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The governors efforts to expand broadband internet service across the state continues on Tuesday.

The nonprofit has done a lot of work across Connecticut and in the New Haven region. Now, they are expanding their efforts to eastern Connecticut, including Windham, where vaccination rates are falling a bit behind. “In Windham we have had free vaccination clinics at the elks club, at our firemen’s training school, but we still haven’t gotten the turn out that we have been hoping for," said Mayor Tom DeVivo. URU is designing and implementing marketing materials across the town. The banne...

KHL opens up nominations for demo awards U.K.-based publishing group will host its 2021 awards event in Chicago in October. United Kingdom-based KHL Group, the publisher of nine construction-related magazines, says entry forms for the World Demolition Awards 2021 are now available on its World Demolition Summit (WDS) website. The awards will be distributed at an event to take place in Chicago Oct. 20-21. The awards, which have been presented since 2009, have been designed to “recognize innova...

Pennsylvania township joins pilot program to recycle flexible plastic TotalRecycling Inc., a division of JP Mascaro & Sons, will process the plastic at its Birdsboro plant in Berks County. Palmer Township will join a handful of communities in the United States that will soon accept flexible plastic waste in its curbside recycling bins, reports WFMZ.com. Starting May 1, Palmer residents can begin to include flexible plastic, such as bags for groceries, potato chips, cereal and more in their bin...

Municipal leaders urge Gov. Lamont to include PILOT in next biennial budget Hartfords PILOT shortfall is indicative of the states level of funding of the program. On Friday, January 15,  New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and 27 of his counterparts, executive officeholders from across Connecticut, sent a letter advocating that Gov. Ned Lamont includes in his budget the necessary funding to implement a tiered Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program. Here is the complete text: Dear Governor Lamont,...