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CT Post
March 5, 2018
But in 2016, that trend was reversed, with about 4,000 more people with bachelor's degrees moving out than moving in, The Kansas City Star reported . That 2016 net migration total ranks Kansas City 30 out of 31 cities it compares itself with. "We will do better, I promise you that," said John Murphy,ÃÂ ...
The CT Mirror
March 5, 2018
A new regional sales tax surcharge option to fund promote cooperation between municipalities and ease burdens on property tax bases. Development of a new college campus with a focus on science and engineering in a major Connecticut city. And $1 billion in unidentified reductions to the annual stateÃÂ ...
CT Post
March 5, 2018
According to municipal authorities, Trump receptionists, housekeepers and a maintenance man, city workers spent much of last Tuesday and Wednesday repairing a damaged water main at the hotel. Though water was restored late Wednesday, the Trump Organization seized the opportunity to performÃÂ ...
WPIX 11 New York
March 5, 2018
Schools will be closed and delayed Monday throughout the tri-state area as towns deal with power outages in the aftermath of last week's storm. Tens of thousands are still without power in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Neighborhoods are dealing with flooding. Below is a full list of schoolÃÂ ...
CT Post
March 5, 2018
HAGERMAN, N.M. (AP) — Something stinks in one southeastern New Mexico town and residents want police on the case. KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reports skunk smell is plaguing the town of Hagerman, New Mexico, thanks to a mild winter that is bringing out the smelling mammals early. Viola BadcockÃÂ ...
CT Post
March 4, 2018
Mario Testa, Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee Chairman, attends Mayor Joe Ganim's address to the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, in Bridgeport, Conn. March 3, 2016. ... Connecticut's largest city and political movers-and-shakers like Testa fought a similar gaming battle two decades ago.
CT Post
March 3, 2018
The highest number of outages are in southeastern Conneticut. Shoreline towns with the highest number of outrages include Branford, Guilford, Clinton and Old Saybrook. In southwest Connecticut, a little more than 400 customers had no electricity. There were scattered outages in Newtown, Brookfield,ÃÂ ...
The CT Mirror
March 2, 2018
Connecticut is a state of 169 small towns and medium-sized cities, and, as the Fiscal Commission observed, is likely to stay that way. People moved to towns for good schools, good services, tolerable taxes, safe streets, the character of the place. They don't want to see any of these assets diminished.
Hartford Courant
February 6, 2018
Hartford will use its grant to create the South Hartford Young Adult Employment Zone, an effort to increase the education, skills and employment levels of 700 young adults in three city neighborhoods over 10 years. The project will bring unemployment rates to levels comparable to the region, improve theÃÂ ...
CT Post
December 31, 1999
HARTFORD — Towns and cities across the state are sharing health services, public works equipment and vehicle tracking and mapping technology. But many ... "Governments in Connecticut stand at a crossroads," said Joe Delong, executive director of the Connecticut Council of Municipalities. "For over aÃÂ ...
WFSB
February 23, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — A neurologist who had pleaded guilty to groping women at a Philadelphia clinic was arrested on Tuesday on charges he repeatedly raped a patient in New York City. Dr. Ricardo Cruciani was taken into custody and will be arraigned in New York on multiple counts of rape and other sexÃÂ ...
CT Post
February 23, 2018
As previously reported, Connecticut's largest city has had challenges filling vacancies on the various boards and commissions needed for ... and commissioners must also abide by a new regulation the council created last year and, each January, submit their home addresses to the town clerk to certify theyÃÂ ...
Buffalo News
February 23, 2018
A worried sister in Connecticut acting on her concern and quick police work may have saved a City of Tonawanda woman's life. The Connecticut woman called City of Tonawanda police early Wednesday morning after a phone call with her sister. Something "didn't sound right" when she was talking withÃÂ ...
Hartford Courant
February 23, 2018
that could keep millennials in Connecticut and attract more. that could prop up property tax bases and bring more revenue to municipalities. that could put the ... He proposed Wednesday to nudge more towns to create more housing options because so few have the homes workers and young families need.
CT Post
February 21, 2018
BRIDGEPORT — East End activist and Democratic Town Committee member Charlie Coviello has been trying for years to run City Hall. Now the four-time failed mayoral candidate has the next best thing — a job there. Coviello started last week as a $43,000 zoning inspector in that department, filling aÃÂ ...
CT Post
February 18, 2018
ATLANTA (AP) — A portion of Henry County has cleared a hurdle in its controversial quest to form a new city called Eagle's Landing. The Georgia Senate on Thursday approved two measures that would define new boundaries for the city of Stockbridge, which Eagle's Landing is being carved from, andÃÂ ...
CT Post
February 18, 2018
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — A volunteer firefighters' association in western South Dakota has filed a countersuit to a city's lawsuit that alleges the association may have misused taxpayer funds. The Spearfish Volunteer Firefighters' Association has described the city of Spearfish's lawsuit a month ago as aÃÂ ...
