TORRINGTON — The notion of downtown being a destination, the availability of parking, and filling vacant storefronts comprise the issue of revitalization in Torrington. via Business owners speak out on revitalization issues – The Register Citizen. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with
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Speaking as a physician I would like to reassure Selectman Manners that her decision to oppose a deer cull is the right one scientifically. Marjorie Cramer, is identified at the end of her letter to the editor in the News-Times with the titles MD, FACS. via Deer cull no solution to Lyme disease spread –
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STAMFORD — Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens will hold a controlled hunt this fall to reduce the deer population after years of seeing its understory destroyed by a growing numbers of bucks and does. With deer overpopulation comes several public safety concerns — car accidents and Lyme-disease-carrying ticks being carried into residential areas, according to Howard
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STAMFORD — The mayoral candidates said the Water Pollution Control Authority’s ambitious objective to convert waste to energy should remain in the planning stages until it can produce evidence of its fiscal, technical and environmental benefits. via Mayoral hopefuls: Go slow on waste-to-energy plan – The Advocate. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post
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Bob Boucher, a neighbor whose household well draws water less than half a mile away, says snapshots of pollution are proof that even today, as city officials scramble to test residential wells for toxic pesticides and PCBs, a buried landfill threatens not only nearby wells, but the city’s aquifer and North Stamford Reservoir, less than
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Norwich – Local residents can receive free training in how to do water-quality monitoring using a technique called rapid bioassessment on Saturday at the USDA Service Center at 238 W. Town St. via TheDay.com – Free training in water quality scheduled for next Saturday. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook
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They weigh about 1,000 pounds, stretch about 10 feet long and rarely swim past Georgia. But on Saturday afternoon a manatee, often called a sea cow, seemed to enjoy the attention and even posed for pictures as it swam and surfaced in the warm waters of Milford Harbor. via Manatee makes waves at Milford harbor
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Clarification regarding the Candlewood Lake watershed article of Monday, Aug. 31, 2009: While the article did not state that the significant source of runoff pollution was solely from the residents bordering the lake, it could easily be implied. Ralph Gallagher Jr. did a computation for the Candlewood Lake Users & Boaters Association (CLUB*A) to determine
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The Northeast Connecticut Council of Governments found that the dozen towns in its jurisdiction would save a lot of money if they pooled resources and hired permanent staff to conduct revaluations of every parcel of taxable property. via Quiet Corner Common Sense — Courant.com. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook
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In the Northwest Hills are found some of the last major unfragmented forests in the state, making them highly valuable for conservation. The public took a giant step at keeping this priceless natural area intact with the announcement earlier this month that 705 acres on beautiful Skiff Mountain in Kent will remain protected from development.
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In our history, the American nation committed obvious sins against select groups of people, and we’ve paid bitterly for some of that. But now it’s our sins against the land itself that threaten to sink the United States as a viable enterprise. via TheDay.com – The sprawl economy. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this
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Volunteers are being sought for the 13th Annual Connecticut River Source To Sea Clean Up, a one-day community cleanup of the Connecticut River and its tributaries, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers will meet at the South River Street – Donald Barnes Boat Launch in Enfield at 8:30 a.m. for registration
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The National Parks: America’s Best Idea is a six-episode series directed by Ken Burns and written and co-produced by Dayton Duncan. Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature’s most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of
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Avoid those marked on the bottom with the recycling label No. 7, as these varieties usually contain BPA. No. 3 (DEHA) and No. 6 (Styrene) are also considered unsuitable for use with food due to their toxic ingredients. Containers marked with the recycling labels No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, and No. 5 do not
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Connecticut biodiesel producer BioPur will commission its new waste cooking oil power station in Bethlehem, generating 225 KW of power from a three-tank system using 18.2 gallons of biodiesel per KWh. The company said that it intends not only to produce power but collect data from the project to improve future use of biodiesel for
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Many in Washington recognize that comprehensive greenhouse gas regulation is the only true solution to climate change. The question remaining is: When will the serious work between Senate Democrats and Republicans begin? via The Need for Somebody to Regulate Carbon – washingtonpost.com. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on
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PLAINVILLE — While some pedal their bicycles after work every day during the warmer months, others are only able to ride occasionally. But Michael Proulx rode his bicycle nearly every day this summer, logging an average of 100 miles per day for the environment. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook
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Even though the shakers in the Finch administration routinely refuse to discuss the machinations of personnel matters, they clearly are bent on getting their own people into the seats of power at key municipal agencies. Over the last two weeks, the city’s personnel director and water pollution director have been swiftly beheaded with little or
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New Haven (WTNH) – Rain didn’t stop bird-lovers from coming out to the annual Migration Festival at Lighthouse Point Park. The event in New Haven featured an art show and live bird show inside the Carousal House. via Bird lovers perch up for migration fest | WTNH.com Connecticut. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this
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Groton – On foot or by bike, some two dozen town officials and local residents celebrated the opening of the new G&S Trolley Trail Saturday with an inaugural jaunt along the paved, one-mile path. via TheDay.com – New bicycle trail traces the path that trolleys once took in Groton. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg
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