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City pours millions to combat housing crisis as housing activists voice criticism
In Connecticut, the housing crisis worsens as residents struggle to find affordable housing in a market characterized by rising prices and a limited supply of quality units. While New Haven pledges new housing units and crisis-alleviating initiatives, tensions between the city government, housing activists and the city’s unhoused population continue.
Connecticut High Schools Deploy Regional Remote Learning
(TNS) — Several area school districts this fall will offer high school students a regional remote learning option aimed at giving them some flexibility in what courses they take, as well as when and how they take them. The pilot program is open to juniors and seniors attending New...
Gov. Lamont Provides Flood Recovery Update
THE VALLEY – Gov. Ned Lamont’s office sent an email Friday afternoon updating the public on the government’s flood recovery efforts. Flash floods killed two Oxford residents on Aug. 18 and caused millions of dollars in damage. In The Valley Indy’s coverage area, Oxford and Seymour were hardest hit.
Blumenthal celebrates launch of CT's first renewable diesel fuel
Connecticut will have access to fossil-free fuel within the state for the first time. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) visited the renewable diesel location at the East Haven terminal on Thursday. Global Partners, an independent energy supplier, will store its renewable diesel there. The company converts used oils from fast-food...
Connecticut Artists Take The Spotllight At Parkville Market Gallery
It’s about to get a lot more colorful in Parkville with the grand opening of Parkville Art Gallery. The celebration is set for Saturday, September 7, 2024, at 1429 Park Street, Suite 204, from 6pm-9pm. The Gallery Opening show includes artists Andy Hart, Michael Rice, Chris Gann, Allan Weitz,...
New August law carries $250 fine if you don’t stop in the road at the right time – more cops were hired to write tickets
AUTHORITIES say they are beefing up law enforcement as they raise the penalty for passing school buses. As children return to school, Connecticut State Senator Herron Gaston pushed to incorporate laws that crack down on drivers making a major road safety violation. He implemented the legislation now allowing police to hit drivers with a fine […]
Pizza Palooza begins in New Milford
NEW MILFORD –New Milford will kick off its second Pizza Palooza to showcase the variety of businesses that serve up one of American’s favorite foods. The town-wide event begins Sept. 1 and runs through Oct. 31. The pizza crawl comes on the heels of the town’s second Ice...
State Auditors release damning report on Department of Corrections
The State’s Auditors of Public Accounts released a report yesterday painting a damning picture of the State’s Department of Corrections (DOC), finding severe instances of financial mismanagement, lack of oversight over payroll and purchasing processes, frequent non-compliance with documentation requirements across multiple categories, and an overall lack of employee accountability. The most common recurring pattern […] The post State Auditors release damning report on Department of Corrections appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
1 taken to hospital after car crashes into home in Bantam
One person was taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a home in Bantam on Friday. Emergency crews were called to the 900 block of Bantam Road shortly before 4 p.m. for a report of a car that went off the road and into a house with two people trapped.
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