A number of projects are underway to solve the food waste problem, which many say is the linchpin to Connecticut’s waste disposal crisis.
Greenwich
Posted inMoney
In Greenwich, recovery from the pandemic recession came quickly
Greenwich is a case study in what economists have described as a “K-shaped recovery” from the pandemic recession
Posted inPolitics
Today’s special election for a state Senate seat adds to the debate: What is Greenwich’s identity?
After a stunning GOP decline, has Greenwich reached a political equilibrium?
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Food could hold the key to fixing the state’s waste disposal problems
Getting food waste out of the trash may provide the key to fixing the dated waste systems in the state.
Posted inEducation
Challenges to delivering special education have increased during the COVID era
When COVID-19 forced schools to shut down in March, special education students faced additional challenges.
Posted inEducation
With coronavirus spreading in Connecticut, when is it appropriate to close schools?
Gov. Ned Lamont is letting local officials make the hard decision to close schools — for now at least.
Posted inPolitics
Immigrant-turned-millionaire Arora challenges Himes
WASHINGTON– The race for the 4th District congressional seat pits political novice Harry Arora, a Republican who says he backs most of Donald Trump’s agenda, against a Democratic incumbent, Rep. Jim Himes, who has the political winds at his back.
Posted inTransportation
Northeast rail plan stymied by lack of funding, concerns in Fairfield County
WASHINGTON — An ambitious — and to some in Connecticut controversial — plan to overhaul the railroad in the Northeast Corridor has come to a full stop, a victim to lack of funding. There also has been pushback to the plan from Fairfield County residents who fear the impact of laying down new high-speed-ready tracks and other development near their neighborhoods.
Posted inCT Viewpoints, Talking Transportation
Transportation affects nearly everything in Connecticut
While this column often is a rant about failing commuter rail service or an occasional rave for overdue investment in our highways, when you think about it, transportation is really an issue that affects many aspects of our lives: where we live, shop and go to work.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
No hazard mitigation funds for Connecticut shoreline homeowners
About a half-dozen shoreline communities are angered that none of their homes damaged by Storm Sandy will receive hazard-mitigation funding for elevations or buyouts.