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Google Doodle Honors Mass Scientist Who 'Planted Seed' Of Climate Change Awareness
Search engine giant Google paid homage to Eunice Newton Foote, a scientist, inventor, and women's rights advocate, on what would have been her 204th birthday Monday, July 17 with a Google Doodle.
Foote, who was born in Connecticut (in the town of Goshen in Litchfield County), and died in Lenox, Massachusetts, was the first person to document what we now call the "greenhouse effect." Google said Foote "planted the seed" for climate change awareness more than 160 years ago.
According to NewScientist, Foote described how different gases, such as oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon di…
Nor'easter: Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In CT, With These Communities Most Affected
A late-winter Nor'easter has already left thousands of Connecticut residents without power as it batters the state with snow, rain, and strong wind gusts.
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The storm arrived on Monday evening, March 13, and has continued into Tuesday, March 14, bringing steady rain and even snowfall in the areas of the state north of the I-84 corridor.
Along with precipitation, the Nor'easter has also brought strong wind gusts as high as 40 to 50 miles per hour to the state, knocking d…
7th Heaven: Lucky CT Woman Wins $177,777 In State Lottery
Connecticut Lottery announced a series of new winners who claimed major prizes.
New Haven County resident Monique Michaud, of Naugatuck, claimed a $177,777 "Electric 7s Second Edition" prize, CT Lottery announced on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
The lottery said the winning ticket was purchased at Cross Point Convenience LLC, which is located at 800 New Haven Road in Naugatuck.
CT Lottery also announced the following recent winners:
Silverio Rodriguez, of Danbury, won a $51,000 prize from a "Fast Play - 50th Anniversary Gold" ticket purchased at Village Mini Market in Danbu…
Connecticut Leaning Blue, But Here Are The Towns That Voted For Trump
As many elections, including the one for president, are still being counted, Connecticut hasn't quite finished tallying all its ballots, but it seems likely the state will remain blue
As of Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 8 a.m., 85 percent of the votes for president cast in Connecticut had been counted. As was anticipated, challenger Democrat Joe Biden has the current majority vote for president.
Biden has won 58.5% of the vote with more than 928,131 ballots cast in his favor.
Trump secured 39.9% of the vote and accumulated 633,711 ballots in his favor.
The following is a list of cities…
Isaias New Power Outage Update: These Litchfield County Communities Are Most Affected
More than 50,000 Litchfield residents are still in the dark two days after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region, toppling trees, felling utility poles, and sending power lines flying.
Hundreds of Eversource line, tree, and service crews worked through the night after Tropical Storm Isaias and minor tornadoes tore through Connecticut causing widespread and historic damage to the company’s electric system, according to the company.
In Litchfield County, as of 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, there were still 50,705 Eversource customers without power.
A breakdown of active power out…
Litchfield County Isaias Update: Here's How Many Are Now Without Power, Towns Most Affected
More than 66,000 Litchfield residents are still in the dark a day after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region, toppling trees, felling utility poles, and sending power lines flying.
Hundreds of Eversource line, tree, and service crews worked through the night after Tropical Storm Isaias and associated tornadoes tore through Connecticut causing widespread and historic damage to the company’s electric system, according to the company.
In Litchfield County, as of 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, there were still 66,301 Eversource customers without power.
A breakdown of acti…
Storm With Gusty Winds Knocks Out Power, Brings Down Trees, Power Lines In Litchfield County
Thousands of Litchfield County residents were left in the dark as storms rolled through the region, bringing whipping winds of more than 50 mph that toppled tree limbs and downed power lines.
As of 1:45 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 29,787 of Eversource’s 1,279,556 customers were without power, while the United Illuminating Company was reporting 27 outages impacting 783 of their 337,094 Connecticut customers.
Earlier story: High Wind Warning: Damaging Gusts Up To 70 MPH Could Cause Widespread Power Outages
In Litchfield County, the most outages were reported in:
Woodbury (928);
Waterto…
