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Six-story brick walls are nearly all that remain of the Bristol-Babcock building after it was gutted by fire in 2015. Sitting on 6.1 acres, Bristol-Babcock operated as a metal-based manufacturing company for a hundred years until 1989. Connecticut has long been an outlier in how it regulated the cleanup of abandoned and underused contaminated properties, known as brownfields, relying on the state’s Transfer Act. But a law that took effect March 1, 2026, aims to streamline the cleanup process and bring Connecticut in line with most other states.
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Connecticut overhauls environmental cleanup rules to spur redevelopment
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New release-based cleanup regulations require property owners or long-time tenants to report, investigate and remediate pollution when it’s discovered.
FILE: Kaety L'Amoreaux (4) of the Fairfield Stags drives the ball during an NCAA women's basketball game at Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrence, United States, on December 19, 2025.
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FILE: Hartford City Councilman Alexander Thomas (right) and and his lawyer Ronald Johnson (left) appear in Hartford Criminal Court on January 22, 2026 on charges Thomas misused a credit card belonging to Hartford's South Church where he was an associate pastor.
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Judge denies Hartford councilman’s request to enter pretrial program
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The so-called “Golden Girls” bill would allow homeowners to rent out up to three of their bedrooms, without requiring local government approval.
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CT 'Golden Girls' bill would allow homeowners to rent out bedrooms
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Members of Steven “Stevie” Jones’s family stand with Ben Crump, other attorneys, and leaders from the NAACP at the Phillips Metropolitan CME Church on March 9, 2026 to announce that they will pursue “legal avenues to get justice” for Jones who was killed by a Hartford police officer after being shot nine times. The shooting was ruled a homicide by the office of the Chief Medical Examiner. “A mental health crisis should not equal a death sentence,” Crump said.
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