The town’s taxpayers are on the hook for a $63.6M fuel cell project even though the deal imploded late last year.
Cities & Towns
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Yale ups annual payments to New Haven by $5 million
That voluntary-payment bump is part of a new town-gown deal announced by Mayor Justin Elicker and Yale President Maurie McInnis Friday.
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CT towns grapple with whether to dump snow in rivers and lakes
Nearly a dozen Connecticut towns are notifying state environmental officials that they may need to dump tons of snow into nearby rivers and lakes.
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Proposed juvenile facility in Tolland rankles locals, legislators
State lawmakers and Tolland officials say they were blindsided by a plan to open a new juvenile detention facility in the town.
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Ex-Norwich mayor sought pension buyback weeks before leaving office
The Personnel and Pension Board will consider a request from the longtime mayor to participate in a pension plan for city employees, elected officials.
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CT Mirror’s new community engagement reporting: The year in review
In 2025, we hired community engagement reporters in Bridgeport and Hartford who immediately went to work getting to know their communities.
Posted inPolitics
In CT, finding candidates to run for local office is getting harder
Hostile online politics and waning civic engagement — plus the substantial time commitment — have discouraged people from seeking office.
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Watertown residents accept plan to bail out town’s water debt to Waterbury
The vote to borrow money for unpaid water bills followed years of negotiation and litigation between the two appropriately named communities.
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Land-use boards aren’t representative of the communities they serve, report finds
A survey in New London and Fairfield Counties found that land-use boards were mostly composed of white, male homeowners.
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Police: White powder mailed to CCSU president
An envelope containing white powder was mailed to the home of Central Connecticut State University President Zulma Toro on Friday.
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CT municipal camp bills, proposed after Bethany scandal, expire
Proposed regulations spurred by a child sex abuse scandal at a Bethany camp will not come to pass after session ended without a vote on them.
Posted inEducation
CT Senate takes up legislation to expand oversight of municipal summer camps
The omnibus bill, which in part requires state regulation of municipal summer camps, follows a child sexual assault case at a CT summer camp.
Posted inCities & Towns
CT volunteer firefighter ranks have shrunk by 62.7%: ‘Wake-up call’
Difficulty in attracting volunteer firefighters, the first line of defense in most CT towns, is a crisis that has unfolded slowly.
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Have CT towns benefited under Lamont? Depends on whom you ask
Gov. Ned Lamont said communities have benefited greatly under his leadership. The lobbying group for municipalities disagrees.
Posted inHuman Services
Bethany sex abuse case prompts controversial bill on town camp safety
The bill, which among other reforms would ensure municipal programs for children conduct employee background checks, got mixed reactions.