Mary Fortier

Many of you know that the Reworld facility, formerly known as the Covanta incinerator, applied for a modification of their permit so they can burn biomedical waste at the facility. This is an issue important to many of us in Bristol, including myself, so I want to take a moment to talk about some critical details about the facility's potentially modified permit.

A new playground is coming to Federal Hill Green, and you will get the chance to vote on how the playground is going to look like. Voting is open until Thursday, August 29.

I had the privilege of attending the grand opening of the Wheeler Organization's new headquarters last weekend at One Hope Street.

The Connecticut Department of Labor's mid-year report came out and it carried some great news. The unemployment rate has dropped in Connecticut, and there is new highs for job gains.

There's some great funding news for our community. Governor Lamont has announced that funding will go towards replacing the bridge on Field Street.

The Governor took a trip down to Bristol today. He cut the ribbon to the Century Ballroom as part of the Doubletree complex.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has given a warning for detours during construction on a railroad crossing on Route 6 near the intersection of Route 69 (Burlington Avenue). Construction will take place during mid-July.

Happy Fourth of July!