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One of City's Oldest Parks Getting Massive Makeover with Work Set to be Finished in Month of September
A major makeover of one of the city’s oldest recreational venues is in full swing and should be complete before the end of summer. According to Bridgeport Parks and Recreation Director Joe Shuttleworth, several major projects at Compton Park are progressing nicely, and some are complete. Most recently, a major part of one of the biggest parts of the makeover – redoing the basketball courts – saw a huge step taken.
Exclusive: CT Attorney General files lawsuit against Sunrun
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is suing Sunrun, one the biggest solar companies in the country. The lawsuit also lists Sunrun’s affiliated marketing companies and two of its sales representatives. Sunrun is a company the I-Team has highlighted before. Since then, the I-Team has heard...
'We're in a heat box': Sweltering summer felt in CT prison with limited air conditioning
Willie Myers did everything he could to stay cool during summers at Osborn Correctional Institution. Myers was incarcerated for more than a decade at Osborn, a medium security prison in Somers that has one of the largest inmate populations in the state. More than 1,100 people are currently incarcerated at...
Laundry Love of Greater Danbury (LLGD)
As a chapter of a national non-profit, Laundry Love of Greater Danbury (LLGD) funds the washing of clothes and bedding for low/no income families and individuals in Danbury. Through partnerships with community agencies and White Street Wash laundromat, LLGD is brightening the lives of hundreds of residents through love, dignity, and detergent. Thanks to the generosity of many area organizations, LLGD provided over 3,600 loads of laundry last year.
Freeing Inmates Through Art: Jeffrey Greene ’91
For the past 33 years, Jeffrey Greene ’91 has been freeing incarcerated people in Connecticut’s prisons. As head of the Prison Arts Program, he leads a team of volunteer artists who have given more than 5,000 men and women in 15 facilities the pens, pencils, and supplies that have liberated their souls.
1 in 4 Connecticut adults have a disability: CDC and CT Paid Leave Authority report
HARTFORD, Conn. — July marks the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination based on disability. In a release this week, the CT Paid Leave Authority reminded Connecticut residents that paid leave is available for workers living with a disability, and their caregivers, if they have what is considered a serious health condition.
Field Club Challenges Neighbor’s Property Ownership Claim
The New Canaan Field Club is disputing property rights with one of its neighbors, documents show. The residents of 164 Smith Ridge Road, a .68-acre residential property located just north of the private club on Route 123, “have made claims of ownership and/or control through adverse possession or via an easement to a section of” the Field Club’s property, according to a Notice filed June 21 in the Town Clerk’s office by attorney Todd Lampert of New Canaan-based Lampert, Toohey & Rucci LLC.
Trumbull Town Planner is International Power Breaking Champion
The Town of Trumbull congratulates Town Planner, Rob Librandi, for being named the ISKA (International Sport Karate Association) World Heavyweight Black Belt Power Breaking Champion! Rob earned the title by breaking 13 concrete blocks at the World Martial Arts Championships in Orlando, Florida in July. Rob spent more than 30...
Pavement Preservation Program: Current Progress and Next Steps
The First Selectman, Board of Finance, and the Town Council recently supported a proposal by the Public Works Department to fund an innovative approach to the town’s road improvement plan. The $800,000 funding was supported through a federal ARPA grant. In 2023, the Town allocated $318,000 in road improvement applications—primarily, crack sealing. This 2024 season, $354,000 has been budgeted for expanding road improvement applications to include “Chip Sealing.”
Old Town Road Sanitary Sewer Force Main Replacement
Burns Construction Company will be starting The Town of Trumbull’s Sanitary Sewer Force Main Replacement project the week of July 22, 2024. The work will begin at 1980 Old Town Road and proceed easterly to the intersection of Old Town Road and Red Oak Road (Bridgeport). The anticipated construction completion is Fall 2024, weather permitting. The Road will be completely closed to traffic between 7am-3:30pm. The detour plan can be viewed here, Option 1 will be implemented. As project progresses, alternate detours may be utilized, labeled as Option 2. All emergency vehicles and school busses will be allowed to pass at all times. Please reach out to the Engineering Department with any questions / concerns. Thank you for your co-operation.
Podcast: Waveny’s ‘Navigator’ for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Rachel Takacs, director of Navigation at Waveny LifeCare Network. The program that she oversees for the nonprofit organization, called “The Navigator: Alzheimer’s at home in New Canaan,” provides services for caregivers, including assessments, education, insurance assistance, emotional support and more.
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