Decision to close Farm River Rock quarry was code-related, former East Haven official says

by Joelyn Leon | Feb 9, 2023 | Uncategorized

The trial between East Haven and plaintiff John Patton, who owned Farm River Rock quarry, began last week, with tens of millions of dollars in damages hanging in the balance. Patton previously filed a $30 million lawsuit against former East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo...

EPA: 4,500 truckloads of toxic soil removed from former Raymark sites in Stratford

by Joelyn Leon | Feb 9, 2023 | Uncategorized

Crews have now removed more than 52,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil and waste left across town by the defunct Raymark Industries, according to Jim DiLorenzo, an environmental engineer with the Environmental Protection Agency. The cleanup is aimed at removing...

Bloomfield library construction staff will be 25 percent residents following labor agreement

by Joelyn Leon | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

One in every four people hired to work on Bloomfield’s two library construction projects will reside in town thanks to a project labor agreement. Council approved the resolution last year in conjunction with Connecticut State Building Trades, which represents...

Sources: Marty Walsh will be installed as next Executive Director of NHL Players’ Association

by Joelyn Leon | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

Sitting U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will be formally installed as the next Executive Director of the NHL Players’ Association in the coming days following Tuesday night’s State of the Union address by President Joe Biden, sources tell Daily Faceoff. Walsh was...

At groundbreaking for Danbury’s new career academy, a pledge for students to ‘take control of their learning’

by Joelyn Leon | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

The city’s much-anticipated campus for 1,400 middle and high school students will be delayed by one year and won’t open for the 2024-25 school year as planned, but at a groundbreaking ceremony at the site educators said they will implement the district’s comprehensive...

West Haven $6.5M short on Washington School project, expecting state funds

by Joelyn Leon | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

“The bottom line is we’re short $6.5 million,” said Ken Carney, a remodeling company owner who has volunteered to lead the city’s efforts on numerous city building projects. On Monday, the school board voted unanimously to approve the...