Haley Gilligan defeated Peter McDevitt on Tuesday in the Ward 2 Democratic primary race for supervisor of Glens Falls. She bested him by more than 50%. Nancy Turner also beat
Joe Visconti, a former West Hartford Town Council member who was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, was one of the protesters who rallied outside the University of Hartford.
The Simon Konover Co. is seeking government incentives for its proposed $38.5 million, 130-unit apartment development near the Connecticut River in East Hartford.
Simon Konover is seeking an eight-year tax break worth an estimated $2.1 million, as well as a $7.7 million loan from the Capital Region Development Authority, according to a prospective financing outline shared with East Hartford’s Town Council ahead of its Tuesday meeting. The document assumes that $2 million of that loan could be written off if certain development targets are met.
After selling $15 million in general obligation bonds to fund capital improvement projects for the town and it's schools, West Hartford has had their “AAA” bond rating reaffirmed by one ratings agency.