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Small Earthquake Recorded In Stamford Ahead Of Reports Of Loud Boom Small Earthquake Recorded In Stamford Ahead Of Reports Of Loud Boom
Small Earthquake Recorded In Stamford Ahead Of Reports Of Loud Boom The US Geological Survey said it recorded a small earthquake in Fairfield County at the same time multiple residents reported hearing a loud noise.  The agency said it detected a 1.3 magnitude earthquake just before noon in North Stamford. Such a quake is likely not powerful enough to cause any structural damage but can be strong enough for residents to feel the ground shake. Multiple people in North Stamford reported feeling tremors and hearing a loud noise at the same time as the reported earthquake. "I live near Hunting Ridge in North Stamford," someone posted on Reddit. "It felt l…

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by Josh Lanier
Weather
Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Connecticut Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Connecticut
Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Connecticut There have now been 42 confirmed fatalities after Ida battered the Northeast with historic rainfall and flash flooding. In New York City, more than 3 inches of rainfall fell in one hour in Central Park on Wednesday, Sept. 1, smashing the previous record. Here is a look at some rainfall totals from throughout Connecticut compiled on the day after, on Thursday, Sept. 2, by the National Weather Service. Fairfield County Bethel, 4.1 inches Bridgeport, 5.95 inches Brookfield, 6.85 inches Danbury, 6.64 inches Darien, 3.6 inches Fairfield, 5.74 inches Greenwich, 7.…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Avalanche Damages NY Ski Resort During Christmas Storm Avalanche Damages NY Ski Resort During Christmas Storm
Avalanche Damages NY Ski Resort During Christmas Storm A ski resort in the Hudson Valley sustained some serious damage after an avalanche. The incident happened during the severe storm on Friday morning, Dec. 25 at Belleayre Mountain, located in Highmount in Ulster County, when the snow slid into one of the resort's lodges. "Thankfully, the building was not occupied and no one was injured during this weather event," Belleayre Mountain said in a statement. "The snowguns were turned on Saturday afternoon working their magic and groomers will be out later on tonight dressing the trails up for us." The resort said it will be opening up …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Isaias: Eversource, UI Reject Demands For Reimbursements For Food, Medicine After Outages Isaias: Eversource, UI Reject Demands For Reimbursements For Food, Medicine After Outages
Isaias: Eversource, UI Reject Demands For Reimbursements For Food, Medicine After Outages Despite calls to reimburse customers for costs incurred due to power outages after Tropical Storm Isaias barreled through the region, Eversource and United Illuminating are showing resistance to complying. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Gov. Ned Lamont both demanded the company reimburse customers, Eversource has thus far been reluctant to provide relief, despite utility companies in neighboring states reimbursing for prescription medication and food that spoiled during the storm cleanup. "Eversource and UI need to do the right thing as ConEd has done in New York and reimbur…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
New Projection Issued For 'Extremely Active' Hurricane Season, With Several Major Storms New Projection Issued For 'Extremely Active' Hurricane Season, With Several Major Storms
New Projection Issued For 'Extremely Active' Hurricane Season, With Several Major Storms The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a strong possibility of an "extremely active" and "above-normal" 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, of which several could be major hurricanes. This comes after the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University predicted 16 named storms and four major hurricanes in its 38th annual forecast previously reported here.  That would make 2020 the most active hurricane season since the record-damaging year of 2017 when hurricanes Harvey, Maria and Irma devastated parts of th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Photos: Long Island Tornado Touchdown Confirmed Photos: Long Island Tornado Touchdown Confirmed
Photos: Long Island Tornado Touchdown Confirmed This story has been updated. The National Weather Service has now confirmed that a tornado touched down on Long Island on Labor Day afternoon. The tornado touched down in eastern Suffolk County in Manorville, just north of Route 27 (Sunrise Highway) in the area of Dayton Avenue from 4:33 p.m. to 4:38 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2. After touching down on Dayton Avenue, the twister went northeast through the southern end of adjacent Rosewood Street and then across intersecting cross street of South Street. It then crossed the Long Island Expressway near Exit 69. Numerous downed trees and wires …

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Ridgefield, Danbury Schools Get State OK To Make Up Storm Days In 2018-19 Ridgefield, Danbury Schools Get State OK To Make Up Storm Days In 2018-19
Ridgefield, Danbury Schools Get State OK To Make Up Storm Days In 2018-19 The Danbury and Ridgefield school districts have been given the okay to make up missed school days next year from state officials.  All schools are required to be in session for 180 days, said Danbury Schools Superintendent Sal Pascarella.  All except three of his 18 district schools only need to make up one day of school, the others need to make up two days, he said.  The days need to be made-up next year because schools are required to end the school year by June 29, he added. Pascarella said the May 15 storm that produced a microburst that wreaked havoc on the area is the reason the di…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Man Killed In Storm On Merritt Parkway Remembered As Loving Husband, Dad Man Killed In Storm On Merritt Parkway Remembered As Loving Husband, Dad
Man Killed In Storm On Merritt Parkway Remembered As Loving Husband, Dad A GoFundMe has been established to aid the family of a 25-year-old Hawthorne man who died earlier this month driving in the damaging Nor'easter. Jonathan Rodriguez-Melendez, 25, of Hawthorne, was pronounced dead on the scene when a large tree fell on his car on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County amid the storm. Francisco Berdecia, 33, of Paterson was a passenger in the vehicle and was transported to Greenwich Hospital with minor, non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. Rodriguez-Melendez was a courier for FedEx Express and leaves behind his mom, Lissie Melendez, his wife a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Bethel Bookseller Gets Bonus From Bestselling Author James Patterson Bethel Bookseller Gets Bonus From Bestselling Author James Patterson
Bethel Bookseller Gets Bonus From Bestselling Author James Patterson BETHEL, Conn. — Stephen Hutchinson, who works at Byrd’s Books in Bethel, was one of 300 independent booksellers who received grants from bestselling author James Patterson.  Patterson announced grants totaling $350,000 (an increase of $100,000 over previous years) as part of his Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program.  Patterson partnered with the American Booksellers Association to distribute the funds, which were awarded to individual booksellers in amounts ranging from $750 to $1,250. (The full list of the recipients is at BookWeb.org/bonus.) The grant application asked one question: “Why does…

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