STAMFORD, CT – Mayor David Martin announced lthe Katrina Mygatt Recycling Center will add an additional day of operations and be open every Friday beginning this past Friday, April 9. This updates the Recycling Center’s operational hours to Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 7 am to 2 pm. “My budget proposal this year will fully…
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Murphy Applauds Inclusion of Rail Funding in American Jobs Plan
HARTFORD, CT – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, on Wednesday applauded the inclusion of rail funding in the American Jobs Plan as laid out by the Biden administration this morning: “The rail funding proposed in President Biden’s American…
Don’t forget to move the clocks one hour forward tonight
It’s that time of the year again when we shift the clocks one hour forward and when Daylight Savings Time begins. This year this happens late overnight tonight, when 2 a.m. will instantly become 3 a.m. and although we will lose an hour of precious sleep time, the promise of getting an “extra” hour of…
Payroll jobs post slight January 2021 decline (-100): unemployment rate at 8.1% on newly benchmarked data
WETHERSFIELD, CT – Connecticut payroll employment was essentially unchanged in January 2021, dropping just 100 jobs (‑0.01%) after a revised 4,600 (‑0.3%) decrease in December 2020. This is the third monthly job loss after six consecutive seasonally adjusted monthly jobs gains. Statewide employment is now 127,300 (-7.5%) positions lower than a year ago at 1,570,700…
Wilton Library hosts Wilton Reads author virtually April 15
Wilton, CT – The cars were snaked through Wilton Library’s parking lot up to its Drive-Thru Window like a conga line, with drivers eager to receive their free copies of Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir, the Wilton Reads 2021 selection. With the library’s choice of Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey, the community will explore racism…
GasBuddy: $3 per Gallon National Average Could Come Soon as OPEC Keeps Production Cuts
GasBuddy is warning motorists last week that the national average may breach $3 per gallon by Memorial Day after OPEC’s meeting today closed with no meaningful increase in oil production. The group’s large cuts to oil production in 2020 will generally be extended, with just Russia and Kazakhstan granted small exemptions to raise oil production…
Governor Lamont announces launch of DMV’s new web portal that continues to add more online services for customers
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Tuesday announced that the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has launched a revitalized web portal for the agency that also increases the number of transactions customers are able to complete online. New online services added during this launch include the ability to request a duplicate driver’s license,…
Wilton Library resumes Express Services by appointment
Starting Monday, February 8, the Wilton Library will resume in-person services, albeit by appointment only. Patrons that would like to take advantage of what the library and its facility has to offer can schedule a time to visit the building Mondays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to the library, the appointments…
“Connecticut’s Role in World War I” Virtual Lecture by Christine Pittsley of the CT State Library – Hosted by the Weston Historical Society
WESTON, CT – As a lead-in to the Weston Historical Society’s 1920s exhibit, which will open later this year, the society is organizing a virtual lecture series that will explore events that influenced and shaped the Roaring 20s. The first virtual lecture, “Connecticut’s Role in World War I”, will be presented by Christine Pittsley of…
Municipal Leaders Urge Governor Lamont to Include PILOT in Next Biennial Budget
New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and Twenty-Seven of his Counterparts Urge the Governor to Support PILOT Proposal from Sen. Martin Looney NEW HAVEN, CT – On Friday, January 15, 2021, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and twenty-seven of his counterparts, executive office holders from across Connecticut, sent a letter advocating that Governor Ned Lamont include…