Letter to the Editor – Power plant impact on Oxford

#Middlebury #Oxford #TowanticPowerPlant To the Editor: We are experiencing the browning of Oxford. Anyone who thinks that Oxford has a rural character may want to drive by the titan ... Continue Reading →

Power plant alarm test Friday

#Middlebury #TowanticPowerPlant #AlarmTest Middlebury Police Chief Fran Dabbo advises residents the Towantic Power Plant, the new gas power-generating plant in Oxford, will conduct ... Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor – Did Temple deal with Braith Kelly?

#MIDDLEBURY #OXFORD #TOWANTICPOWERCENTER To the editor: At the Oxford Board of Selectmen meeting Oct. 5, First Selectman George Temple was asked by a resident to comment about the ... Continue Reading →

Oxford town meeting rescheduled to Sept. 3

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM The Oxford town meeting to vote on three issues related to building the CPV Towantic power plant had to be adjourned to a new date, time and location – Thursday, ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury says power plant a risk to aviation

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) on May 14, 2015, obtained a favorable decision from the Connecticut Siting Council on its proposal to build a 785-MW power plant ... Continue Reading →

Officials, pilots speak against power plant

State Sen. Joan Hartley told an audience of about 60 people the Federal Aviation Administration has released information showing the proposed Towantic Energy Center will pose a hazard ... Continue Reading →

Power plant opponents protest at Connecticut Siting Council

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE About 75 residents of Oxford, Middlebury, Southbury and Naugatuck braved the cold at the Connecticut Siting Council in New Britain Thursday, Dec. 11, to protest ... Continue Reading →

Power plant opposition grows

About 100 residents of Oxford, Middlebury, Southbury and Naugatuck gathered at the Connecticut Siting Council in New Britain Nov. 13 to protest an application by Massachusetts-based ... Continue Reading →

Towantic Power Plant Resurrected

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Nearly 15 years ago, the Town of Middlebury and some of its citizens loudly, and in some cases with legal action, protested the building of a 550-megawatt power ... Continue Reading →