Monthly Archive for January, 2014
State on storm aid denial: coastal homeowners have options
Criticized for denying storm aid to coastal property owners to move their homes to higher ground, Connecticut’s homeland security brass are now trying to steer unsuccessful applicants to other streams …
Finished basement: Denied storm aid, Oxford woman slams decision
One of the quirks of this week’s widely-criticized decision by the state to deny emergency storm aid to shoreline property owners to move their homes to higher ground is that two of the applicants …
Floren, dean of Greenwich delegation, won’t seek re-election
State Rep. Livvy Floren, R-149th District, the elder stateswoman of Greenwich’s all-GOP delegation to the General Assembly, is ready to pass the baton. In an appearance on WGCH-AM 1490, the flagship …
Why Foley? Why Waterbury?
Tom Foley, the 2010 gubernatorial runner-up, couldn’t exactly pick his hometown of Greenwich to end the “exploratory” phase of his current bid for the state’s top job today. The land of Lamborghinis …
Esty touts gun control in State of the Union response
You can expect members of Connecticut congressional delegation and other politicians to be tweeting, blogging and posting their responses to President Obama’s State of the Union speech tonight. It …
Long-Range Planning Forum underway
About 250 are here at the Long-Range Planning Forum at Law High in Milford. Most of those in the audience are women. The session will delve into the declining enrollment seen in the school district — …
Fedele backs Debicella for Congress
Eager to convince fellow Republicans that the party apparatus is coalescing around his congressional candidacy, former state Sen. Dan Debicella, of Shelton, has locked up the endorsement of former Lt. …
State rejects flood mitigation package for coastal towns
Out of dozens of coastal property owners from Greenwich to Milford who applied for grants to raise the elevation of their homes in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, not a single application was …
Report approved, but Sandy Hook privacy fight could continue
By Ken Dixon HARTFORD – A divided task force on victim’s privacy approved its final report on Friday, but even supporters of the recommendations promised to fight against them in the legislative …
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