Sophia Muce

The Connecticut Examiner — As state officials and business leaders line up to support a planned expansion of Tweed New Haven Airport, the two neighboring cities - New Haven and East Haven - are in a battle over an unequal share of the economic benefits and environmental costs of the project. Gov.

The Connecticut Examiner — FAIRFIELD - Officials announced at a Thursday meeting that residents would pay the price of stalled remediation progress on a longstanding federal violation through increased flood insurance costs, as the first selectwoman looked to Congress for aid. In 2013, a previous town administration hired a property management company, Julian Enterprises, to manage and reduce the [...]

The Connecticut Examiner — GREENWICH - Parents who spoke to CT Examiner about what they say are long standing problems with the town's special education programs largely backed a new report released by the Greenwich Special Education Advisory Council. The June 14 report details a variety of concerns including an alleged failure to meet the district's legal obligations to [...]

The Connecticut Examiner — BRIDGEPORT - Longtime business owners and members of the community in Black Rock said they are glad to see their "hidden gem" garner attention from developers, city officials and prospective residents, but worried about changes to the tight-knit neighborhood and worsened traffic. "When I first came here, there were so many empty storefronts, and now [...]

The Connecticut Examiner — Darien's Board of Selectmen met on Monday evening to discuss and eventually table a proposed flag policy, which raised significant opposition among some residents. The Display of Flags policy held that only the national, state and town flags would be permitted to fly on or over town-owned properties.

The Connecticut Examiner — GREENWICH - A Greenwich Public Schools investigation obtained on Friday through a Freedom of Information Request clears former Cos Cob School Assistant Principal Jeremy Boland of claims of discriminatory hiring. The investigation, which was completed in October 2022, was launched shortly after a video of Boland bragging of discrimination against older workers, Catholics and conservatives [...]

The Connecticut Examiner — BRIDGEPORT - Local doulas held a community baby shower on Sunday for expecting Black, Indigenous, and people of color families in Bridgeport, which holds the highest infant mortality rate in Fairfield County. Members of Doulas 4 Connecticut Coalition gave out free food, diapers, infant clothing and raffled off baby items. Danielle Dixon, a certified doula, [...]

The Connecticut Examiner — As public transit officials prepare for the seasonal increase in traffic on I-95, by train and bus as Connecticut residents return to their New York City commutes this fall, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is holding hearings next week to consider the idea of charging tolls to vehicles entering Manhattan's central business district.

The Connecticut Examiner — BRIDGEPORT - In his first court appearance since hearings in John Gomes' absentee ballot fraud case began last week, Mayor Joe Ganim denied any involvement in ballot box stuffing to win the city's Democratic primary. "I was shocked by what appeared in those videos," Ganim said Tuesday from the witness stand at Fairfield Judicial District [...]

The Connecticut Examiner — DARIEN – Amid ongoing town debate over Serenity Stables’ operation on Great Island, its owner reflected on the facility’s storied past and uncertain future.