You Can Drive
by | Oct 30, 2012 8:17 am | Comments (0)
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy lifted the travel ban on the state’s highways at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Superstorm Sandy
“Today’s The Day We’ve Got To Shine”
by | Oct 30, 2012 8:09 am | Comments (2)
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Inside the Emergency Operations Center early Tuesday.
As Superstorm Sandy headed out of town leaving 195 fallen trees, 107 blocked streets and 172 downed power lines in her wake, city officials convened in a downtown bunker to plan the clean-up.
Harbor Floods
Long Wharf Drive
by | Oct 30, 2012 12:04 am | Comments (2)
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As the expected climax of Superstorm Sandy approached, the National Guard hit New Haven’s Morris Cove — and came upon eerily quiet streets.
5,229 Lose Power
by | Oct 29, 2012 11:53 pm | Comments (0)
At 8:22 a.m Tuesday, United Illuminating was reporting that 5,229 New Haven customers were out of power thanks to Tropical Storm Sandy.
You Call This A Barricade?
by | Oct 29, 2012 11:08 pm | Comments (1)
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Aronson (pictured) was diplomatic about his review of my storm preparation.
As he arrived to rescue me mere hours before Hurricane Sandy’s winds were to attack the Quinnipiac River, my friend Mark Aronson said he envied me — and couldn’t figure out why I was leaving.
Tim-berrrr!!!
by | Oct 29, 2012 11:03 pm | Comments (2)
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Look out! As the winds picked up fast at 5 p.m., the big trees started toppling in Westville.
The Boats Are Ready
by | Oct 29, 2012 8:19 pm | Comments (1)
As the city braces for the full force of Sandy’s wrath to arrive Monday night, officials have boats ready to deploy to extract people if the “bathtub” of Morris Cove fills up and traps neighbors in their homes.
Winds Wreak Havoc On Morris Cove
by | Oct 29, 2012 6:58 pm | Comments (0)
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The windows flexed on Vinnie Amodio’s house, his childhood tree bit the dust, and another fallen tree threatened to knock down his power lines, as Hurricane Sandy’s winds picked up and rocked Morris Cove Monday evening.
A Carousel “Miracle”
by | Oct 29, 2012 4:19 pm | Comments (5)
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Parks workers extricate the Lighthouse organ and roll it to safety.
As the high tide surged at Lighthouse Point Park, Gary Dickinson refused to let Hurricane Sandy swallow the electric heart of the city’s iconic merry-go-round.
The Flooding Starts
by | Oct 29, 2012 2:49 pm | Comments (2)
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Meadow View St. in Morris Cove around noon.
DeStefano: So far, just “the child. … The mother is going to be here in 12 hours.”
As Hurricane Sandy barreled toward Connecticut with 90 mile-per-hour winds, flooding began by noon in low-laying parts of town and officials made a last-ditch plea to families along the coast to evacuate their homes.
Duo Steers 19 Homeless Off Street, Into Cots
by | Oct 29, 2012 2:47 pm | Comments (0)
Adrienne Goodson evacuated her Front Street home and brought Shorty-Poo with her to the Career shelter.
Thomas MacMillan Photos
With homeless shelters full and Hurricane Sandy bearing down on New Haven, Kenny Driffin and Peter Cox prowled the streets, bringing people inside and out of the elements.
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Eye On Mill River
by | Oct 29, 2012 1:12 pm | Comments (0)
A top United Illuminating official said Monday afternoon that his company is concerned about the Mill River substation — and the 14,000 New Haven customers who rely on it for power.
Highways Are Closed
-- But Not Daf Yomi
by | Oct 29, 2012 10:52 am | Comments (0)
Gov. Dannel Malloy is ordering all state highways closed today, due to Hurricane Sandy. After 11 a.m., trucks will not be allowed on state highways. After 1 p.m., state highways will be closed to all non-emergency vehicles.
“Residents need to take this storm very seriously,” Malloy said in a release. “Beginning in the next several hours, wind gusts will begin to exceed 50 m.p.h., making traveling along our roads — especially wooded areas like the Merritt Parkway — very dangerous. We’re doing this in two phases, so that trucks will first be prohibited and then all non-emergency vehicles. If you’re in a non-evacuation area, stay home.”
Venice Comes
To Fair Haven
by | Oct 29, 2012 9:09 am | Comments (2)
Allan Appel Photo
As we followed orders to abandon Fair Haven, my neighbors and I had this final view of our waterfront homes: sand bags and duct tape.
Hurricane, Shmurricane—He’s Staying Put
by | Oct 29, 2012 7:50 am | Comments (5)
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Firefighter Melendez passes out a flyer about mandatory evacuation.
Mascola and firefighter Ortegon.
This time around, Chuck Mascola isn’t following firefighters’ orders to evacuate his waterfront home: He’s staying home to bail out the basement.
Evacuations Ordered On East Shore; Schools Closed; Emergency Shelters Set Up
by | Oct 28, 2012 3:17 pm | Comments (3)
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Polcie Chief Dean Esserman, Assistant Chief Thaddeus Reddish, and Chief Administrative Officer Rob Smuts at work in the emergency operations center Sunday.
The mayor ordered the evacuation of homes in the Morris Cove and City Point neighborhoods and part of Fair Haven beginning at 8:30 a.m. Monday, as New Haven braced for a storm surge from Hurricane Sandy expected to double the worst of Tropical Storm Irene.
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