Stamford is soon to get a $35 million overhaul of parking at its train station, but city officials and residents have virtually no idea of what’s coming — and they’re unlikely to get it anytime soon. “The process is a confidential one,” said James Redeker, commissioner of the state Department of Transportation (DOT), which owns […]

Connecticut is leading the nation in declining home prices, one of just eight states to lose ground in the second quarter of this year, according to a new federal report. And Fairfield County took a particularly strong hit, with prices down more than 8 percent from 2011, according to new numbers released by the Connecticut […]

Hartford to New York in half an hour. New York to Boston in 90 minutes. Trains zipping through a tunnel under Long Island Sound. These are all proposals that are under debate as the federal government hosts discussions across the Northeast on the future of passenger rail travel in the region. But for everyone involved, […]

Stamford — Bridgewater Associates, a large hedge fund based in Westport, plans to build a 700,000-square-foot corporate headquarters here, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Wednesday. He said the new facility, to be built with state help, is expected to create 1,000 high-level jobs in the next decade. “Connecticut is strengthening its leadership position in the financial […]

Washington — Connecticut voters may help President Obama’s re-election chances, but they’re not giving him much political cash — especially in Fairfield County, which donated generously to him four years ago. Four years ago, Obama received more money from state residents than any other presidential candidate, according to the Federal Election Commission. He raised nearly […]

Washington — While the brawl for the open 5th Congressional District seat is considered the marquee race for the House of Representatives in Connecticut this year, another congressional contest is gearing up to compete for attention. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, is defending himself from Republican Steve Obsitnik in a race that’s becoming increasingly heated. […]

One of every five private wells tested in Stamford has at least trace amounts of two carcinogenic pesticides, and about 60 have potentially dangerous levels, city officials report. The most recent data from an ongoing testing program has turned up noticeable levels of chlordane or dieldrin in one-fifth of the 750 wells tested so far. […]

Political sources say President Barack Obama is coming to Connecticut on Aug. 6 for two fundraisers in the political cash machine known as Fairfield County, whose residents already have written checks for more than $5 million to presidential candidates in 2012. Movie producer Harvey Weinstein and his wife, fashion designer Georgina Chapman, will host the […]

Bridgeport — Nearly 30 years after city officials in Bridgeport started talking about developing a little peninsula on the water next to I-95, the first tenant has finally committed to moving in. The outdoor goods store Bass Pro Shops will open a retail outlet at Bridgeport’s Steelpointe Harbor as early as next year, officials have […]

Bridgeport — As the nation sheds the concept of clean coal for plentiful and even cleaner natural gas, environmental activists are hoping they can push Connecticut to abandon coal as a power source. They’ve seized that opportunity this summer as the owner of Connecticut’s one remaining coal-fired power plant, the Bridgeport Harbor coal plant, applies […]

Ridgefield — A crisis in affordable housing, a struggling economy and rising gas prices are creating a slow-but-steady shift in some of Connecticut’s wealthiest areas: its small-town suburbs. Faced with a demand for smaller, more energy-efficient homes or rental housing even in these areas, developers are taking advantage of a law that’s been on Connecticut’s […]