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Fairfield County Man Wins $50,000 In CT State Lottery
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A woman visiting Connecticut is feeling lucky after cashing in a winning CT Lottery ticket worth $50,000 this week.
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, Ariana Llanos Rojas, a Lake Worth, Florida resident, cashed in a winning "Super Cashword 22" ticket that was sold at the A&J Mini Mart on East Main Street in Stamford.
The following day, a second $50,000 CT Lottery ticket was cashed in as a Stamford resident saw the balls bounce his way in POWERBALL.
On Thursday, Sept. 16, Stamford resident Antonio Rivera also cashed in a winning $50,000 ticket that was sold at the Wash Works l…
Here's How Many Are Still Without Power In Connecticut
Nearly 10,000 residents in Connecticut are still without power more than 24 hours after Tropical Depression Ida made its way through the region.
As of 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 2, 8,721 of Eversource’s 1.286 million Connecticut customers were still reporting outages, while United Illuminated was still working to repair 127 active outages that were impacting 509 of the company’s customers.
The most outages were reported in Bristol (736), followed by Stamford (617), Greenwich (589), Redding (512), Seymour (499), Sherman (434), New Canaan (379), Danbury (372), Ridgefield (359), Darien (335), E…
COVID: 95 Percent Of Connecticut Is In The Red, Town-By-Town Data Says
About 95 percent of Connecticut is in the red for COVID-19.
All but 9 Connecticut communities are at the highest risk level for COVID-19 infections, according to the most recently released data.
Waterbury has the highest incident rate in the state with 98.6 cases reported per 100,000 residents.
On Thursday, Dec. 3, Connecticut updated its weekly, town-by-town breakdown of case rates per 100,000 people. There are 170 out of 179 Connecticut communities at the highest level of risk for infection.
The only communities not in the red are Canaan, Warren, Roxbury, Hartland, Union, Scotland, Bolt…
New Isaias Outage Update: Latest Breakdown By Town In Fairfield County
Power has been restored to thousands in Connecticut, but more than 30,000 are still waiting for crews to make repairs a week after Tropical Storm Isaias struck Fairfield County.
As of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 30,634 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 Connecticut customers were still waiting to have their power turned back on. An additional 174 United Illuminating customers were also dealing with outages.
In Fairfield County, Eversource customers were still reporting outages in:
Danbury: 4,617 (12.32 percent of customers);
Ridgefield: 3,244 (29.52 percent of customers);
Newtown: 2,271 (19.82 pe…
Isaias Outage Update: 1,200-Plus Crews Now At Work; Latest Rundown Of Most-Affected Towns
About 320,000 customers in Connecticut remain without power as of Saturday morning, Aug. 8 - four days after Tropical Isaias swept through the region.
Related story: Tornado In Westport Confirmed During Tropical Storm Isaias
Of those outages, about 291,000 are in the Eversource service area.
Nearly 1,200 crews – including mutual aid from out-of-state – were continuing to repair the widespread damage to the electric system on Friday, Aug. 7, an increase of approximately 500 crews from Thursday, Aug. 6, Eversource said.
Despite calling in outside contractors, many from out o…
Isaias New Power Outage Update: These Fairfield County Communities Are Most Affected
More than 40 percent of Eversource’s 1,281,259 Connecticut customers remain in the dark days after Tropical Storm Isaias swiftly swept through the East Coast.
Two days after the storm tore through the region, bringing down trees and power lines, 533,439 in Connecticut remain without power as of midday Thursday, Aug. 6 as Eversource crews work around the clock to make repairs.
In Fairfield County, outages were still being reported in:
Danbury: 15,566;
Norwalk: 12,497;
Westport: 12,258;
Greenwich: 8,732;
Ridgefield: 7,830;
Newtown: 7,358;
Stamford: 6,823;
Monroe: 6,650;
New Canaan: 5,965;
B…
Fairfield County Isaias Update: Here's How Many Are Now Without Power, Towns Most Affected
Nearly half of Eversource’s Connecticut customers remain without power a day after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region, toppling trees and power lines.
As of 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 618,418 of Eversource’s 1,281,259 Connecticut customers were still in the dark as the company works around the clock to make repairs following the storm.
In Fairfield County, outages were still being reported in:
Danbury: 16,104;
Norwalk: 14,606;
Westport: 12,215;
Greenwich: 9,675;
Stamford: 9,046;
Newtown: 9,037;
Ridgefield: 8,501;
New Canaan: 7,703;
Brookfield: 5,833;
Wilton: 5,453;
Mon…
Carol Dreska, Office Manager In Brookfield, Dies At 52
An office manager in Fairfield County who grew up in and graduated from high school in Northern Westchester has died at age 52..
Carol L. Dreska, (nee Chiacchia) of Sherman, Connecticut, died Thursday, Aug. 15 at Lake Bomoseen, Vermont.
She was the office manager for Neves Electric in Brookfield.
Dreska was born on Feb. 27, 1967, in Mount Kisco, to the late Mario and Patsy Chiacchia. She grew up in Katonah and attended John Jay High School in Cross River.
Dreska was a huge Jets fan and avid cook. She loved lake life in Vermont. She could always be heard cheering on "Bobby…
Man Charged With Murder After Calling State Police To Report A Fall
A 65-year-old man has been charged with an alleged homicide after calling Connecticut State Police to report a person had fallen at his home.
James Maharg, 65, of Sherman, called state police Thursday, March, 21, to report a man who lived at the Church Road home in Sherman, had fallen and hit his head on a countertop, according to state police.
Arriving officers found the dead man inside the home and “due to several suspicious circumstances,” the Western District Crime Squad and the Danbury State’s Attorney office to respond to the scene, state police said.
After an extensive investigation…
Man Killed After Motorboat Capsizes In Candlewood Lake
A 48-year-old man was killed after he was dumped into Candlewood Lake in Brookfield when the 17-foot-boat he was in capsized.
Gary Hayes of East Hartford was killed around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, another man, Joseph Miranda, 29, of Manchester, survived, said Chris Collibee, spokesman for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
According to Collibee, after the boat capsized, Miranda, swam to shore to safety. Hayes was located in the water by EnCon police officers who responded to the scene. He was transported to Danbury Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Mira…
Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Fairfield County
Thousands in Fairfield County have been left in the dark Thursday morning as thunderstorms rolled through the area.
More than 3,000 United Illuminating Company customers and 1,500 Eversource customers remained without power as of 9 a.m., with some Fairfield County municipalities taking the brunt of the storm.
In total, nearly 6,000 Connecticut residents reported outages overnight.
Bridgeport was hit the hardest, with 2,406 local residents reporting outages, as well as Westport (213 outages), Norwalk (101), Fairfield (42) and New Canaan (17). Greenwich, Ridgefield, Sherman, Shelton and Stra…
Some Schools Now Closed After Earlier Scheduling Delays
Eye Of The Storm: Timing, Latest Snowfall Projections
The following area school districts and schools have announced closures and delayed starts on Monday, April 2 as a result of the quick-moving storm.
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Bethel Public Schools, two-hour delay
Bridgeport Public Schools, two-hour delay
Brookfield Public Schools, two-hour delay
Danbury Public Schools, closed
Easton Public Schools, closed
Monroe Public Schools, two-and-a-half hour delay
New Canaan Public Schools, two-hour delay
Newtown Public Schools, two-hour delay
Redding Public Schools, cl…
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