Henri: Here's How Many CT Residents Are Now Without Power
Thousands in Connecticut are without power following the round of storms that rolled through the region, though the damage was not as bad as expected.
As late Monday morning, Aug. 23, more than 8,000 of Eversource’s 1.28 million customers in the state are reporting outages.
United Illuminating is working to repair seven active outages impacting more than 1,100 of the company’s customers.
The most outages are being reported in:
Pomfret (708),
Woodstock (659),
Thompson (628),
Brooklyn (595),
Plainfield (536),
Canterbury (528),
Town of Fairfield (454)
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Candidate Accused of Domestic Violence, Dropped Out Of Race, May Still Win GOP Nomination
Early voting results indicate that a man who was arrested and then dropped out of the primary election for Congressional Second District could win the nomination.
As of Wednesday, Aug. 12, morning, Republican Thomas Gilmer, who had dropped out of the race on Monday, Aug. 10, was leading Justin Anderson by just a handful of votes:
Gilmer: 7,875
Anderson: 7,797
Gilmer, 29, of Madison, was arrested Monday, Aug. 10, and charged with first-degree unlawful restraint and second-degree strangulation, police said.
The Connecticut GOP confirmed Aug. 11 that Gilmer had been arrested and drop…
Scientist, Inventor, Musician, Humanitarian: Charles Koester Of Glen Rock, 91
Charles John Koester of Glen Rock, known to many as Chuck, died on April 18 in his home, with his loving wife Mildred (Millie) at his side, after a brave battle with Alzheimer’s.
Charles was born in Niagara Falls, NY on January 26, 1929 to Carl John and Helen Hogan Koester. After graduating from Fostoria High School in 1946, he received a B.S. in physics from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1950 and his Ph.D. in physics and optics from the University of Rochester in 1955.
He married Mildred Ruby Thompson of Wilmerding, PA on July 18, 1953.
Professionally, Dr. Koester …
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Here's How Many Are Still Without Power Two Days After Rain, Wind Storm
More than 1,000 Connecticut residents are still without power two days after a series of storms ripped through the region, flooding the area, downing trees and power lines.
As of just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, about 48 hours after the storms began, Eversource was still working to repair outages that continue to impact 1,035 of its 1,279,556 customers. United Illuminating was also still working on one outage in Woodbridge that was affecting three customers.
Multiple outages were still being reported in:
Ashford,
Barkhamsted,
Bethel,
Brookfield,
Colchester,
Columbia,
Dari…
