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Potent Storm With Drenching Rain, Damaging Winds Causing Power Outages, Flooding, Road Closures
A massive storm barreling through the Northeast is causing widespread travel difficulties, along with numerous power outages, flooding, and road closures.
Some school districts are closed or on two- and three-hour delayed starts.
Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are expected with locally higher amounts of around 5 inches and more.
Along coastal areas, wind gusts of 45 to 60 miles per hour have been reported, making those areas among the hardest hit by power outages.
According to poweroutages.us, at around dawn on Monday, Dec. 18, there were a total of 150,000 outages in New York, New…
New England Man Wins $1M On Scratch-Off Ticket Included By Friend In Get-Well Card
A man from the region has claimed a $1,000,000 lottery prize after receiving the ticket in a get-well card from a friend.
Alexander McLeish, of Attleboro, Massachusetts, claimed his winning prize in the lottery's “$5,000,000 100X Cashword” instant ticket game on Friday, Nov. 26, according to Massachusetts State Lottery.
He chose to receive his prize as a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes.
McLeish had open heart surgery earlier in November, and his friend gave him the card with three instant tickets, including the winning ticket, Massachusetts Lottery said.
The lottery r…
Around Fairfield County: Caravan Thanks Hospital Staff, Meals For Children, Volunteers Needed
With a display of lights and sirens, first responders formed a parade to salute healthcare personnel, drawing mutual adoration from the staff at two major Fairfield hospitals to kick off this past weekend.
Police, fire and ambulance crews, along with Mayor Joe Ganim, among other officials, joined a caravan of emergency vehicles Friday, April 17 in Bridgeport to drive past Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital and Hartford Healthcare St. Vincent's Medical Center while hospital staff, some holding signs thanking the first responders, stood outside watching and waving.
"They are…
Top-Rated Carver Foundation Of Norwalk Raises $420,000 For Kids' Programs
NORWALK, Conn. — The Carver Foundation of Norwalk, recently ranked among the state’s top nonprofits, raised $420,000 at its 2017 Child of America Gala.
The event, held at the Wee Burn County Club in Darien, honored Marcus Mabry of CNN and Austin McChord of Datto.
Lead by gala co-chairs Leah Glover and Jacqueline Novotny, the event included cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and fellowship, as well as dinner and exciting live and silent auctions conducted by Michael Nuzzo.
Gala committee members were Wendy and Rich Baskin, Alexandra and Rich Baudouin, Erin and Sean Berry, Marilyn Altman Fider, Craig…
YWCA Darien/Norwalk Honors Rucquoi As Woman Of Distinction
DARIEN, Conn. -- The YWCA Darien/Norwalk is honoring Dr. Josephine Velazquez Rucquo as a 2015 woman of distinction.
Rucquoi, or “Dr. Jo” as most of her patients call this local podiatrist, generously supports just about everyone she meets. Her many acts of kindness are countless, as she has opened her heart and home to many, providing care, transportation, prayer and financial help to those in need.
As a doctor, she cares for much more than her patients’ feet. She listens to them, provides relief, gives hope that what ails them will get better, and even offers them the comfort of pray…
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Alesha Hanson
