TORRINGTON — The redevelopment of Torrington’s ailing downtown is not only a important to the city, but important to the entire Northwest Corner region, U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5, said on Tuesday. Murphy met with several members of the Torrington Development Corporation, and other local officials, to view preliminary drafts on the city’s plan for
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WALLINGFORD – The Town Council got an in-depth report Tuesday from the independent architecture firm it hired to assess police station options. The town hired Jacunski Humes Architects of Berlin, which specializes in public safety designs, in June 2008 to study the possibilities: expand the 28,117-square-foot station at 135 N. Main St or build a
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About 100 people gathered in the Nathanael B. Greene Community Center to speak about possible coastal area management plan changes. They had numerous questions and arguments against the revisions, causing the PZC to table a vote for the third time. via Coastal management hearing draws 100- The New Haven Register – Serving New Haven, Connecticut.
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New Haven, Conn. — The Online News Association has honored Yale Environment 360 with its best “specialty site journalism” award at its annual Online Journalism Awards ceremony, citing content that is “taking debate to a higher level and is so needed in the journalism community now.” via Yale Environment 360 Honored. Blog this! Bookmark on
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HARWINTON — Voters approved buying 65 acres of woodlands from the Carros family for the purpose of preserving it as public land, at a cost of $800,000, by a vote of 576 to 239 at a referendum Tuesday at Town Hall. via Open space vote is triumphant- The Register Citizen News – Northwest Connecticut’s Daily
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SOUTHINGTON – The weak economy has caused the developer of Greenway Commons to look for a different source of funding to clean up the old Ideal Forging factory site near High Street. Howard Schlesinger of Meridian Development Partners LLC of New York City has asked the town to apply for a state grant that could
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Hidden flaws? Think about the visible flaws from our current fossil fuel- and nuclear-dependent system: carbon emissions, oil spills, ash dumps, mercury poisoning, dirty air and radioactive waste. via Alternate Energy Is Less Problematic — Courant.com. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with
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Will ignores the overwhelming majority of climate scientists. They assure us that a global catastrophe of untold proportions is coming if we continue the unfettered use of fossil fuels. via Alternate Energy Is Less Problematic — Courant.com. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share
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T-Mobile subsidiary Omnipoint Communications’ proposal calls for four towers that would range from 80 feet to 120 feet in height, First Selectman Timothy Griswold said. via The Day – Five new cell towers proposed in Old Lyme | News from southeastern Connecticut. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on
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An Environmental Protection Agency analysis of the Waxman-Markey energy bill passed in the House shows nuclear energy generation more than doubling by 2050, if it becomes law. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing 22 nuclear-plant applications. But there is one big problem – what to do with the nuclear waste that remains harmful for thousands
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ROXBURY – About 20 residents attended the Planning Commission’s public hearing on the Plan of Conservation and Development on Thursday, November 12. Planning Commission Chair Robert Munson introduced the town’s planning consultant, Christopher S. Wood, AICP, Wood Planning Associates, who has worked with the Planning Commission on the year-long update. via Voices – Roxbury POCD
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U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney is hailing a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will restore funding eligibility for 24 rural towns and villages in Eastern Connecticut. The funding covers water and community projects in towns that meet designations for “rural” municipalities. via Department of Agriculture restores rural funding eligibility – Norwich, CT –
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TORRINGTON — Officials working on the plan to revitalize the city’s downtown signaled Tuesday they will intensify their effort to secure money for the $17.7 million project as architects wrap up engineering work over the next month. via Murphy requests millions less than what Torrington seeks for downtown project The Republican-American. Blog this! Bookmark on
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A couple of things to start with … The Connecticut turnaround. State legislators passed “complete streets” legislation over the summer, asserting the rights of pedestrians and cyclists in a big way. Meanwhile, ConnDOT Commissioner Joe Marie is cutting wasteful road projects in the name of fiscal prudence, and is putting real momentum behind transit projects
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California has the world’s eighth largest economy and a well-earned reputation as a global trendsetter on environmental policy. It should come as no surprise that Californians are out of the gate on the most urgent environmental challenge of our generation: building a clean energy future that protects the world from catastrophic global warming. Given that
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Whole Foods aims to bring locally raised and locally processed fowl one step closer to Connecticut tables Eating locally grown food is a lovely concept for both foodies and farmers. The trick for meat-eating Connecticut “locavores” is the problem of getting an animal that’s locally raised in this state and locally slaughtered. via Hartford Advocate:
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On a recent trip to the Recycle Center, Renbrook third graders from the Farmington Valley learned that bottles should be recycled without the caps. In follow up, students in Mrs. Smallidge’s class created posters about recycling and placed them all around the school. via Avon & Farmington Students Learn Recycling At Renbrook — Courant.com. Blog
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The Kent Land Trust will celebrate twenty years of conserving land and Kent’s rural character at its Annual Meeting Friday, Dec. 4 , from 5 to 7 pm at the Kent Town Hall. via Kent Land Trust to Celebrate 20 Years | Stoneforge Chronicles. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook
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As legislation goes, the bill is remarkably concise, just 31 words added to an existing law. But to environmental protection groups around the state, those 31 words would all but do away with existing protections for endangered plant and animal species in Massachusetts, drastically limiting the government’s power to impose restrictions on development that encroaches
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NEW HAVEN — Grassroots activists feel the latest vision for a reconstituted Legion Avenue neighborhood is the way to go. The Yale Urban Design Workshop took on the project at the request of neighborhood groups and made a presentation last week on a broad outline for repopulating the 40-year-old abandoned Route 34 strip. via Rejuvenated
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