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CT Deputy House speaker to run for mayor as Erin Stewart steps aside
With political powerhouse Erin Stewart stepping down in November, the race for mayor in New Britain began Tuesday when House Deputy Speaker Bobby Sanchez announced he's running.
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Floods. A burglary. Vandalism. None of it is stopping this popular bakery from staying open
After two floods last winter and a burglary and vandalism attack just before New Year's Eve, it could be understandable if Emiddio Botta gave up on his family's Pasticceria Italia...
As battle over blasting by CT historic site nears decision, a surprise land donation
As both sides prepare for a resolution to the long-running and bitter Fort Decatur blasting controversy in Ledyard, Gales Ferry Intermodal LLC announced it has donated part of the land...
Controversy over affordable housing law grows in central CT suburb
With some members complaining that Connecticut's 8-30g statute is simply too powerful, Glastonbury's town plan and zoning commission approved Morello Realty LLC's plan for a 44-unit apartment complex that qualifies...
Hundreds of Pratt & Whitney machinists protest furloughs as contract talks approach
On furlough for the day, several hundred Pratt & Whitney machinists rallied Friday outside the aviation manufacturer's Middletown plant to protest what they called a punitive lockout at a time...
Central CT town considers plans to increase affordable housing but residents have doubts
With figures showing the town is still badly lagging the state goal for affordable housing, planners are considering several strategies to encourage more — but local residents so far have...
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These CT towns added hundred of apartments in 2024. Here’s where and how much they cost.
In the midst of the state's housing shortage, developers put more than 500 new apartments on the market in central Connecticut in 2024 and anticipate adding more than 1,000 in...
‘Lack of community pride’ sapping vibrancy of CT town center and its businesses
As strategies develop for reviving a town center, building civic pride will be as important as redeveloping vacant buildings, and more, a consultant said.
End-of-year progress for two major apartment projects planned in CT town
After a year with delays, two large-scale apartment complex proposals — made serious progress this month toward ground breakings in 2025.
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Simmering political battle in CT town boils over with complaint of ‘chaos and dysfunction’
The simmering political feud on Bloomfield's town council heated up sharply this month, with the town manager complaining of "chaos and dysfunction" and two councilors engaging in an angry back...