Gov. Ned Lamont greets students from Jonathan Law High School in Milford as they arrive at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury for their prom on Wednesday. The governor was on hand for a press conference to talk about relaxed summer rules for gatherings.
Jim Shannon Republican American
HARTFORD The state Senate voted Wednesday night to send legislation to Gov. Ned Lamont extending his emergency powers in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bill will permit Lamont to renew the current public health and civil preparedness emergency declarations that are due to expire next Thursday to July 20.
Renewals of the declarations will continue the Democratic governor’s extraordinary authority to unilaterally set rules and modify or suspend state laws, regulations and requirements to manage the state’s pandemic response.
By Adam Hushin, Journal Inquirer
Enfield Town Manager Christopher Bromson presented plans Tuesday for a multimillion-dollar train platform that would create a new stop on the Hartford Line and could be fully funded by state and federal funds.
The new platform would be near the intersection of Main and South River streets where an old station stood until 1986, Bromson said.
“For a hundred years we had train service in Enfield, so this is sort of going back to the future,” Bromson told the Town Council during his presentation.
Designs include over 100 parking spaces, a bus drop-off, a 200-foot-long platform, and a utility building that includes all the amenities of a train station, including ticket purchasing and a sheltered waiting area. The plan also includes the reconstruction of the South River Street bridge and allows for potential expansion of the train platform.
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