These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists
These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists Some of Litchfield County's best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates the academic achievements of high schoolers. This week, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country as semifinalists, who are vying for 7,600 scholarships totaling more than $30 million that will be announced in the spring. To become a finalist, semifinalists and an official from their high school must submit a detailed scholarship application that provides information about the students’ academic record, participatio…
Start-Stop-Start: At These Schools, COVID-19 Infections Have Temporarily Halted Class Start-Stop-Start: At These Schools, COVID-19 Infections Have Temporarily Halted Class
Start-Stop-Start: At These Schools, Covid-19 Infections Have Temporarily Halted Class Another school has been temporarily closed for deep cleaning following the discovery of staff infected with COVID-19. This time Ludlow’s East Street Elementary school closed the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 9, when a staff member was found to have caught the virus. As children started to go back to school in Massachusetts and Connecticut this month, a handful of schools have had to temporarily halt learning and disinfect the buildings to rid the places of any possible COVID-19 viruses. Each district seems to have a different approach to the discovery of COVID-19 among the faculty, staff…
These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists
These Litchfield County HS Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists Some of Litchfield County's best and brightest students were among those chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which celebrates the academic achievements of high schoolers. This week, 16,000 high school seniors were chosen from around the country as semifinalists, who are vying for 7,600 scholarships totaling more than $30 million that will be announced in the spring. To become a finalist, semifinalists and an official from their high school must submit a detailed scholarship application that provides information about the students’ academic record, participatio…
Eversource Provides Estimated Restoration Time For Hardest-Hit CT Locales Eversource Provides Estimated Restoration Time For Hardest-Hit CT Locales
Eversource Provides Estimated Restoration Time For Hardest-Hit CT Locales Some of the hardest-hit towns by the latest storm to rip through the East Coast are nearing restoration of power. Thousands of Eversource’s customers in Connecticut remain without power as of Friday, Aug. 28, though company officials said that there should be complete restoration in most of the state by midnight. According to officials, Branford is the exception, which was hit the hardest, with nearly 100 percent of Eversource’s customers there losing power. As of 12:30 on Friday, 8,886 of Eversource’s 16,589 (53.57 percent) customers in Branford are still without power. “With the arrival …
New Outage Update: Full Litchfield County Restoration Nearly Complete Eight Days After Storm New Outage Update: Full Litchfield County Restoration Nearly Complete Eight Days After Storm
New Outage Update: Full Litchfield County Restoration Nearly Complete Eight Days After Storm It took more than a week, but only a handful of Litchfield County residents have not had power restored following the wreckage of Tropical Storm Isaias. Utilizing more than 2,500 line and tree crews working nonstop to repair the damage and restore remaining outages following Isaias, crews restored power to more than 58,000 customers overnight. As of Wednesday, Aug. 12, just 1,262 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 customers were still without power. Another 23 United Illuminating customers were also reporting outages. Outages were still reported in:  New Milford: 34 (0.24 percent of cus…
Isaias Outage Update: Latest Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns Isaias Outage Update: Latest Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns
Isaias Outage Update: Latest Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns 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 Litchfield 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. Here's the latest breakdown of active power outages in Litchfield County, according to Eversource:  New Milford: 2,631 (18.80 percent of customers); Woodbury: 1,326 (25.49 percent o…
Isaias Outage Update: New Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns Isaias Outage Update: New Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns
Isaias Outage Update: New Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns Thousands in Litchfield County remain without power nearly a week after Tropical Storm Isaias tore through the East Coast. As of 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 88,499 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 Connecticut customers were still reporting outages. United Illuminating crews were also working to repair 917 outages that were impacting a total of 2,754 customers in Connecticut. Power was restored to thousands in Connecticut over the weekend but thousands more remain in the dark following the wreckage caused by Tropical Isaias. “We know how frustrated our customers who still don’t have power are…
These Litchfield County Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal These Litchfield County Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal
These Litchfield County Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal Litchfield County is well-represented in Niche’s brand-new 2020 Best Places to Live list. Crime, quality of schools, things to do, and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings. Other factors are listed here. Roxbury, cited for its "rural feel" and "top-rated public schools," is the No. 1-rated municipality in the county. You can read the Niche entry here. Southport is followed by No. 2 Barkhamsted, No. 3 Washington, No. 4 New Hartford, No. 5 Harwinton, No. 6 Bridgewater, No. 7 Litchfield, No. 8 New Milford, No. 9 Woodbury and No. 10 Watertown to make…
Isaias Outage Update: New Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns Isaias Outage Update: New Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns
Isaias Outage Update: New Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns Power has been restored to thousands more in Connecticut so far over the weekend but thousands more remain in the dark five days after Tropical Isaias barreled through the region. A total of 168,133 of 1,281,259 Eversource customers (13.12 percent) in Connecticut are still without power as of 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9. Here's the latest breakdown of active power outages in Litchfield County, according to Eversource: New Milford: 4,311 (30.8 percent of customers) Woodbury: 2,400 (46.1 percent of customers) Litchfield: 1,566 (33.2 percent of customers) Norfolk: 1,021 (91.3 per…
Isaias Outage Update: Latest Rundown Of Most-Affected Towns In Litchfield Isaias Outage Update: Latest Rundown Of Most-Affected Towns In Litchfield
Isaias Outage Update: Latest Rundown Of Most-Affected Towns In Litchfield Eversource has been making progress restoring power to customers in Connecticut who lost after Tropical Isaias barreled through the region. A total of 240,590 of 1,281,259 Eversource customers (18.8 percent) are still without power as of 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. Here's the latest breakdown of active power outages in Litchfield County, according to Eversource: New Milford: 6,427 (46 percent of customers) Winchester: 2,783 (45.3 percent of customers) Woodbury: 2,337 (45 percent of customers) Torrington: 1,893 (10 percent of customers) Litchfield: 1,616 (34.2…
Isaias Outage Update: 1,200 Crews Now At Work; Latest Rundown Of Most-Affected Towns Isaias Outage Update: 1,200 Crews Now At Work; Latest Rundown Of Most-Affected Towns
Isaias Outage Update: 1,200 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 of state, Everso…
Isaias Outage Update: Estimated Restoration Times; Litchfield County Communities Most Affected Isaias Outage Update: Estimated Restoration Times; Litchfield County Communities Most Affected
Isaias Outage Update: Estimated Restoration Times; Litchfield County Communities Most Affected Some Litchfield County residents may be without power throughout the weekend as utility crews continue working to repair the damage caused by Tropical Storm Isaias. Despite calling in outside contractors and working around the clock to restore power, Eversource is estimating that storm restoration will not be “substantially complete” until 11:59 on Tuesday, Aug. 11. According to Eversource, more than 700 crews are working to repair the widespread damage to the electric system caused by Isaias. A “significant” number of additional out-of-state mutual aid crews are arriving Friday, Aug. 7. …