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Litchfield, CT

Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Much Of Region Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Much Of Region
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Much Of Region With a round of storms moving from west to east in interior portions of the region, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the area. The watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4. A radar image of the region above from 2:45 p.m. Friday shows the storms. In New York, the following counties are covered by the watch: Putnam Dutchess Orange Ulster Sullivan Albany Columbia Greene Rensselaer Schenectady Saratoga Schoharie Broome Cayuga Chemung Chenango Clinton Cortland Delaware Essex Franklin Fulton Hamilton Herkimer Lewis Madison Montgomery Oneida Onondaga Oswego Otsego …
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County, With Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County, With Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County, With Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of the region as a potent system develops that will bring drenching downpours, and damaging wind gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour with 1-inch hail and an isolated tornado. The watch was issued just before 3 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and is in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday. In New York, the watch covers the following counties: All of New York City Nassau Suffolk Westchester Putnam Rockland Orange Dutchess Ulster Sullivan Columbia Greene Albany Rensselaer Schenectady Schoharie Broome  Chenango Delaware Montgomery OtsegoI…
Seen Her Or This SUV? Alert Issued For Missing CT 20-Year-Old Seen Her Or This SUV? Alert Issued For Missing CT 20-Year-Old
Seen Her Or This SUV? Alert Issued For Missing CT 20-Year-Old A 20-year-old woman has gone missing in the region and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating her. Emma Gagnon is believed to be operating a Nissan Pathfinder with the Connecticut registration 1ASWK7, Connecticut State Police out of the Litchfield barracks said in issuing a Silver Alert early Monday morning, July 18. She's described as being 5-foot-2, 100 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt and red-and-blue pajama pants. Police say she's been missing since Friday, July 1. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Emma G…
Westchester Broadcasting Pioneer William O’Shaughnessy Dies Westchester Broadcasting Pioneer William O’Shaughnessy Dies
Westchester Broadcasting Pioneer William O’Shaughnessy Dies William O’Shaughnessy, a broadcasting pioneer in New York, died at his home in Connecticut on Saturday, May 28. He was 84. O'Shaughnessy was owner and president of Whitney Radio, which owns and operates WVOX in Westchester County. A 1999 New York Times profile described O'Shaughnessy as "a flamboyant figure, a tall man with bright silver hair and a penchant for London-made suits and Corvette convertibles." He was born April 7, 1938 to William Mac O’Shaughnessy of Elmira and Catherine Pauline Tucker of Waverly, according to his obituary. As president and editorial director, he presided for…
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Entire Region, With Damaging Wind Gusts Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Entire Region, With Damaging Wind Gusts Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Entire Region, With Damaging Wind Gusts Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for the entire region. Damaging winds with gusts that could cause power outings are the main threat, the National Weather Service said in issuing the alert. Flash flooding, frequent lightning and large hail are possible. It lasts until 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, for these areas: Long Island,  Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties in the Hudson  Valley,  All of New York City, Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London, Middlesex, Tolland, and New London counties in Connecticut. Al…
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Most Of Region Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Most Of Region
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Most Of Region A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for much of the region. It lasts until 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, and covers Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, Greene, Columbia counties in New York, Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, Tolland, New London, and Middlesex counties in Connecticut, and all of Massachusetts except Cape Cod, and northeast Pennsylvania. (See image above.) Torrential rainfall is likely during storm activity. Quarter-sized hail, damaging winds, and frequent lightning are possible, along with power outages, the National …
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect With Damaging Wind Gusts, Tornadoes Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect With Damaging Wind Gusts, Tornadoes Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect With Damaging Wind Gusts, Tornadoes Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has now been issued for much of the region. It lasts until 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, and covers New York City, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan in New York, and Fairfield and Litchfield counties in Connecticut. "An approaching cold front will bring potential for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon into this evening," the National Weather Service said in a statement accompanying the alert. "Strong to damaging wind gusts will be the main threat. Hail and even an isolated tornado is also a pos…
