State Rep. Greene Thanks Storm Responders

by State Rep. Len Greene Jr. | Guest Column | Nov 7, 2011 5:22 pm | Comments (0)

As you are certainly aware, in the span of a little more than two months Connecticut faced an unprecedented series of weather events with Tropical Storm Irene and then the late October snowstorm. And while the power companies are still working to restore electricity to everyone across the state I wanted to take a minute to recognize those who, in my opinion, deserve the credit for making the aftermath of this storm a little easier on all of us.

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Oxford Resident Gives Thanks In Wake of Blackout

by Ann Cummings | Guest Column | Nov 7, 2011 5:13 pm | Comments (0)

My husband Jim and I would like to take this time to commend all the people who devoted their timeless hours to the emergency shelter at Quaker Farms School during the long power outage Oxford residents experienced due to the freak storm on October 29.

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Oxford’s Connelly Praises CIAC Schedule Changes

by Jodie Mozdzer Gil | Nov 7, 2011 11:07 am | Comments (0)

Oxford Superintendent James Connelly called the CIAC ​“boneheaded” in the way it handled sports scheduling after Hurricane Irene. 

But Friday, Connelly said the statewide athletic conference has done a much better job handling sports schedules after the October snow storm that leaves thousands in the state without power. 

“Their response this time is much better, much more sensitive to what we’re dealing with on the ground here in the school district,” Connelly said.

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Drayton-Rogers Releases Extensive Statement On Autumn Nor’Easter

by Mary Ann Drayton-Rogers | Oxford First Selectwoman | Nov 5, 2011 9:25 am | Comments (0)

The Winter Storm of October 29, 2011 wreaked havoc on the Town of Oxford. What started out to look rather pretty and white on the trees and shrubs throughout our community soon turned our roads dangerous and developed into a town wide disaster.

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Numbers Decrease In Oxford, Finally

by Staff | Nov 4, 2011 10:56 pm | Comments (0)

Oxford, where efforts to restore electricity was stalled since Wednesday, finally started seeing progress late Friday.

As of 11 p.m. Friday, 22 percent of all Connecticut Light & Power customers in town were without power. That is 1,193 customers.

The town had been stuck at about 40 percent since Wednesday evening.

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Salvation Army Provides Food For The Powerless in Seymour and Oxford

by Theresa Burkholder | Greater Valley Salvation Army | Nov 4, 2011 4:56 pm | Comments (0)

The Greater Valley Salvation Army took a step of faith and reached out to the residents of Seymour and Oxford these past days, while they have been without electricity and heat, and recovering from the snow storm.

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Seymour Announces Rescheduled Halloween Festivities

by Seymour School District | Nov 4, 2011 3:13 pm | Comments (0)

Seymour will celebrate Halloween now that power is back on for most of the town. The date for Halloween is Saturday, Nov. 5, said Schools Superintendent MaryAnne Mascolo.

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Seymour Schools To Open Friday, Nov. 4

by Staff | Nov 3, 2011 1:37 pm | Comments (0)

All Seymour schools have regained power Thursday, Nov. 3, after a snow storm knocked out much of the power in the state.

The schools will re-open for students on Friday, Nov. 4, the district said today. 

The following message was sent out by Superintendent MaryAnne Mascolo Thursday afternoon:

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National Guard Helps Out In Seymour

by WTNH | Nov 2, 2011 7:30 pm | Comments (0)

Check out this video of the National Guard in action in Seymour, where 73 percent of the town was without electricity as of 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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Power Is Coming Back On In Oxford

by Jodie Mozdzer Gil | Nov 2, 2011 6:24 pm | Comments (0)

Four Connecticut Light & Power crews were at work in Oxford Wednesday, and restored power to more than 40 percent of the customers who have been in the dark.

The crews were focusing on the Oxford Greens neighborhood, Jacks Hill Road and Riggs Street, according to Mary Ann Drayton-Rogers. They expected to continue restoration efforts in town on Thursday as well.

By 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, CL&P was reporting that about 57 percent of their customers in Oxford were still without power. A half hour later, at 4 p.m. another 5 percent of the customers got power.

The percentage was at 42 percent as of 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

That’s down from the estimated 100 percent who have been without power since Sunday.

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