CT Post
February 18, 2018
Oklahoma city names first female detective ... Miller joined the Woodward Police Department in December after serving nearly eight years for two other city departments as a patrol officer as well as detective. She and ... In time, Miller applied and was hired on as a police officer in her home town of Canton.
Hartford Courant
February 18, 2018
Connecticut To Be Blanketed By 4-7 Inches Of Snow; Some Flights Affected At Bradley ... The warning covers northern and southern Connecticut and Litchfield County. ... Towns and cities — including Bristol, Rocky Hill, Newington and Southington — started issuing parking bans Saturday afternoon.
CT Post
February 18, 2018
As part of a 2016 deal ensuring city leaders and community groups would not oppose PSEG's controversial facility, the New Jersey-based company made several commitments. One was a $2 million payment to be divvied up as grants among municipal departments and other entities for public health andÃÂ ...
Patch.com
February 18, 2018
Now one has been identified among the best in the country, as Architectural Digest magazine recently placed Mystic on its list of The 25 Best Small Towns In America. With a population of 4,205 people, Mystic certainly fits the description of a small town. Described as a "charming and family-friendly nauticalÃÂ ...
New York Times
February 18, 2018
According to the chief medical examiner's office in Connecticut, the number of deaths resulting from firearms — including homicides, suicides and accidents — fell to 164 in 2016, from 226 in ... Cities like Chicago and Baltimore, with rigorous gun laws, also have two of the highest murder rates in the country.
Danbury News Times
February 17, 2018
Even in Danbury, where the recovery was strongest — the city added $1 billion in taxable value over the decade — tax rates have risen some 30 ... the growth of municipal spending from fiscal 2010 through fiscal 2016 outpaced inflation in about four-fifths of Connecticut towns and cities, according to aÃÂ ...
Hartford Courant
February 17, 2018
Mayors and first selectmen from all 169 cities and towns are calling upon Gov. ... "Town aid road grants are critical to Connecticut's small towns in maintaining the transportation infrastructure needed to support local economies,'' said ... Ten municipalities out of 169 make up nearly 15 percent of the total.
WFSB
February 17, 2018
The city has needed over 3,000 tons of salt costing them about $250,000, making it necessary to transfer from other line items to keep up with demand. “We're three quarters into our overtime budget and we still have to go to July,” Yeitz said. With so many storms falling after traditional work hours, the town'sÃÂ ...
NBC Connecticut
February 17, 2018
Residents are concerned about the Town of Madison's plan to sell the Academy School to a developer that would transform the historic building and the baseball fields behind it into new housing units. During the NBC Connecticut Connect-a-thon on Thursday, three viewers called about the proposal.
CT News Junkie
February 17, 2018
Municipalities Shouldn't Expect Road Money Anytime Soon ... HARTFORD, CT — Cities and towns across the state have been anxiously waiting for Gov. ... “Town Aid Road grants are critical to Connecticut's small towns in maintaining the transportation infrastructure needed to support local economies,”à...
Patch.com
February 15, 2018
HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities called on Governor Dannel Malloy and the State Bond Commission to release $30 million to towns that would help repair local roads and bridges. The money comes in the form of the Town Aid For Road grants and is the second half ofÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 15, 2018
They're seeking an end to the quota so more city children can attend the schools. ... "The state of Connecticut and Hartford Public Schools have decided to close the doors to Hartford's elite magnet schools to my children because they are black," said Lashawn Robinson, a mother of five and one of theÃÂ ...
WFSB
February 15, 2018
If you were to add the roads up, DOT said you end up with 11,000 miles of roads the state is responsible for and 35,000 miles of roads that belong to cities and towns. “I drive throughout Connecticut and I would have to say Hartford is the worst condition,” Cleber Galindo said. Town officials across the boardÃÂ ...
The CT Mirror
February 15, 2018
Dannel P. Malloy's administration to release nearly $30 million in road repair grants owed to municipalities before June 30. ... “Town Aid Road grants are critical to Connecticut's small towns in maintaining the transportation infrastructure needed to support local economies,” Elizabeth Gara, executiveÃÂ ...
News 12 Connecticut
February 13, 2018
A new list has been released of the best cities to live in every state, and the top city in Connecticut is Danbury. According to 24/7 Wall Street, Danbury is also one of the most expensive places in the U.S.. Goods and services cost an average of over 30 percent more in the area than they do nationwide.
Patch.com
February 13, 2018
RIDGEFIELD, CT — A new analysis has ranked the 100 safest cities in America and six towns in Connecticut made the list. Ridgefield took the top spot nationally as the safest town. ... Ridgefield was the safest city in the country, with a crime index of 95 out of 100, with 100 being the safest. There were twoÃÂ ...
