Brendan Crowley

DEEP RIVER — As costs to transport trash out of town rise, Deep River is considering a “pay-as-you-throw” program in an effort to reduce waste and avoid tax increases. Under a program proposed by the Sustainable Deep River Committee, residents who dispose of their trash at the town transfer station would be required to buy […]

HARTFORD – Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday vowed to press ahead with an effort to phase out gas-powered vehicles, one day after Gov. Ned Lamont withdrew a proposal to tie the state of Connecticut to California standards banning the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.

WATERFORD — Looking to capitalize on housing for temporary and traveling workers in southeastern Connecticut, a New Jersey company is proposing to build a 122-room WoodSpring Suites hotel at the border with New London on Boston Post Road, it told the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday.

GROTON — The Town Council has approved another $1.47 million for renovations to Sutton Park, bringing the total budget allocated, primarily toward updating the skate park, to about $2.5 million.

Three months after regulators rejected a rate hike for United Illuminating, the utility company says it needs $14 million more by February to avoid cutting infrastructure projects in 2024. The company, which serves about 341,000 customers across 17 municipalities in Fairfield and New Haven counties, has been locked in a dispute with the Public Utilities […]

LEDYARD — Just months after buying the house his father built off Route 12 in Gales Ferry, Paul Cerveney fears his life will be disrupted by the planned leveling of a hill behind the home.

GROTON — New Mayor Rachael Franco said she wants shared goals to guide the Town Council for the next two years. “All of us here tonight will set the tone for the entire town with what we say and the decisions we make,” Franco said during a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday. “Going forward, let’s hold […]

Even before energy rates skyrocketed at the start of 2023, nearly half a million households across Connecticut spent over $600 million more on energy costs over the prior year than they could afford, according to a new report from heating assistance nonprofit Operation Fuel found. That’s up about 37 percent since the group’s last report […]

United Illuminating told CT Examiner that its efforts to move transmission lines off of railroad catenaries on Northeast Corridor in Bridgeport and Fairfield came at the request of the Connecticut Department of Transportation, which wants the rail overhead cleared as it looks at ways to speed up trains. The state’s second-largest electric company is asking […]

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain global public health concerns, and novel interventions to decrease their incidence are essential.