Letter to the editor: Canterbury attorney will be tested again

In 2007, when Canterbury First Selectman Brian Sear was elected, one of his first decisions was to hire Edward O’Connell as town attorney. Despite many residents being unhappy with having anything to do with the attorney who represented New London in its highly controversial eminent domain case, Sear assured us that O’Connell was extremely capable, stating that he “tries cases, not causes.”

Blue River Trail controversy remains murky

Judge Mark Thompson, who presides over the ongoing Blue River Trail argument in Silverthorne, has opted to issue a summary judgment for the three ongoing eminent domain cases — which would be a blanket decision akin to a final ruling.

Related and Wilpons Win Willets Point, Plan Mall [Update: Defendents 'Ecstatic' City Abandoning Eminent Domain]

From muck to mall. (Getty) Willets Point has long been one of the most neglected corners of the city, famously appearing in The Great Gatsby as "the valley of ashes." The Bloomberg administration has been working for years to redevelop the 62-acre Iron Triangle, long home to auto body shops and a handful of heavy industries nestled between the Mets stadia and downtown Flushing. Today, City Hall ...

Ukraine’s foreign investors and lifting of farmland moratorium

Ukraine has long been called “the breadbasket of Europe,” and for one excellent reason: its fertile black soil. The estimated value of this treasure is anywhere between$ 40 and $80 billion.

City Taking Land: Candidate For Mayor Must Vacate Property

WHEELING - With the refusal of the state Supreme Court to grant a stay in an eminent domain proceeding involving the proposed sports field in East Wheeling, city officials have been cleared to take possession of disputed properties - including one...