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Grid Operator Warns of Winter Power Outages

If New England has a prolonged cold snap this winter, the operator of the electric grid warned they may have to shut off the power to homes and businesses....

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The Bears Are Back in Town, and Some Say CT Should Take Action – NBC Connecticut

Our increasing familiarity with bears in Connecticut has continued to raise questions about how safe this all is, as we receive more reports of bear encounters,...

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Meriden water pollution control project about 75% complete

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
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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

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DEEP: Officials identify man pulled from Long Meadow Pond as Prospect resident

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.

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Official: Body of missing kayaker found in Middlebury

The body was recovered after crews searched Long Meadow Pond for a second day.

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DEEP: Missing hiker found dead in Lake Lillinonah in New Milford

New Milford officials urge caution at Lovers Leap after hiker found dead in Lake Lillinonah
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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.

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Officials: Hiker Found Dead in New Milford's Lake Lillinonah

A Hiker who was reported missing late Sunday afternoon was found dead Sunday night at Lovers Leap State Park in New Milford.

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Push for more access to electric vehicles revs up again in CT

Push for more access to electric vehicles revs up again in CT
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State Sen. Will Haskell, front, speaks at a recent rally at the Westport Train Station with fellow electric vehicle supporters behind him.Contributed photo / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Barry Kresch, president of the EV Club of CT, speaks during an interview next to his 2016 Chevy Volt in Westport on March 9.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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It could soon become easier to get an electric vehicle in Connecticut.
A bill recently advanced out of the transportation committee that will allow manufacturers to sell electric vehicles directly to consumers — something only automobile dealer to ships can now do. It would amend state statutes to allow electric vehicle manufacturers with sustainable business models and electric-only production to be granted new or used car dealer’s licenses. It’s now before the legislative commissioner’s office.

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Viral brownie-sniffing bear shows back up in Avon neighborhood with cubs

The black bear, photographed by a homeowner in 2017 apparently looking for some freshly...

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Bridgeport council pauses sewer upgrades over fee worries

Bridgeport council pauses sewer upgrades over fee worries
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Signage marking a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) location along Waterview Ave., adjacent to Yellow Mill Creek, Bridgeport, Conn. Sept. 4, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO), in Yellow Mill Creek, Bridgeport, Conn. Sept. 4, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Shift Supervisor Carlos Paiva takes a regular reading of the sludge levels at the bottom of the final settling tanks at the East Side Wastewater plant on Seaview Avenue in Bridgeport on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Sludge is skimmed from the bottom of the tanks and trucked to an incinerator.Brian A. Pounds / STShow MoreShow Less

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