In Peterborough, the vacancy rate is 0.0 percent. Town Planner Danica Melone said in a healthy market, that number should be closer to 5 or 6 percent. When Melone occasionally sees rentals pop up, they’re usually rented within a day. She said she has.
Shrinking the lawn
Dorothea Sotiros, a master gardener, lives at Greenfield Commons and has created a pollinator garden where there was a dying tree and some patchy lawn. Staff Photo/Andy Castillo
A pollinator garden at Greenfield Commons. Staff Photo/Andy Castillo
Red chockberry plants at the pollinator garden. Staff Photo/Andy Castillo Goldenrod at the pollinator garden. Staff Photo/Andy Castillo
Dorothea Sotiros, master gardener. Staff Photo/Andy Castillo
The pollinator garden at Greenfield Commons. Staff Photo/Andy Castillo
Published: 5/18/2021 2:22:07 PM
In 1996, famed writer and NPR commentator Baily White published a searing short story in “Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living” about a man named Joe. As the story goes, Joe loved his wife dearly. He created stunning gardens for her enjoyment but uses a great deal of pesticides to achieve a look of perfection. Within a relatively short time, no birds or insects remained in the eerily qu
Connecticut Housing Partners is planning to expand its affordable housing presence into Monroe, CT Written by Robin Jerrild
Trumbull, CT - Connecticut Housing Partners has proposed to construct 49-units of affordable housing for Seniors on Main Street in Monroe. The plan was well-received during a Planning and Zoning Commission at the end of January. the plan is to build a three-story New England style building for residents age 62 and older on Main Street in Monroe as an attractive and well-designed project on a site naturally buffered from neighborhood impacts.
Connecticut Housing Partner s attorney said, This project would benefit Monroe especially its Senior Citizens! It s something that everybody could be proud of. One of the Commissioners in attendance said, I think this is a beautiful plan that fills a great need in our town for our aging population and our ability to keep them here.