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4 Connecticut Spots That Are Still Haunted in the Summertime
I've always been fascinated by homes, buildings, and forests that have a dark and mysterious energy. Connecticut is loaded with places that have a long history of odd and unexplained activity. Sure, it is hot as hell outside, but the ghouls don't take summer break, and it does not need...
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 ...
Connecticut takes steps to unlock $139 million in federal funding for broadband
HARTFORD, Conn. — The state of Connecticut has its eyes set on unlocking approximately $139 million in federal funding that would give more residents the opportunity to subscribe to high-speed broadband. In a release on Thursday, Gov. Ned Lamont and Commissioner Katie Dykes, of the state’s Department of Energy...
Opponents in CT town scramble to oppose medical waste burning. It could be up to 57 tons a week.
Already angered by a persistent and disturbing noise from a Connecticut trash-to-energy plant, many residents are now concerned because the operator is on the verge of state approval to burn medical waste there. A group of homeowners from Bristol and a few surrounding towns banded together three years ago to block Reworld Waste’s medical waste plan, and the campaign was restarted a couple of ...
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