Meriden water pollution control project about 75% complete
Meriden water pollution control project about 75% complete
A worker walks through a first stage clarifier where crews are replacing 40-year-old equipment at the Meriden Water Pollution Control Facility at 226 Evansville Ave., Fri., Apr. 16, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement
Frank Russo, manager, looks over new pipes installed in the Harbor Brook Pump Station at the Meriden Water Pollution Control Facility at 226 Evansville Ave., Fri., Apr. 16, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Electricians work on a new instrumentation room in the Tertiary Pump Station at the Meriden Water Pollution Control Facility at 226 Evansville Ave., Fri., Apr. 16, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
DEEP: Officials identify man pulled from Long Meadow Pond as Prospect resident
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A file photo of the emergency lights on a police vehicle.Connecticut State Police / Contributed Photo
MIDDLEBURY A Prospect man has been identified as the missing kayaker whose body was recovered from Long Meadow Pond on Sunday morning.
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Monday identified him as 26-year-old Brian Saucier.
Personnel from DEEP and several area fire department started searching Long Meadow Pond on Saturday after a report of an overturned kayak.
Officials suspended the search around 9 p.m. Saturday. Rescue operations resumed Sunday morning. Fire crews recovered Saucier’s body around 10 a.m. Sunday.
New Milford officials urge caution at Lovers Leap after hiker found dead in Lake Lillinonah
Tara O’Neill
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DEEP officials said a missing hiker was found dead Sunday night in Lover’s Leap State Park in New Milford.File photo
NEW MILFORD After a missing hiker was found dead Sunday night in Lake Lillinonah, local officials are urging the public to be cautious while hiking.
Several agencies responded to Lovers Leap State Park for a report of a missing hiker, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection spokesman Will Healey.
“We send our condolences and deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the hiker that tragically lost their life,” Mayor Pete Bass said Monday morning.