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Leaders visit Portland's Jobs Pond, aim to secure federal funding to mitigate flooding
State and local leaders are trying to do more to help the families who live along Jobs Pond in Portland and are experiencing severe flooding. Environmentalists say the flooding is due to heavy rainfall and because Jobs Pond doesn’t have an outlet to properly drain the water — meaning, when water gets in, it gets stuck. “I think I’m only...
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State leaders visit Jobs Pond to help families dealing with flooding
State and local leaders visited Jobs Pond in Portland and are trying to help families who are experiencing severe flooding.
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USDA and Sen. Blumenthal to visit Jobs Pond in Portland as water continues to rise
This week, the USDA and Senator Richard Blumenthal are making trips to Jobs Pond in Portland to get a closer look at the situation and see if help can come from the federal level.
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USDA and Sen. Blumenthal to visit Jobs Pond in Portland as water continues to rise
It’s been nearly a month since NBC Connecticut first shared the concerns from residents along Jobs Pond in Portland where water levels are quickly rising. Now, residents there say water is still rising, and more and more people are leaving their homes. This week, the USDA and Senator Richard Blumenthal are making trips to the pond to get a...
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Water is still rising at Jobs Pond in Portland
Jobs Pond in Portland is quickly rising, sending water into homes and causing people to move. People there estimate water has risen 20 inches in just the last couple of weeks.
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Homeowners at Jobs Pond continue to deal with rising waters
Various storms and runoff from nearby areas caused the pond in Portland to swell with nowhere to drain.
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Homeowners are still waiting for help with flooding at pond in Portland
Homeowners at Jobs Pond in Portland are continuing to deal with rising waters and are still waiting for help.
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Homeowners are still waiting for help with flooding at pond in Portland
Homeowners at Jobs Pond in Portland are continuing to deal with rising waters and are still waiting for help. “I don’t know what a furnace costs, but I want to save it.” Saving his electric furnace from rising waters is a tall task for Roy Ivers. Flooding from Jobs Pond is coming into his basement, causing Ivers to build...
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Water keeps rising at pond in Portland, endangering nearby homes
Residents who live on Jobs Pond in Portland who are already dealing with flooding issues say the water levels are continuing to rise.
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Water continues to rise on Portland pond, flooding more homes and displacing residents
People who live along Jobs Pond in Portland continue to deal with rising water, with the latest batch of rain causing at least six inches to rise in the pond. NBC Connecticut first brought you the story last Friday, when residents said they feared they’d lose their homes if action wasn’t taken. “We expect with the heavy rains going...
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Residents along pond in Portland ‘in dire straits' as water floods homes
Homes along Jobs Pond in Portland are now dealing with water in their basements as the pond level rises with every rainstorm.
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Residents along pond in Portland ‘in dire straits' as water floods homes
People who live along Jobs Pond in Portland say they’re close to losing their homes due to rapidly rising waters. They say it’s a combination of increased rainfall in recent months and runoff from areas around the pond. It’s estimated the pond has risen 15 feet over the winter months. Last weekend’s storm made matters worse. Dawn Schmidt, who...
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Rising water in pond now affecting homes in Portland
Homes along Jobs Pond in Portland are now dealing with water in their basements as the pond level rises with every rainstorm.
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Person rescued after falling into Portland quarry
A person was rescued this evening after falling into a quarry in Portland. Rescue crews responded to the quarry on Brownstone Avenue in Portland around 6:30 p.m. They were able to use a boat to rescue the person who had fallen in, according to the Middletown Fire Department. The person had minor injuries and is being treated at the hospital….
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Delivery driver threw pizza at suspects during attempted carjacking in Portland
A delivery driver threw pizza at two suspects during an attempted carjacking in Portland early Wednesday morning and an icy road stopped the suspects from being able to actually take the vehicle, according to police.
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Delivery driver threw pizza at suspects during attempted carjacking in Portland: police
A delivery driver threw pizza at two suspects during an attempted carjacking in Portland early Wednesday morning and an icy road stopped the suspects from being able to actually take the vehicle, according to police. Officers responded to a reported carjacking around 1 a.m. The incident started when a Domino’s Pizza employee was at a delivery on Waverly Avenue....
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CT professor talks about mid-air scare in Oregon
A University of Hartford professor discusses a mid-air scare in Oregon, and why all Boeing 737 Max 9 planes have been grounded.
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DEEP makes arrest in boating accident that left 1 dead, several others injured in Portland
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said they have arrested a man in connection to a boating accident that left one dead and several others injured in Portland last year. Officials said they arrested Kerry Sheltra, 55, for his role in the deadly single-vessel boat accident. It happened on July 10, 2022 just north of Petzold’s Marina….
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Portland police investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal
Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children as young as 1 years old.
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