by | Aug 29, 2011 12:08 pm | Comments (0)
The Valley Indy received a message from Derby Public Works Director Ron Culmo Sunday night about storm clean-up.
Derby DPW will start removing fallen trees and branches starting today (Monday, Aug. 29). The clean-up is expected to take weeks.
Trees that fell on roads will be dealt with first.
by | Aug 29, 2011 9:21 am | Comments (0)
Irene vs the Naugatuck and Housatonic rivers, as told by YouTube.
by | Aug 28, 2011 9:37 pm | Comments (0)
Joseph Belus, a 90-year-old Shelton resident, stuck out the worst of Hurricane Irene in his Isinglass Road home alone, without power or telephone service.
He lost power Saturday night, and found it still off Sunday morning, when he awoke in his home.
“When I woke up it was dark. The lights were out,” Belus said.
That’s when Belus decided he needed to get some help.
He got it, and by Sunday afternoon, Belus was one of a handful of people who had taken advantage of an emergency shelter set up at Shelton High School for the storm.
Continue reading ‘Shelton Dusts Itself Off, Braces For More Flooding’
by and | Aug 28, 2011 9:01 pm | Comments (0)
Ansonia, Seymour and Oxford dealt with flooding, downed trees, power outages and a fire during Hurricane Irene Sunday.
Emergency officials said the damage could have been worse if Hurricane Irene hadn’t been downgraded to a tropical storm.
by | Aug 28, 2011 8:00 pm | Comments (0)
The City of Derby went on the defensive Sunday evening, closing four flood gates along the Housatonic River for the first time since the devices were installed in 1973.
Continue reading ‘Derby Closes Gates To Prevent Major Flooding’
by | Aug 28, 2011 7:25 pm | Comments (0)
As the Valley cleans up from Hurricane Irene damage, thousands of residents remained without power Sunday evening.
The hardest hit towns for power outages were Seymour and Oxford, where about 80 percent of each town was in the dark Sunday evening.
by | Aug 28, 2011 12:56 am | Comments (0)
We’re posting info in the box below — and importing Tweets from various state agencies.
Follow our updates on Facebook and Twitter as well. Feel free to share your info with us.
Be safe.
by | Aug 27, 2011 8:03 pm | Comments (0)
Shelter-in-place.
It’s a phrase we all might get to learn first hand as Hurricane Irene comes a‑calling tonight and Sunday. It means staying put during the worst of the storm and that’s what emergency officials are advising residents in Connecticut.
The Valley Indy will try to keep you informed on what’s happening Saturday night and Sunday. We’ll post information in a live chat we’ve had running for three days. In addition, we’ll post information on Twitter — and especially Facebook, where we encourage you to do the same.
by | Aug 27, 2011 4:26 pm | Comments (0)
Here’s what’s happening in your community as we all brace for Hurricane Irene.
by | Aug 26, 2011 6:59 pm | Comments (0)
Due to the probability that Hurricane Irene will hit the area, the pastoral team of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic has made several postponements from the weekend.
Continue reading ‘Oxford’s St. Thomas Postpones Events Due To Hurricane’