Large Bear Killed After Being Struck By Two Vehicles In Connecticut Large Bear Killed After Being Struck By Two Vehicles In Connecticut
Large Bear Killed After Being Struck By Two Vehicles In Connecticut A large black bear was killed after being hit by two vehicles on Route 202 in Connecticut. The crash took place around 9:30 p.m., Friday, May 30, in Litchfield County, on Route 202 in the Town of Litchfield, near the Torrington line, said Will Healy with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. There were no major injuries to the drivers of the vehicles, the bear was deceased upon DEEP EnCon Police arriving at the scene, Healy said. The bear was untagged and uncollared, estimated to be between 175-200 pounds. Related story: Three Hospitalized After Moose Struck,…
COVID-19: Area Distillery Shifts To Making Hand Sanitizer COVID-19: Area Distillery Shifts To Making Hand Sanitizer
Covid-19: Area Distillery Shifts To Making Hand Sanitizer A popular Hudson Valley distillery is transitioning from spirits to sanitizer amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. To help battle the spread of the virus, The Vale Fox Distillery in Poughkeepsie has become the latest distillery in the area to begin using their premises to produce hand sanitizer. Since the outbreak of the virus, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, toilet paper, and other essential items have been hard to find on store shelves as the demand has often outweighed the supplies. Related story: COVID-19: Distilleries In Litchfield, Fairfield County Shift To Making Hand Sanitizer…
COVID-19: 7,377 New Reported Cases Statewide; Cuomo Asks FEMA For Four More Temporary Hospitals COVID-19: 7,377 New Reported Cases Statewide; Cuomo Asks FEMA For Four More Temporary Hospitals
Covid-19: 7,377 New Reported Cases Statewide; Cuomo Asks FEMA For Four More Temporary Hospitals There have been 7,377 more confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in New York, bringing the total statewide to 44,635, tops in the nation. New York remains the state most plagued by the virus, with 44,635 cases that resulted in 519 deaths, up from 385 the day before. New Jersey has the next most confirmed cases with 6,876, followed by California (4,060), Washington (3,208), and Michigan (2,878). Of the 44,635 positive cases, 6,481 are hospitalized, with 1,583 patients in ICU. Since the outbreak, 2,045 people who tested positive and were hospitalized have been discharged. New York G…
Nor'easter Nears: Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Much Of Area Nor'easter Nears: Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Much Of Area
Nor'easter Nears: Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Much Of Area As a Nor'easter that will bring rain and wind to the entire area and sleet, freezing rain and ice farther inland approaches, a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for much of the area. The weekend will end with another cold day on Sunday, Nov. 17. The high temperature will be in the upper 30s, but it will feel much colder, with the wind-chill factor between 15 and 25 degrees.  The Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the counties shown in purple in the first image above, including Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster in New York and Litchfield in Connecticut. In those area…
Lawsuit: Northern Westchester Man Suffered Brain Damage When Steel Rod Fell On Him At Costco Lawsuit: Northern Westchester Man Suffered Brain Damage When Steel Rod Fell On Him At Costco
Lawsuit: Northern Westchester Man Suffered Brain Damage When Steel Rod Fell On Him At Costco A 62-year-old man who claims he suffered irreversible brain damage when a steel rod fell on him at a Brookfield Costco in 2016, has sued the wholesale chain. Peter Aurigemma Jr. of North Salem filed the seven-page lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in Hartford, claims that he was severely injured when he was reaching for a package of paper towels from the top of a display 7- to 8-feet high when he was struck in the face by a falling steel rod. The suit, which was filed for Aurigemma by his attorney, Christopher Sochacki of Litchfield-based Cramer & An…
Gas Station Clerk Helps Police Nab Armed Robbery Suspect Gas Station Clerk Helps Police Nab Armed Robbery Suspect
Gas Station Clerk Helps Police Nab Armed Robbery Suspect A gas station clerk helped track down a 24-year-old suspect who allegedly committed an armed robbery and made off with cash. Connecticut State Police received a report of an active robbery at approximately 4:20 p.m. on Sunday afternoon at the Patco gas station in Litchfield. Police said that the clerk reported a suspect walked in, passed a note demanding money and displayed a knife. As the suspect exited the building, the clerk was able to provide a description of the vehicle he was fleeing in. That information was subsequently relayed to local police departments. The suspect, Patrick Jay…