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CT city explores revolutionary plan for dealing with homelessness
Homeless residents at a long-standing Connecticut encampment expected to be evicted this week, but instead of sending in cleanup crews, city officials are exploring something new — a direct encampment-to-housing model that could revolutionize the region’s response to unsheltered homelessness. Since its debut in Connecticut at the start of 2024, the barrier-breaking model has successfully ...
Torrington officials increase patrols as number of dogs left in hot cars spikes
TORRINGTON, Conn. — An increase in the number of dogs being left in hot cars is concerning dog lovers and city officials in Torrington alike. “How [are] you going to do that? Imagine you sitting in that car,” said dog owner, Edward Seger of Torrington. During the recent...
History of Lower Collinsville Dam discussed in mitigation meeting
AVON, July 2, 2024 – The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is moving toward likely removal of a dam on the Farmington River on the Avon and Burlington border. The dam is the second of two dams built by the Collins Company in the 20th century...
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