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Latest Update: Thousands Still In Dark In CT; Here's When To Expect Restoration Latest Update: Thousands Still In Dark In CT; Here's When To Expect Restoration
Latest Update: Thousands Still In Dark In CT; Here's When To Expect Restoration In the aftermath of a powerful storm that knocked out power for countless Connecticut residents, Eversource officials have announced when they expect their restoration effort to be complete. As of Tuesday, Dec. 19 around 6 p.m. almost 12,500 customers in the state were still left without electricity following a storm that brought gusty winds and several inches of rain on Monday, Dec. 18.  Earlier Report - Storm Power Outages: Tens Of Thousands Still In Dark; Here Are CT Communities Most Affected In an announcement on Tuesday around 4 p.m., Eversource officials said its crews are …

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by Ben Crnic
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Wauregan Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Hampton Crash Wauregan Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Hampton Crash
Wauregan Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Hampton Crash A 65-year-old motorist was killed in a two-vehicle Connecticut crash. It happened in Windham County in Hampton on Route 6 in Hampton around 2:50 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 19. According to the Connecticut State Police, James Harvey of the Windham County village of Wauregan was driving east on his 1994 Honda PC800 motorcycle when he hit a 2009 Nissan Vera, driven by a 22-year-old Hampton woman who was making a turn. The crash caused heavy damage to both vehicles, state police said. Harvey was rushed to Windham Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Nissan driver was not inju…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Mosquitoes Carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis Found In These Windham County Towns Mosquitoes Carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis Found In These Windham County Towns
Mosquitoes Carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis Found In These Windham County Towns Officials are warning residents to take precautions after mosquitoes carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a potentially fatal disease, were found in six Connecticut towns.  The infection-carrying mosquitoes were found in six towns across Tolland, Windham, and New London Counties, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station announced on Tuesday, Sept. 12.  The six towns where the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) carrying mosquitoes were found were:  Hampton; Killingly; Thompson; Tolland; Voluntown; Woodstock. According to Philip Armstrong, a medical…

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by Ben Crnic
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Wrong-Way Driver From Hampton Crashes SUV Into Car On I-91 In CT Wrong-Way Driver From Hampton Crashes SUV Into Car On I-91 In CT
Wrong-Way Driver From Hampton Crashes SUV Into Car On I-91 In CT Police are investigating a head-on, two-vehicle crash that happened over the weekend on I-91 in Connecticut. The crash happened in the Hartford County town of Rocky Hill at about 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, Connecticut State Police reported. A 2020 Mazda CX-9 Touring was going the wrong way in the left lane of I-91 northbound near Exit 22 and struck a 2012 Cadillac CTS, police said. The driver of the Mazda, 75-year-old man from Hampton in Windham County, suffered minor injuries in the crash, police said. State Police said the driver of the Cadillac, a 21-year-old woman from Lowell, Mass…

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by Nicole Valinote
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CT State Police See Witnesses To Fatal Hampton Crash CT State Police See Witnesses To Fatal Hampton Crash
CT State Police See Witnesses To Fatal Hampton Crash Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash that killed a 52-year-old man. Tolland County resident Cory Atkins, of East Columbia, Connecticut, was killed Sunday, June 26, while driving his  2010 Harley Davidson on the Hartford Turnpike in the town of Hampton, in Windham County. According to state police, Atkins was traveling eastbound when his motorcycle by hit by a Ford Explorer attempting to make a left turn from Pudding Hill Road onto the turnpike. The driver of the Explorer and two passengers received minor injuries, state police said. The collision remai…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Celebrating Birthday Killed In Hampton Wrong-Way Double-Fatal Crash Man Celebrating Birthday Killed In Hampton Wrong-Way Double-Fatal Crash
Man Celebrating Birthday Killed In Hampton Wrong-Way Double-Fatal Crash Two men were killed, one on his birthday, during a wrong-way crash in Connecticut. It happened around 8:45 p.m., Saturday, April 9, on Route 6 Windham County in the town of Hampton, said the Connecticut State Police. Tolland County resident Jeffrey Wayne Goulart, age 28, of the town of Hebron, was killed after driving his Subaru the wrong way on Route 6, slamming into a Ford Escape driven by a 16-year-old head-on, and then hit a Hyundai Elantra on the passenger side before it traveled off the roadway, state police said. Windham County resident, Jason F. Light, age 44, of the town of Putnam…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Nor'easter: Here's Latest Connecticut Power Outage Update Nor'easter: Here's Latest Connecticut Power Outage Update
Nor'easter: Here's Latest Connecticut Power Outage Update Thousands in Connecticut remain without power after whipping winds and pouring rain brought down trees and power lines across the state, causing outages. As of 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 14,006 of Eversource’s 1.28 million Connecticut customers were still without power, while United Illuminating crews worked to repair 22 outages impacting 1,215 customers. Related story - Nor'easter: Here Are Highest Reported Rainfall Totals, Wind Speeds From Throughout Region More than 100 outages were still being reported in: Meriden: 2,011; Shelton: 908; Old Lyme: 882; Guilford: 765; Coventr…

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by Zak Failla