Local issues

The decisions shaping the Quiet Corner

Some things take longer than a week to explain: a warehouse proposal, a road widening, a zoning change. These pages stay up and get updated as they move, with sources for every number and plain labels on anything that isn't yet confirmed.

• KillinglyHearings open — not approved

  The proposed Killingly warehouse

  A 1.29 million-square-foot fulfillment center proposed off Westcott Road: what the town could gain in taxes and jobs, what roads, emergency services and drinking water could absorb, and what is still unanswered.

  Updated September 17, 2026

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• Putnam, Killingly, Plainfield, ThompsonOctober 2026 through September 2027

  Mapping the Quiet Corner's downtowns

  A $21,000 USDA grant will give Putnam, Killingly, Plainfield, and Thompson a shared, living map of their downtowns. What the project is, why the map comes first, and what the region could build on top of it.

  Updated September 29, 2026

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