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Eversource wants to raise your delivery charges, and you can weigh in at three more hearings

If you pay an Eversource bill, you get a say. State regulators held the first of four public comment sessions Monday on the company's rate request.

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Eversource's request, by the numbers

$727 million
a year more for local delivery, Eversource says
About 50%
increase on the delivery part of a bill
18%
increase on a typical customer's total bill
About $33
more a month, according to the company

Source: wfsb.com

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  • Water billsIf you live in Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford, Bloomfield, Windsor, Newington, Rocky Hill or Wethersfield, the MDC is considering higher rates for next year.

    If you live in Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford, Bloomfield, Windsor, Newington, Rocky Hill or Wethersfield, the MDC is considering higher rates for next year. Its 2027 budget proposes roughly a 35% monthly increase in sewer rates.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra

  • West HartfordNotices of new assessments are set to be mailed to West Hartford property owners on Nov.

    Notices of new assessments are set to be mailed to West Hartford property owners on Nov. 11. The revaluation shows an average increase of 58.6% in residential property values, Town Assessor Joe Dakers said.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: We-Ha

  • ReadingHartford elementary students showed reading gains across every grade in new state data.

    Hartford elementary students showed reading gains across every grade in new state data. Superintendent Andraé Townsel praised the literacy scores in a Facebook post.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: CT Insider

  • Camby CourtHartford Public High School is naming its basketball court after Marcus Camby on Saturday afternoon.

    Hartford Public High School is naming its basketball court after Marcus Camby on Saturday afternoon. Camby graduated in 1993 after leading the Owls to a 27-0 record and a Class LL state championship.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: WTNH.com

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    The Hartford Wolf Pack beat the Springfield Thunderbirds 5-2 Tuesday at the MassMutual Center in the School Day Game. The win ended an eight-game road trip with a 4-3-1-0 record, and Carey Terrance opened the scoring 3:10 into the game. The Thunderbirds' report lists Hartford at 8-8-1-0 after the game.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSources: Hartford Wolf Pack, Springfield Thunderbirds

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    Around Connecticut · Today’s editionSources: CT Mirror, WTNH.com, CT News Junkie, WFSB

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Daily Hartfordto me · Wed., Nov. 116:00 a.m.

Eversource wants $727 million more a year, and the Hartford Line adds trains Nov. 16

Plus, a new weekday train and extended weekend runs are coming to the Hartford Line.

The TLDR

  1. Eversource wants a $727 million-a-year increase; three comment sessions remain
  2. Hartford Line adds a weekday train and weekend stops on Nov. 16
  3. MDC proposes roughly 35% higher monthly sewer rates in its 2027 budget
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