Day Kimball Health says it received approval for $20.2 million in Year 1 funding through the federally funded Rural Health Transformation Program. The announced workstreams cover advanced imaging, digital infrastructure, oncology, convenient care, and virtual-health and tele-specialty services. Individual projects will move on different planning, purchasing, renovation and implementation schedules, so the award is not evidence that a particular service or construction project is complete. For northeastern Connecticut, the practical promise is broader local access to diagnostics and specialty care, with timelines still to be announced.
Day Kimball Health — Rural Health Transformation Program funding announcement
UConn Health is taking more time for due diligence and has delayed the certificate-of-need application for its planned integration with Day Kimball Hospital and Bristol Hospital. The earlier 90-day filing window expired during the week of the report, and no replacement filing date was announced. UConn Health said it expects to issue a new notice after further planning; Day Kimball said it remains committed to the planned affiliation. The key distinction for readers is that the affiliation is delayed—not completed, and not reported as cancelled.
Becker’s Hospital Review — UConn Health delays acquisition timeline
The Connecticut Siting Council has scheduled a September 30 pre-hearing conference and October 22 public-hearing and public-comment sessions for SMART Technology Systems’ proposed 45-megawatt trash-to-energy facility in Plainfield. The petition concerns six O&G Industries-owned parcels east of Route 14 and west of the Providence and Worcester Railroad right-of-way. Plainfield is participating as a party and CEPA intervenor after voters backed $250,000 for legal representation opposing the proposal. These are review proceedings, not a permit approval or construction notice.
Source 1: Connecticut Siting Council — Calendar of EventsSource 2: Hartford Courant — Plainfield referendum on legal representation
Thompson’s proposed FY 2026–27 appropriation totals $33,094,013, including $9,711,340 for general government and $23,382,673 for education. The proposal is scheduled for a September 30 Annual Town Meeting, followed by an October 14 paper-ballot referendum from noon to 8 p.m. The Board of Finance budget document reports a proposed 19.60-mill rate, 0.60 mills above its listed 19.00 base. Nothing is adopted yet; voters still have the final scheduled say.
Town of Thompson — Annual Town Meeting and Referendum legal notice
Woodstock says spotted lanternflies have been found in town, adding a local dimension to an invasive-pest problem that can affect apples, grapes, gardens and outdoor equipment. Connecticut DEEP asks residents in Windham County to photograph and report sightings through the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station form. The Town did not publish a count or specific locations, so residents should use the state identification guidance rather than assuming every look-alike insect is a lanternfly.
Source 1: Town of Woodstock — Spotted Lanternfly InformationSource 2: Connecticut DEEP — Spotted Lanternfly guidance