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…
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…
Litchfield County Has 722 Positive Covid-19 Cases: Get Rundowns For Towns Here
There are now 22,469 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Connecticut, with 722 of them in Litchfield County.
As of Thursday morning, April 23, Fairfield County has a total of 9,883 cases, accounting for 44 percent of the state's total.
A total of 1,544 have died statewide from the virus, with 584 deaths in Fairfield County for 38 percent of the state's totals. There have been 63 COVID deaths in Litchfield County.
Currently, 1,972 are hospitalized due to COVID-19 and 69,918 people have been tested for the virus statewide.
Torrington has 230 cases, accounting for 32 percent of case…
