High-speed rail through CT could finally happen
Tom Condon, By Tom CondonThe CT MirrorThe CT Mirror
Feb. 8, 2021
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North Atlantic Rail, a privately planned high-speed rail project, would transform New England transportation. The $100 billion-plus project is vying for federal infrastructure dollars and was planned at the University of Pennsylvania with Connecticut officials.North Atlantic RailShow MoreShow Less
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Caltrain Station at King Street and 4th Street on July 9 in San Francisco, Calif. California has rolled out its vision for high-speed trains between San Jose and San Francisco, plotting a 30 or so minute ride on what would be one of the busiest stretches of the state’s proposed 520-mile rail system. The California High Speed Rail Authority is calling for 220-mph trains, coming from the Central Valley, to merge onto the Caltrain commuter line for a 49-mile jaunt up the Peninsula.Santiago Mejia / The San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
A snowstorm slammed Massachusetts and New England that made travel hazardous Sunday afternoon and evening just in time to inconvenience anyone headed to the Super Bowl parties that health experts have advised against. A winter storm warning was in effect for parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Maine through early Monday morning. Expected snowfall totals in our forecast.
WORCESTER Almost exactly one year ago, State Sen. Eric Lesser visited Union Station to chat about East-West Rail.
He revisited the station Wednesday, and a lot has changed in a year.and not just that Lesser was now wearing a face mask.
“The stars are aligning I think in a very key and high stakes way this year,” Lesser, a Democrat from Longmeadow, said in a meeting at Union Station Wednesday. Most importantly, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation has completed a 2 ½ year feasibility study of East-West Rail.
“The study came out with a number of conclusions. One is that it’s not an easy project, not an inexpensive project, but a project that can happen,” Lesser continued. “For the first time in anybody’s memory, there’s a real road map or a real train map there’s a real blueprint put out there on how to make statewide rail from Boston to Pittsfield a reality.”
Deerfield ZBA grants special permit for proposed Dollar General store
The proposed site plan for a Dollar General store on Routes 5 and 10 in South Deerfield, which is not to scale. After months of contentious debate, the Deerfield Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit with conditions Wednesday night for the proposed development. CONTRIBUTED IMAGE
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DEERFIELD After months of contentious debate, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit with conditions Wednesday night for the proposed development of a Dollar General store on Routes 5 and 10, at the intersection of Mill Village Road. However, other town boards have yet to weigh in on the proposal.