Angela Carella

Stamford

Senior Reporter at The Connecticut Examiner

Articles

Stamford lawmakers seek to ban use of plastic bags

1 week ago | middletownpress.com | Angela Carella

STAMFORD - City legislators are discovering how complicated it can be to disentangle consumers from carry-home plastic bags. The idea of a bag ban, floated late last year, has been taken up in earnest by the Board of Representatives’ Legislative & Rules Committee. Article continues below this adMembers who met last week agreed they want to restrict use of plastic bags - they just aren’t sure how. One proposal would ban them outright; another would charge a tax or fee.
Stamford School Board Apologizes After Teen's Wrongful Arrest, Mom Calls for Accountability

2 weeks ago | ctexaminer.com | Angela Carella

STAMFORD - Board of Education President Michael Hyman has apologized to a Westhill High School freshman who was arrested after an assistant principal claimed the student pushed her during a Sept. 19 fight at the school. The student "received an arrest notification that day on charges that were later dropped when video evidence conclusively contradicted the account of a Westhill High School administrator," Hyman said in a Thursday statement.
Residents seek easier way to challenge zoning changes

2 weeks ago | middletownpress.com | Angela Carella

STAMFORD — Like fellow landowners, 97-year-old Estelle McCauley wanted to sign a petition to prevent a developer from erecting high-rises in their historic South End neighborhood. She enlisted the help of her daughter, Elizabeth McCauley, to gather the documents she needed to prove she owns a 2.5-story 1925 house on Walter Wheeler Drive so she could sign the petition.
Stamford Hard-Pressed to Meet Tax Deadline

2 weeks ago | ctexaminer.com | Angela Carella

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'No Turning Back,' Board of Ed President Tells Teachers, Fellow Members in Stamford

3 weeks ago | ctexaminer.com | Angela Carella

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Stamford Superintendent Pushes Back on Postponing School Schedule Shift

3 weeks ago | ctexaminer.com | Angela Carella

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Delayed Audit Shows Surplus, Poor Accounting for Stamford

3 weeks ago | ctexaminer.com | Angela Carella

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Stamford Y Gets Buyer For Hotel Expansion, at a Cheaper Price

1 month ago | ctexaminer.com | Angela Carella

By Angela Carella The developer of The Lloyd hotel in downtown Stamford has purchased the YMCA building next door to expand the hotel. City officials attempted to purchase the property to build a recreation center (CT Examiner)CT Examiner is just $20 a year. A one-month trial subscription is just $5. And if you want to unsubscribe? That's online and at the click of a button. No phone calls. No runaround. No hassle.
Stamford School Board Members Ask to Pause New Schedule

1 month ago | ctexaminer.com | Angela Carella
Stamford, Norwalk team up to ban plastic straws

1 month ago | middletownpress.com | Angela Carella

NORWALK — Efforts to lure business have in the past set them at odds, but Stamford and Norwalk now are working together on a problem. In a move believed to be unprecedented, the legislative bodies of both cities will seek to pass nearly identical ordinances at the same time. Article continues below this adIt’s a straw law. The measure, announced on Monday, Earth Day, would ban the use of plastic straws and stirrers.