by | Nov 2, 2011 4:49 pm | Comments (0)
Electricity returned to nearly 30 percent of Seymour Wednesday afternoon.
The power was restored mostly in the area around the center of town, said Tom Eighmie, emergency management director.
Continue reading ‘Progress Made As Seymour Outage Numbers Finally Decrease’
by | Nov 2, 2011 2:36 pm | Comments (0)
The Oxford school district has announced on its website that schools will remain closed until Monday Nov. 7.
The town’s four schools have been closed since a freak October snow storm caused damage and power outages across town on Oct. 29.
Continue reading ‘Oxford Schools To Remain Closed Until Nov. 7’
by | Nov 1, 2011 9:00 pm | Comments (0)
Reporter Tony Spinelli reports from Oxford Town Hall:Oxford should have significant power restoration by Friday, First Selectwoman Mary Ann Drayton-Rogers said.
“By the end of the week, that gives them Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we’ll see significant improvement in the number of homes by the end of the week,” Drayton-Rogers said in an interview at Town Hall.
Continue reading ‘Oxford Officials Say Town Is Entering The Restoration Phase’
by | Nov 1, 2011 8:13 pm | Comments (0)
Note — We’re happy to report that after this story was filed, the number of Connecticut Light & Power residents in the dark in Beacon Falls dropped to 68 percent. It had been at 100 percent since the weekend.
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by | Nov 1, 2011 8:10 pm | Comments (0)
Connecticut Light & Power crews started clearing trees from power lines in Seymour Tuesday morning, according to emergency management director Tom Eighmie.
The crews will return Wednesday to continue work on tree removal, Eighmie said.
There were 27 roads that had trees tangled in wires. Some of those roads were closed, while others are open for traffic, with parts cordoned off, Eighmie said.
Continue reading ‘Tree Clearing Begins In Seymour, CL&P Sets Late Sunday Estimate’
by | Nov 1, 2011 3:27 pm | Comments (0)
A damaged electrical substation on Cold Springs Road in Beacon Falls was repaired today (Tuesday, Nov. 1), but large areas of Beacon Falls, Oxford and Seymour remained without power as of 2:30 p.m.
There is still no word from Connecticut Light & Power as to when power will be restored to Beacon Falls, Oxford and Seymour.
CL&P has said that damage to its high voltage lines has made this recovery much more difficult than Irene.
The effort to clear downed trees and lines off local streets continues.
Continue reading ‘CL&P Uses Helicopter To Inspect Transmission Lines, Beacon Falls Substation Fixed’
by | Nov 1, 2011 8:55 am | Comments (0)
First Selectwoman Mary Ann Drayton-Rogers sent along the following e‑mail Tuesday morning:
by and | Nov 1, 2011 7:53 am | Comments (0)
Restaurants that lost power during the snow storm on Oct. 29 will need to be reinspected before they can re-open, according to David Rogers, assistant director for environmental health at the Naugatuck Valley Health District.
Continue reading ‘Valley Health District Scours Towns Without Power’
by | Nov 1, 2011 7:50 am | Comments (0)
More than 170 Oxford residents took advantage of the town’s emergency shelter at Quaker Farms School Monday — after a freak October snow storm knocked out power through the entire town on Oct. 29.
The residents used the showers, filled up thermoses with hot coffee and snacked on fresh fruit and pastries available in the lobby of the school.
The shelter is located on Great Oak Road in Oxford.
Continue reading ‘Oxford Residents Try To Protect Dogs, Tropical Fish’
by | Oct 31, 2011 5:25 pm | Comments (0)
Residents should be prepared to be without electricity for five days, according to a message sent out from the town Monday evening.
This is the message the Seymour Office of Emergency Management sent:
Continue reading ‘UPDATE: No School In Seymour; Here’s Why The Power Went Out For So Many Sunday’
