The vote to borrow money for unpaid water bills followed years of negotiation and litigation between the two appropriately named communities.
Cities & Towns
Connecticut has 169 cities and towns. Keep up with their neighborhoods, their municipal governments and regionalization efforts here.
Posted inCities & Towns
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.
Posted inCities & Towns
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.
Posted inPolitics
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.
Posted inCities & Towns
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.
Posted inMoney
How much would your town get under Lamont’s proposed budget?
Some towns would gain and some would lose state funding under Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal for town aid grants for the next two fiscal years.
Posted inCities & Towns
CT to end program to assist Hartford flooding victims
CT has set a deadline to apply for funds through a program created to help residents of Hartford’s North End with chronic flooding issues.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Connecticut saw a shift toward the Republican party in 2024
Some Connecticut towns are still counting election results, but one thing is clear: CT’s reputation as a blue-hued state turned slightly red.
Posted inCities & Towns
How CT wants to combat ‘concentrated poverty’ with 10-year plans
CT policymakers will choose a census tract and tackle poverty within it. But how exactly that will happen is largely up to community members.
Posted inCities & Towns
Can CT towns work together? Lamont envisions more sharing
Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed legislation to enable more regional collaboration, helping town leaders work together by sharing services.
Posted inCities & Towns
BEST OF 2023: A tree grows in Canton, and it’s not the only preserved quirk in CT
The Canton tree saga suggests CT residents are taking a broader view of what local quirks and idiosyncrasies ought to be kept in place.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
With CT shoreline flooding rising, officials turn to natural mitigation
Along CT’s shoreline, salt marsh remediation is being explored as a natural solution for flooding. But it often takes non-governmental action.