion’s share of the new spending would be on school projects. Borrowing...
by Joelyn Leon | Mar 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Nearly four years after plans for a complete redesign of the East Norwalk Interstate 95 exchange, the state continues to study whether the area should be converted into Connecticut’s first “diamond intersection.” “A traffic study is ongoing to...
by Joelyn Leon | Mar 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
After launching the project nearly a year ago, city officials say disaster prevention measures along Harbor Brook are nearing completion, with a possible conclusion date as early as this fall. Construction is running ahead of schedule, Ennis said, thanks to this...
by Joelyn Leon | Mar 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
East Hartford’s Town Council, meeting Tuesday night, unanimously agreed to sell the 25-acre former Showcase Cinemas site for $1 to developers planning to build at least 300 apartments. The council also unanimously signed off on a series of conditions that in some ways...
by Joelyn Leon | Mar 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Board of Selectmen approved a $10.5 million appropriation for construction and remediation of Penfield Pavilion to meet a federal deadline, but some local officials are calling the decision rushed and drawing comparisons to the former Tetreau administration. In...
