From my location in North Haven, I received just over 9 inches of snow on Saturday. The precipitation started off as some graupel but then quickly turned over to snow for the remainder of the storm. During the afternoon, the intensity really picked up and I received over two inches in just one hour! There [...]
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Op-Ed: Important Post-Storm Insurance Info
In light of the severe property damage associated with Tropical Storm Irene and Winter Storm Alfred I wanted to pass along important information regarding insurance and other recovery resources. I spoke with representatives from the state’s insurance department and they provided me with the following: Connecticut’s Insurance Department Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi 1-800-203-3447 860-297-3900 www.ct.gov/cid [...]
The Troubling Connecticut Power Failure
The moneyed folk inhabiting the Connecticut environs of the hedge fund town Greenwich wield plenty of power. But many of them have lately been powerless. For the second time in barely more than two months, a huge swath of the two million captive customers of Northeast Utilities, the power company that covers territory from the [...]
Power in North Haven Has Been Fully Restored
The United Illuminating Company has completed major restoration efforts in its service territory and has released its crews to help restore electric service to the rest of the state. In all, UI restored power to 52,038 customers following the unseasonable Oct. 29 snowstorm. The effort was complicated and slowed by the fact that customers continued [...]
CL&P Remains Confident About Restoration Estimates, Dismisses Rumors
Expressing frustration with the length of time it’s taking to get out-of-state crews to Connecticut to help turn the power back on, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said the head of Connecticut’s largest utility is still telling him behind closed doors that power will be restored to 99 percent of its customers by Sunday. “CL&P is [...]
Episode 94: October 30, 2011
In the wake of the freak October snowstorm, we get to the source of the power outage on Buell St.
Episode 93: October 29, 2011
In this episode of North Haven News: A rare October Nor’easter hits Connecticut. Watch as the snow starts to fall and builds to a heavy snowstorm.
Episode 81: February 2, 2011
In this episode of North Haven News: You can only laugh at the amount of snow we’ve had this winter season. To throw an ice storm on top of it all? Well that’s just cruel. (This guy was a good sport for letting me use this video.)
