...of the electric system’s operation, the company explained. The company announced that Sullivan will lead a team focused specifically on Connecticut that includes field operations, regulatory affairs, and communication with communities. State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, co-chair of the Energy and Technology Committee, said he understood the position was included...
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...of voting absentee were simply the result of a new awareness that people had that this type of voting was possible. Other towns reported absentee ballot rates that were either lower or similar to prior municipal election years. Chester, Deep River and Essex all reported absentee ballot numbers that were...
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To the Editor: I think most Old Lyme residents would be incensed if neighboring towns—Essex, East Lyme, East Haddam and so forth—decided to dump their trash in Old Lyme, right along the river,and burn it there. Old Lymers would shout about the traffic, fumes and noise from trucks growling down...
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...about noontime each day. It also stops in Bridgeport and New Haven before heading up the Connecticut River Valley to Vermont stops in Brattleboro, Windsor, Montpelier, Waterbury (Stowe) and Essex Junction (Burlington), to name but a few. It’s not the fastest run (Stamford to Essex Junction is 8 hours), but...
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...investing in the community by moving The Essex to Main Street. “When we resubmit for Smoke on the Water, we hope they’ll have a better idea of who is putting in a restaurant,” he said. The layout plan shown above for The Essex at 247 Main St. is courtesy of...
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ESSEX — The town’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted on Tuesday to allow horses on properties four acres or larger in the town’s village residential zone, paving the way for at least one couple to bring their horses to Ivoryton. The change in zoning would apply to six properties in...
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ESSEX — In the first public hearing on a proposal to give businesses additional flexibility to develop a variety of new projects around exit 3 on Route 9, members of the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission raised concerns that the change in zoning could pave the way for development which...
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...to cancel that, redo the RFP in smaller parts. That’s complicated by the fact that you have 156 being paved from Fox Hopyard down to Essex Bank at Halls Road and DOT wants to pave it all the way over to East Lyme. So they are pawing the ground saying,...
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...and they are linked. School enrollments are down because families aren’t able to afford homes in Westbrook or Essex or Guilford, he said. If they are stretching to pay their mortgage or rent, they might not be able to also afford a car to get to work, said Bishop. Added...
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ESSEX – In an effort to lessen recurring flooding on Ferry Street, First Selectman Norm Needleman told CT Examiner that the town is asking residents at a special town meeting on Wednesday to approve an appropriation of $100,000 to raise the roadbed about a foot and install a sidewalk on...
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...something new.” Bergman said Kuster started 25 years ago in a town similar to Essex in the Netherlands. “People were not used to modern. It was so different that people started talking about it and buzz spread around quickly. In Essex, this will create a little more buzz and show...
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REGION 4 — A turf field, a cross country trail, repairs to tennis courts and renovations of the soccer and baseball fields are a few of the possible middle school and high school athletic projects being considered by the Board of Education that together could cost as much as $11.3...
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According to the latest national census data, Chester, Deep River and Essex experienced dramatic declines in the number of residents under the age of 18 living in the towns — a drop that leaves local leaders with little to offer in the way of solutions. In Deep River, the loss...
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As Connecticut residents avoided the worst of the predicted storm damage from Henri, state and local officials generally praised preparations by Eversource, though the added cost to customers for the additional out-of-state crews remains unclear. For State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, co-chair of the legislature’s Energy and Technology committee, Tropical...
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A Do-It-Yourself Bike Repair Program in Hartford and West Hartford. An electric vehicle charging station in Essex. COVID-safe farmers markets in Bridgeport and New Haven. Invasive plant management along the Connecticut River. And community gardens, murals, and tree planting in towns and cities across the state. These are a few...
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...real questions about whether enforcing a law like that would be a good or equitable use of resources.” At just over 6000 residents, Essex falls well short of the legal requirement. Still, First Selectman Norm Needleman said he is also still navigating what restrictions on public marijuana consumption will look...
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...unaffiliated, deserve the truth. Controlling the narrative is tempting. But passing legislation based on the truth – however distasteful it may sometimes be – is the sworn duty of elected officials. Christine Palm, a Democratic assistant majority leader, is a second-term state representative serving Chester, Deep River, Essex and Haddam....
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...into town as part of Electric Boat’s 5,000-person hiring spree over the coming decade. Old Saybrook: 2.3 percent increase, 10,242 to 10,481 Essex: 0.7 percent increase, 6,683 to 6,733 Middletown: 0.1 percent increase, 47,648 to 47,717 Old Lyme: 0.3 percent increase, 7,603 to 7,628 New London: 0.9 percent decrease, 27,620...
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ESSEX — Town officials are proposing a change in zoning around exit 3 on Route 9 – an idea that could be replicated in other parts of town, including Essex Village, if approved. The change is meant to give developers more flexibility to develop a variety of new projects in...
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ESSEX — A local engineer has his eye on buying a Main Street property in Ivoryton to keep two horses, and he’s asking the Essex Planning and Zoning Commission to decide whether horses belong in residential parts of town, or if they should be restricted to rural areas. Thomas Metcalf...
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...said. Portland, and other towns like Killingworth, are waiting for more guidance on how the money can be spent before making any recommendations for how their towns will spend the money. Essex First Selectman Norm Needleman said the town has approved some spending of the ARPA funding despite a lack...
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...high demand for houses in suburbs since March 2020. Edward Noble, president of Noble Construction and Management in Essex, said that the delays have affected pretty much everything — reinforcing steel, plumbing fixtures, doors and lumber, for instance. “Lead times on materials have doubled in many cases — nothing is...
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...first selectman of Essex. I’ve also spoken with State Sen. Cathy Osten about it, because she served as first selectman in Sprague while being a state senator, so a similar position as Norm. What are the accomplishments from your time in the state legislature that you’re most proud of? As...
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...up in the bloodstream.” And isn’t CO2 considered a pollutant that is furiously being fought by those who are battling climate change and are anti-fossil fuels? If it’s a pollutant of such seriousness, why would the Department of Education mandate children be forced to inhale it? Adrienne Forrest Essex, CT...
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...from having 18 willing to vote for it in the way precisely proposed by the governor,” Looney said. Some senators were undecided, like Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, who said he was on the fence about TCI because he supported the goals of the program, but didn’t think it was a...
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...actually used. State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, co-chair of the Energy and Technology Committee, said that early in the pandemic he heard from a dry cleaner who was only running their machines once a week because of the drop off in demand, but was still paying the same high fixed...
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...for the next two years to offset unexpected costs from the coronavirus.The district will likely see reductions in its funding beginning in 2024. The new formula also helped towns like Chester, Deep River and Essex, which have a regional school district that includes the middle school and high school. Over...
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...that to happen.” Gillett said that only a handful of states have seriously explored performance-based ratemaking. State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, co-chair of the Energy and Technology Committee, said he and Gillett worked hard to get performance-based ratemaking into the utility reform bill and don’t want to see any impediments....
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...in our wonderful state. And, less than one week out from the end of Session, my colleagues and I are already taking about unfinished business and where to focus our individual and collective energy next year. State Rep. Christine Palm represents Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam in Connecticut General Assembly...
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...to the state’s roads. Meanwhile opponents warn that the tax will increase the prices of consumer goods and will fall unfairly on Connecticut-based trucking. In the House, where the bill passed 88-59, every Republican and six Democrats voted against the bill. Two Democrats — State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, and...
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