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Sewage treatment plants send water into Thames that’s actually pretty clean
For most of southeastern Connecticut, every flush of the toilet, drain of the shower and final rinse of the laundry is destined for the Thames River. Between its beginnings in Norwich and its mouth in...
View ArticleSayles School going green | Norwich Bulletin
Some of the biggest changes to hit Sprague’s Sayles School this year have been stepped on, discarded and washed away by hundreds of people. For the past three years, the district has been quietly...
View ArticleHabitat for Humanity of Southeastern Connecticut getting ‘green’ grant
Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern Connecticut has been picked as one of 136 entities to receive national green building initiative grants from its parent, Habitat for Humanity International, and The...
View ArticlePomfret wins award for land protection Bulletin
The Windsor-based Working Lands Alliance has awarded Pomfret one of its three annual Pathfinder awards for furthering the group’s cause of farmland preservation. via Pomfret wins award for land...
View ArticleNorwich officials work on development strategy
Norwich – About 30 officials crowded into the Norwich Community Development Corp. office Wednesday to continue work on a citywide economic development strategy plan, when one member called for...
View ArticleYoung scientists starting early
Sterling Community School Principal Vince Agostine said science is no longer a subject elementary school teachers try to squeeze in. Instead, it’s becoming a class where curriculum directors,...
View ArticleNorwich Public Utilities shows off green fleet
Norwich Public Utilities hosted a delegation from the Yankee Gas Co. this week, displaying its fleet of Alternative Fuel Vehicles and fueling stations and educating the Yankee Gas representatives about...
View ArticleGovernor, local reps to tour Old Norwich State Hospital Aug. 15
State Representative Tom Reynolds D-42nd and State Senator Andrew Maynard D-18th will join Governor Dannel Malloy on a tour of the former Norwich State Hospital in Preston. The group will meet with the...
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Malloy tours $22 million Norwich regional transportation center | TheDay.com
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy got a first-hand look at the $22 million regional transportation center under construction near Norwich Harbor and called the project impressive with potential to attract boaters...
View ArticleOUR VIEW: State should help clean former hospital property
In a matter of weeks we should know if there are potential suitors interested in developing the former Norwich State Hospital property. It’s a process we’ve seen played out in the past, and...
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Malloy stop focuses on farms
State agencies need to find ways to work with Connecticut farmers to bolster their profits and promote the importance of buying locally grown goods to ensure the future health of the industry, Gov....
View ArticleNCDC talks transit hub, historic Norwich buildings – Norwich, CT – The Bulletin
As work on Norwich’s new transportation center continues, discussions have begun on ways to preserve and retool parts of the city’s past, officials from the Norwich Community Development Corporation...
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Energy plant may need Canterbury’s OK for pipes, after all
The Connecticut Siting Council says its approval may not be the only thing Plainfield Renewable Energy needs before it installs water pipes beneath Packer Road in Canterbury. But the energy company...
View Article5 agencies collaborating on regional development plan
Three regional planning councils and two agencies focused on jobs and housing are collaborating on a regional development plan for New London and Windham counties. Six cities have been identified as...
View ArticleNorwich workshop looks at prioritizing historic buildings, then preserving...
The same answers arose Wednesday to some of the same questions that have been asked for the past four decades on how Norwich can revitalize downtown and reverse decades of decline. But Norwich has the...
View ArticleNorwich names parks director
The former East Hartford parks and recreation director has been hired to run Norwich’s recreation department, City Manager Alan Bergren confirmed Thursday. Roger Moss, who has produced the nationally...
View ArticleState biologist sees river-rich Norwich as unique
The city’s rivers and a growing effort to restore historical fish species to inner waterways could turn Norwich into a major attraction for sport fishermen and eco-tourists who come to watch eagles,...
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Governor’s Greenways Council Presents 13th Annual Greenways Awards
Designates Five New Connecticut Greenways Trolley Trail in Stony Creek, Connecticut (cjzurcher). For more info: http://www.traillink.com/trail/branford-trolley-trail.aspx. The Governor’s Greenways...