Yale Daily News (blog)
February 8, 2018
Making only a passing reference to the state's budget, Malloy proposed a wide array of policies to fulfill his vision of “Connecticut fairness,” calling on the ... It also suggests allowing municipalities to collect taxes as charitable contributions, shielding Connecticut residents from the loss of deductions causedÃÂ ...
CT Post
February 8, 2018
Ski school gives city kids their first shot on the slopes. Ted Shaffrey, Associated ... Schone Malliet created the National Winter Activity Center in Vernon to offer kids from New York City, Newark and the surrounding region what may be their first chance to learn the winter sport. "This place is a sacred place.
U.S. News & World Report
February 8, 2018
A Connecticut city is appealing an arbitration panel's finding that a police officer should not have been fired in 2013 for berating an immigrant during a traffic ... that former Officer Christopher Belair's behavior during a traffic stop was "outrageous and disturbing" but the city did not have just cause to fire him.
CT Post
February 8, 2018
BRIDGEPORT - A local debt collection lawyer, embroiled in a controversy over the city's foreclosure on homeowners owing back sewer bills, is being sued by a local homeowner who claims he was the victim of an illegal foreclosure. Stephen Scholz, who has run a business out of his home repairing andÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 7, 2018
A Connecticut town says it will spend millions to clean up a fuel leak that went unnoticed for a year. Feb. 7, 2018, at 5:25 a.m.. Town to Spend $5 Million ... The Town Council has voted to allocate $5 million in emergency funds to remove contaminated soil from the area. More than 6,000 tons of soil has been removed so far.
Hartford Courant
February 7, 2018
A new report released Tuesday found that only 31 of Connecticut's 169 towns and cities have 10 percent or more of their housing that is considered ... Ghio cited a statistic from the 2015 U.S. Census that 41.6 percent of millennials in Connecticut — between the ages of 18 and 34 — live at home with theirÃÂ ...
Hartford Courant
February 6, 2018
Under Malloy's proposal, taxpayers would receive their local tax bill, make a donation to their city or town's charity and receive an equal tax credit back. ... Kevin Maloney, a spokesman for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, said the organization, which lobbies on behalf of cities and towns, hadÃÂ ...
New Haven Register
February 6, 2018
To continue promoting economic growth, Harp said the city will forge partnerships with surrounding communities and other cities in the region. “New Haven this year pooled its resources with Bridgeport and towns surrounding each city to prepare a competitive bid to become Amazon's second NorthÃÂ ...
WFSB
February 6, 2018
The National Council for home Safety and Security, along with the website alarms.org, released a list of "the safest cities in Connecticut 2018." It ranked the cities in terms of population, reports of violent crimes and property crimes, as released by the FBI in its Uniform Crime Report. Weston came out on topÃÂ ...
Hartford Courant
February 6, 2018
Hartford will use its grant to create the South Hartford Young Adult Employment Zone, an effort to increase the education, skills and employment levels of 700 young adults in three city neighborhoods over 10 years. The project will bring unemployment rates to levels comparable to the region, improve theÃÂ ...
New Haven Register
January 29, 2018
NEW HAVEN — Efforts to revive Connecticut's economy must include solutions for the problems facing its cities, the mayors of Hartford and New Haven ... Tweed New Haven Airport Authority Executive Director Tim Larson said the airport, which straddles the city's border with East Haven, could increase itsÃÂ ...
Hartford Courant
January 5, 2018
Work crews for Connecticut's two dominant utilities crisscrossed the state Thursday in response to power outages that multiplied as the storm continued to bear down on the Northeast. ... At one point, the utility reported just one outage — in North Haven — that had fallen from eight earlier in various towns.
Patch.com
January 5, 2018
A powerful winter storm is dumping heavy snow on Connecticut and winds are gusting in excess of 50 mph at times. The snow was falling at rates of up to four inches per hour in parts of the state. The entire state is expected to receive up to 1 foot of snow. A Blizzard Warning is in effect for New Haven,ÃÂ ...
WABC-TV
January 5, 2018
... many municipalities and organizations are canceling events and functions in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Below is a list of what we know so far. This information will be updated as we get new details into our newsroom. * A significant number of schools are closed, including New York CityÃÂ ...
Patch.com
January 5, 2018
A large chunk of Connecticut saw near-blizzard conditions as snow fell at rates of one to two inches per hour with gusts in excess of 40 mph. Most of the state received nearly one foot of snow. A Blizzard Warning remains in effect until 1 a.m. Friday for New Haven, Middlesex and New London counties.
WABC-TV
January 4, 2018
Alternate side parking regulations have been suspended for Thursday and Friday in New York City to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect. Towns across Long Island had their trucks in place ready to spread salt and clear roads by 3 a.m. as the snow moves in. RELATED:ÃÂ ...
CT Post
January 4, 2018
The city is on level-one snow emergency status. This status means all vehicles are prohibited from parking on the city's streets and must be moved no later than two hours after the start of the snowfall. Once snow and ice removal operations are over, vehicles can be returned to the streets for parking.
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