National Guard Helping Cities, Towns
In a massive operation, the Connecticut National Guard is working around the clock this week to deliver more than 330,000 bottles of water and ready-made meals to towns suffering from the...
View ArticleMalloy: 'I Intend To Hold The Feet Of the Utility Company To The Fire'
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said at a news briefing Wednesday night that he was pushing Connecticut Light and Power Co. to get power back to everyone faster than its self-imposed deadline of midnight Sunday.
View ArticleInquiry Sought Into Stranded JetBlue Flight
A co-chairman of the General Assembly’s transportation committee said Thursday he plans to call for a formal inquiry to determine why a JetBlue aircraft was stranded on the tarmac at Bradley...
View ArticleLet Them Vent: CL&P's Tip Sheet For Dealing With 'Challenging Customers'
It's not hard to imagine that CL&P is receiving a lot of calls from angry customers these days. The company recently filed several documents in response to questions from state regulators...
View ArticleMalloy Fighting For Federal Funding For Towns
Socked by a severe storm that has many towns still in darkness, the state is scrambling to qualify for millions of dollars in reimbursements from the federal government in the same way that it...
View ArticleVigilante Tree-Cutters In Simsbury
Frustrations have been mounting across the state as power has been out since Saturday, but they are particularly high in the hard-hit Farmington Valley.
View ArticleCafero Calls for a Special Session on Energy Legislation
This week's devastating power outage has already led several lawmakers to call for legislative remedies. Now House Republican Leader Lawrence Cafero is calling for a special session in December to...
View ArticleState Eligible For Full FEMA Funding
Despite initial problems, Connecticut will now be eligible for full federal funding for the pre-Halloween storm that has plunged much of the state into darkness.
View ArticleU.S. Rep. John Larson Doesn't Sign On In Call For Probe Into Response To...
The entire Connecticut delegation, with one notable exception, is calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate the state's power outage.
View ArticleSen. Lieberman Adds a Visit to Hartford to His Weekend Schedule
From Sen. Joseph Lieberman's office comes word that he will come to Connecticut on official business this weekend after all.
View ArticleTowns Seething On 7th Night Without Power; CL&P Pledges 99 Percent...
As mayors and first selectmen were seething Friday on the seventh night without power for many homeowners in their towns, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered an independent review of the response by state...
View ArticleStan Simpson Show On Malloy Departures, Hermain Cain, and Major Snowstorm;...
The Stan Simpson Show on Saturday morning will focus on several issues that have been breaking in the news this week.
View ArticleMalloy Talks Tougher About CL&P, Mentions Possible 'Malfeasance'
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, in a State Capitol press conference, used tough words against CL&P Monday – mentioning the possibility of “malfeasance” by the company, for example – and said his...
View ArticleCL&P Says Plenty Of Power Restored; Butler Says 97 Percent With Power After...
After getting blasted repeatedly by mayors, first selectmen, and his own customers for the past week, embattled utility president Jeffrey Butler spent time Monday night giving perspective on the...
View Article'2-Storm Panel' To Review Tree Trimming Policies
The S.T.O.R.M. Irene Panel, scheduled to meet again Wednesday, now has so much more to talk about.
View ArticleBishop Lori Going to Baltimore?
The Connecticut Post is reporting this morning that Bridgeport's Bishop, William E. Lori, is "a strong contender" to become Baltimore's archbishop.
View ArticleBig Night For Democrats; Upsets In Middletown, Milford
Democrats swept to victories Tuesday in Waterbury, New Britain, Middletown and Milford as well-organized candidates pounded away on local issues and got their voters to the polls in the state’s big...
View ArticleCL&P Trimmed More Miles Of Trees In 2001 Than It Did In 2010, Documents Show
In the aftermath of a devastating autumn snow storm that brought widespread power outages to much of Connecticut, a state panel is taking a hard look at the tree-trimming efforts of utility companies.
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