View ArticleNorwich transportation center has been 17 years in the making
On Saturday, the 17-year saga of building the intermodal transportation center will conclude. City leaders plan a lavish dedication ceremony for the $21.8 million facility on West Main Street, where...
View ArticleRoute 11 another ‘stalled project’: Norwich Bulletin
There are two other projects in southeastern Connecticut — both offering huge economic potential for the region and the state — that have been allowed to languish for decades because of a lack of...
View ArticleCompany tapped for Plainfield sewer survey
Plainfield officials hope to be ready to bring plans for a significant upgrade of the town’s sewage treatment facilities before townspeople late this year. First Selectman Paul Sweet said he will...
View ArticleNew signs on interstate bike trail point cyclists in right direction | The...
When you’re biking 360 miles through unfamiliar towns and cities, it’s important to know where you are. Dozens of cyclists stopped off at Water Street Park Friday afternoon, taking a break from their...
View ArticleNine towns to share $20M federal grant for transportation projects
(HARTFORD, CT) – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has announced that nine Connecticut cities and towns will share a $20 million federal grant for transportation projects designed to improve the flow of traffic,...
View ArticleGrowth of rooftop plants defines ‘green building’, even in Connecticut
Spread out in an isolated section of the 400-acre Pride’s Corner Farms, a low-key $1 million-a-year operation brings the concept of “green” building to new heights — rooftops, to be specific. Here on a...
View ArticleProperty purchase will expand watershed
The state has awarded $157,000 to Norwich Public Utilities to help buy almost 53 acres in Colchester that will expand the Deep River public water supply watershed. The recent grant from Connecticut’s...
View ArticleNorwich plan puts development where infrastructure is
Norwich – The proposed new plan of conservation and development calls for directing new development to areas already served with city utilities, public transportation, sidewalks and other amenities...
View ArticleTask force to be named for Norwich energy facility
Connecticut lawmakers are set to announce a task force for a clean energy research and development facility on the campus of the former Norwich State Hospital in Preston and Norwich. For more on this...
View ArticleYantic Greenway wins state designation
More than 14 miles along the banks of the Yantic River from Lebanon to Bozrah to Franklin to Norwich will officially be designated as the state’s newest greenway at ceremonies later this month. “This...
View ArticleRecycler hit with Clean Water Act lawsuit
Norwich, Conn.-based Shetucket Iron & Metal Co. Inc. is being sued in U.S. District Court in Connecticut by three environmental groups who content that stormwater runoff from 20-foot high piles of...
View Article‘Clean Trades’ debuting at Norwich Tech
A two-year pilot program to introduce Connecticut students to career options in the green-energy field will be kicked off locally during a presentation from noon to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Norwich...
View ArticleMillstone plans to move emergency operations facility to Norwich
Construction on the $10 million site is expected to take less than a year pending city approval, and the 24 Stott Ave. center should be fully operational by the end of 2014.The post Millstone plans to...
View ArticleNorwich Tech Talk: Trade students to get crash course in green building
Project Learn Tree is backed by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association and the American Forest Foundation , and Connecticut Light & Power is providing funds. Siemens, a large building energy...
View ArticleState Celebrates Successful First Year of Commercial Clean Energy Financing...
Connecticut’s “Green Bank,” the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority, says it has celebrated the successful first year of its nationally-recognized Commercial and Industrial Property Assessed...
View ArticleNorwich one of six to receive state funding for sewer plant upgrade
The state Bond Commission Friday approved a combination of grants and loans to cover at least part of the city’s $96 million sewer plant upgrade project that would improve water quality and allow the...
View ArticleLisbon students traverse region to gauge water quality
A crew of Lisbon Central School eighth-graders recently sailed from Long Island Sound up the Thames River to Norwich — and that was just the beginning of their mission to test water quality in the...
View ArticleNorwich gets report on Millstone emergency center
Dominion’s Millstone Nuclear Power Station is nearing completion of a $10 million to $20 million emergency response system this fall, mandated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the wake of...
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