by | Sep 10, 2024 1:24 pm | Comments (0)
OXFORD – Ansonia Seymour Oxford Rotary Club will welcome Sharon Closious, CEO of The Valley Community Foundation to highlight the Foundation’s Strategic Plan and Valleyness.
Join us Wednesday, September 18, at 5:00 P.M. at Rose’s Family Restaurant, 143 Oxford Rd (Route 67), (Note new location) Oxford, CT.
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by | Sep 10, 2024 7:00 am | Comments (0)
OXFORD — The flood-damaged section of Route 34 on the Oxford side of the Stevenson Dam is still closed, but the road could be open again by Oct. 31.
At least that’s the goal, according to a state Department of Transportation update shared on Facebook by state Rep. Kara Rochelle on Sept. 7.
Route 34 between Loughlin Road and Coppermine Road at the Stevenson Dam has been closed since Aug. 18 when powerful flood waters washed the road away, causing shoulder, roadway, and structural damage, according to the DOT.
The DOT plans to install a temporary bridge on Route 34 by Halloween.
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by | Sep 10, 2024 6:04 am | Comments (0)
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The Derby Sept. 11 Memorial.
DERBY — The Derby Fire Department is scheduled to host the annual Sept. 11 ceremony at 6 p.m. Wednesday on the Derby Green.
The ceremony will take place at the city’s Sept. 11 Memorial on the Elizabeth Street side of the Green.
The public is encouraged to attend.
The Derby Lodge of Elks will honor first responders at the end of the ceremony and will host a reception at the lodge afterward located at 73 Elizabeth St.
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by | Sep 9, 2024 7:10 pm | Comments (0)
OXFORD-SEYMOUR — In addition to killing three people, including two women in Oxford, the Aug. 18 floods destroyed 13 houses in New Haven County and six houses in Fairfield County.
Another 170 houses suffered major damage, with an additional 133 houses deemed “inaccessible.”
About 90 percent of the damage happened in areas that were not designated as flood zones — so many homes and business owners do not have flood insurance.
The floods caused an estimated $13 million in damages to Metro-North’s Waterbury train line, and there’s no telling when it will be repaired.
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by | Sep 9, 2024 6:46 pm | Comments (0)
A DOT map showing River Street in Seymour.
SEYMOUR – River Street, which suffered significant damage from the Aug. 18 flooding, reopened over the weekend.
The state-owned road, also known as Route 313, reopened on Friday night (Sept. 6). It was the last road in Seymour that remained closed after historic flooding claimed the lives of two people and caused millions of dollars in property damage.
Town officials were informed by the state that River Street would likely remain closed for four to six weeks. However, those were early estimates from the state Department of Transportation, and repairs got underway sooner than anticipated, said a DOT official.
by | Sep 9, 2024 6:18 pm | Comments (0)
This 2023 image from Google Maps shows Route 34 in Monroe heading over the Stevenson Dam into Oxford. A boat barrier can be seen in Lake Zoar.
OXFORD-SEYMOUR – Federal officials are looking into complaints about how debris from the Aug. 18 rainstorm was cleared from Lake Zoar at the Stevenson Dam.
Members of the Lake Housatonic Authority previously complained about FirstLight’s plan to clear the debris field in a Valley Indy story published Aug. 22. The authority alleged FirstLight, the dam’s owner, violated its “debris management plan” on file with federal regulators.
The authority alleged that too much debris was allowed to flow over the Stevenson Dam and into the Housatonic River communities under the dam.
The photo above is from 2023. The video below is from DroningAroundCT’s Facebook page and shows Lake Zoar at the boat barrier on Aug. 19.
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by | Sep 6, 2024 7:03 am | Comments (0)
SEYMOUR – The region is still waiting to hear whether the federal government will issue a major disaster declaration in connection to the Aug. 18 rainstorm that produced flash floods in Monroe, Naugatuck, Oxford, Southbury and Seymour.
The declaration, if it happens, could result in the release of federal funding to reimburse eligible homeowners, businesses, and state/local government for some rebuilding and repair costs. That aid could potentially help uninsured private property owners, too.
An issue locally is that many properties did not have flood insurance, because no one thought the “Little River” was capable of causing so much damage.
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by | Sep 4, 2024 6:11 pm | Comments (0)
OXFORD – A daylong music festival to help people impacted by the Aug. 18 floods is scheduled for Saturday (Sept. 7) at Quarry Walk shopping plaza.
The “Community Rising Day Long Music Fest,” a flood relief fundraiser, is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Quarry Walk’s Center Rock Green, 300 Oxford Rd. (Route 67).
The event is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit the Community Rising Team Flood Relief Fund, which is also known as the Valley Flood Relief Fund. Click here to donate.
A donation of $30 is suggested.
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by | Sep 3, 2024 4:32 pm | Comments (0)
SEYMOUR — The following information was taken from state Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria’s Facebook page at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3
Good afternoon. Update of road closures from DOT.
Over the holiday weekend, two locations along Route 53 in Weston and Redding were opened.
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by | Sep 3, 2024 12:32 pm | Comments (0)
The T-shirts are available in white or gray.
SHELTON – The following message was sent by The Shelton Gift Boutique:
The Shelton Gift Boutique is selling “Valley Strong’ T‑shirts and coffee mugs with all proceeds to benefit the homeowners and businesses affected by the flood of Aug. 18.
The items were designed with the help of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The shirts are either white or gray, and the coffee mugs are 15 oz. All items are $25 each.
All proceeds will be sent to TEAM Inc., which will distribute the funds through The Valley Flood Relief Fund.
The Shelton Gift Boutique at 480 Howe Ave. in Shelton.
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