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The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, or PURA, has begun drilling down on what happened this past August when thousands lost power for a week or more after Tropical Storm Isaias roared through our state. The focus of a series of hearings began with the storm response by Eversource in a cluster of Fairfield County towns, including, New Fairfield, Bethel,…

Five utility companies were on the agenda to speak before the Energy and Technology Committee Thursday, but most of the attention was on Eversource, which provides power for most of Connecticut and accounted for a majority of the outages after Tropical Storm Isaias earlier this month. “I have heard so comments critical of Eversource and that the company is in…

Energy and Technology Committee give informational on tropical storm isaias response and July 2020 electric utility rate increases.

Eversource’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias, as well as rate hikes back in July, will be part of the focus of a legislative forum on Thursday.

The power has gone back on, but some Connecticut residents have been lacking confidence in the electric utilities serving most of the state. This, after a tropical storm caused outages lasting a week or more in some cases, right after sizeable rate hikes went into effect. For Marsha and Jerry Tomlinson of Bristol, losing electricity is no laughing matter due…

The power has gone back on, but some Connecticut residents have been lacking confidence in the electric utilities serving most of the state.

The heat has largely subsided, but storms are still in the picture for Friday before nicer weather arrives for the weekend. A day after a flash flood warning had been issued for nearly 24 hours, Friday will feature storms once again — a running trend that has lasted the entire week so far. But there is some good news: While…

Sen. Tony Hwang talks about Eversouce’s response to storm Isaias.

Sea lice, which are actually stinging jellyfish larvae found in water, were found on beaches along the Jersey coastline, as the tiny nuisances likely pushed up from Florida by Isaias

A New Jersey family is counting their blessings after a fallen tree brought a part of their house down right around them — but thankfully all made it out alive.

A massive power outage struck Friday morning in the upper part of Manhattan, knocking out not only lights but also cellphone service, and a short time later power went out in a large chunk of Queens as well. At one point it was pitch black as far as the eye could see along Broadway north of 73rd Street on both…

Blocked roads from downed powerlines continue to cause issues for first responders. In Sprague, it stopped an ambulance from reaching a patient so the crew had to get out and walk. It was an unusual scene on Church Street Friday afternoon: first responders were seen wheeling a stretcher down the road and pictures reveal why. Three days after the storm,…

The governor said the federal government has approved a presidential emergency declaration due to damage from Tropical Storm Isaias. This will allow the state to request federal aid as the state recovers from a storm that caused extensive damage and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people across Connecticut.  Approval of the emergency declaration allows the state...

FEMA has approved Connecticut’s request for a presidential emergency declaration to help the state recover from Tropical Storm Isaias.

A West Hartford family had to bring in a crane to remove a tree that crushed their home during Tropical Storm Isaias.

New Haven closed Lighthouse Point Park on Friday due to widespread damage left behind by Tropical Storm Isaias. There is tree damage throughout the park, causing a safety hazard for residents and visitors, according to a release from Mayor Justin Elicker. The park also has no power, which means there are no working bathrooms for the public to use. “We…

Hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents remain without power as the cleanup continues following Tropical Storm Isaias, which killed two people and left widespread damage across the state and entire towns in the dark. The outages are continuing into another day as many try to work from home amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and as the forecast calls for increasing…

Westport residents who are stuck on one blocked street are growing impatient. They say they’re trapped by a home torn apart by a possible tornado, its roof wrapped in powerlines on the road. “It is a safety issue if there is a fire, if there is an emergency there are people with young children, infants,” said Polly Litner who...