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Orange Affordable Housing Complex Receives $3.6M In State funds - Orange, CT - The money is part of $49 million the state is giving to affordable housing initiatives throughout Connecticut.

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...

Connecticut UFO Sightings Continue to Increase in 2021 It may have something to do with more people staying home or the anticipation of some UFO information being declassified, but a number of sightings have already been reported in a number of Connecticut towns. Connecticut and Dutchess and Putnam counties are no strangers to UFO sightings. Over the years, there have been dozens of sightings in the region, but for some reason, 2021 is starting to shape up as a pretty busy year for unidentified...

Reply NORTH CENTRAL, CT — An indictment has been reached in a regional federal fentanyl case. Leonard Boyle, acting United States Attorney for the district of Connecticut, and Brian Boyle, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment Tuesday charging Regino Morillo-Espinal, 38, of Allentown, PA, with possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. According to court d...

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...

UFO Sightings On The Increase In Connecticut In 2021 It may have something to do with more people staying home, or the anticipation of some UFO information being declassified, but a number of sighting have already been reported in a number of Connecticut towns. Connecticut and Dutchess and Putnam counties are no strangers to UFO sightings. Over the years there have been dozens of sightings in the region, but for some reason 2021 is starting to shape up as a pretty busy year for unidentified fly...

According to officials, no rescues were made, but firefighters did have to wake up one person who was sleeping in the basement at the time of the fire. Firefighters from multiple departments were called in to battle the flames and fire officials said it took about two hours to get them under control. Willimantic Fire Chief Marc Scrivener said the type of home created challenges while trying to fight the fire. "Its what we call a balloon frame construction meaning that theres no fire stops. It m...

Written by Office of the Governor. Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is on track to expand its COVID-19 vaccination program to the final group of adults, including all individuals between the ages of 16 and 44, on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Individuals in this age group will have access to schedule appointments beginning Thursday morning. To schedule an appointment, Connecticut residents should visit ct.gov/covidvaccine and enter their zip code in the spac...

Ravi Patel, who grew up helping out in his father’s package store, The Grog Shop of Meriden, now makes beers that are sold in package stores statewide. Other Desi Beer Co. is based in Branford makes beers with the flavors of Patel's childhood, growing up the son of Indian immigrants.

Published April 1, 2021 • Updated 2 hours ago NBC Universal, Inc. Connecticut residents 16-years-old and up are now able to start making appointments for their COVID-19 vaccines this morning. Residents eligible to get a vaccine are able create an account in the Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS). The registration is the first step in process of making a vaccination appointment. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. ...