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TROPICAL STORM IRENE
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Irene: Building Back Branford
by Nicole BallBranfords Building Department was charged with evaluating the structural
damage to homes along the shoreline after Irene. While two homes sustained
such extensive damage they were deemed unsafe for occupancy, all the
new homes built in flood zones were structurally unaffected by Irene, a
testament to the success of new building codes said Branfords Head
Building Inspector Anthony Cinicola. Building Branford back up was no easy
task and Cinicola shares why: Want to share your Irene stories, photos and
videos? Post them to our announcement section. Want to see our
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Irene: First Responders Were Ready for the Storm
by Nicole Ball
Some lessons were learned but for the most part, Branfords first responders
were ready for Irene they're also ready for the next storm, said Fire Chief
Jack Ahern. Learn how he managed crews from headquarters and the
various volunteer departments around town to help get Branford back up and
running safely. Want to share your Irene stories, photos and videos? Post
them to our announcement section. Want to see our coverage? Check out
the stories. Branford Patch: Theres no doubt that Branford Fire Department
was well prepared for Irene. How long out did your crews begin
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Irene: Town Engineer Janice Plaziak Talks Shoreline Damage
by Nicole Ball
When it comes to dealing with repairing roads, seawalls and more, Branford
Town Engineer Janice Plaziak always steps up to the plate. The town was
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lucky to have her during Irene and in the days, weeks and months following
the storm. Find out how she rebuilt 700 feet of a major roadway, participated
in a native american smudging ritual and dealt with the demands of repairing
miles of public and private coast post Irene. Want to share your Irene stories,
photos and videos? Post them to our announcement section. Want to see
our coverage? Check out the stories below or our column. Branford Patch
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Irene: Art Baker Will Take Snow Storm Over Hurricane Any Day
by Nicole Ball
A blizzard and more than 20 feet of snow greeted Art Baker during his first
winter as the towns Public Works Director. Next came Irene. Learn how he
and his team handled downed trees and broken roads during the storm and
in the weeks and month following. Want to share your Irene story, photos and
videos? Post them to our announcement section. Want to see our coverage?
Check out the stories. Branford Patch: Your first season as the towns Public
Works Director was met with the winter of 2010-11 where we had snowstorm
after snowstorm. Next Irene wrecked havoc on the roadways and coastline.
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Irene Anniversary: One Year Ago
by Nicole Ball
When I first moved to Branford, everyone kept talking about the Hurricane of
38. I would often roll my eyes when someone brought up this antique storm.
Then I lived through Irene. Even though Irene was not even a hurricane when
it hit our coast on Saturday, Aug. 27 and Sunday, Aug. 28, the storm surge
equaled or even rivaled that of the 38 hurricane as some locals account. This
is certainly an act of Mother Nature I wont soon forget. Like some of youwho live along the coast, my apartment was badly damaged during the
storm. We were forced to move from our rental home in Indian Neck to
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Fred Russo: Street Advocate
by Nicole Ball
Cocheco Avenue resident Fred Russo said he thought he was just signing up
to host a potluck dinner once a year when he became president of Cocheco
Avenue Association. One year after taking the helm from former president
Tammi Hotchkiss, he had railed the neighborhood to pitch in $700 a house tofix the associations seawall after Irene destroyed their picturesque slice of
Branfords shoreline. Reciting his rally cry, Russo said, This is our street, our
right of way, our sea wall and our problem. Were not going out of our street
to solve this. Though Russo did handle the project among his
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Irenes Price Tag: $600,000 and Climbing
by Nicole Ball
Did you know it cost the town $4,377 to move a fire hydrant on Linden
Avenue after Irene so traffic could be re-directed away from the heavily
damaged road? Its also going to cost the town near $250,000 for expenses
incurred during and after Irene at the sewage treatment plant. Branfords
Finance Department Head Jim Finch, said, I cant tell you what I think its
going to be, of the final cost of the storm, but added, he's confident it will be
more than the approximate $600,000 he requested from the Board ofFinance at last weeks meeting. Its important to recognize, he said, that
the
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Local Leaders Slam CL&P's Storm Response
by Eileen McNamara
While utility officials lauded their response to Tropical Storm Irene during a
legislative hearing Monday, leaders of local towns castigated those efforts,
saying the storm response was in such disarray that some work crews sat for
hours doing nothing while residents struggled without power, and that even
company liaisons sent out to work with the towns had no way to get hold of
their supervisors for information. For nearly two hours Monday afternoon, the
town leaders detailed the problems they had with CL&P and other utilities,
including United Illuminating, AT&T and Comcast, throughout and
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And on the Sixth Day...
byVictoriaanna Adinolfi
I woke up on the Sunday of Irene and was a little excited to see the damage.
It almost felt like when you wake up on Christmas and look outside to see if it
snowed a foot and you can settle in to opening presents and eating
cinnabons with coffee at a leisurely pace, since you couldn't possibly go
anywhere. Leaves everywhere and a smell of fall were surprisingly pleasant
considering I was expecting the nightmare from above. I went outside, took
videos and pictures, had a branch fall on me while snapping shots and then
went inside to see if I could coax the last of the hot water for some
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In case You Missed It: Irene
by Nicole Ball
When I first moved to Branford, everyone kept talking about the Hurricane of
38. I would often roll my eyes when someone brought up this antique storm.
Then I lived through Irene. Even though Irene was not even a hurricane when
it hit our coast, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27 and 28, the storm surge
equaled or even rivaled that of the 38 hurricane as some locals account. This
is certainly an act of mother nature I wont soon forget. Because most of you
are hopefully back on the grid but might have missed the coverage during the
storm, we have created a look back at the highlights (or
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Cleanup Branford Community Forum
by Nicole Ball
With the lights back on for most, Branford switches gears to focus on
recovery and cleanup efforts following the devastation of Irene. If you need
help or know a neighbor who does, please "Like" the Cleanup BranfordFacebook Page and post your request. If you are someone who can help,
please "Like" the page as well, and comment if you can assist the person in
need. The town is also working on developing a volunteer match program to
link up civic organizations with the most needy residents. Please stay tuned
for details.
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Branford's Information Center Release Last Post-Irene Update
Tonight the Branford Police sent their last B-Informed message since
information began coming from the department last week in anticipation ofIrene. She came with fury and Branford Police kept the community up to-
date on aid efforts as well as power restoration progress. Tonight we all
celebrate as just 50 CL&P customers are still without power since last
Sunday, Aug. 28 (Saturday for some) when the lights first went out. A job well
done by the town for keeping those signed up for the emergency notification
system, well informed. Power Restoration Today Branfords power has been
restored to
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Branford Hurricane: 1938 and Today
by Nicole Ball and Mike Falzone
The sun was shining today and spirits were up as power was restored to
Halstead Lane in Pine Orchard. We were on a quest to find 26* Halstead, the
former residence of the Mills family. Chris Mills a resident of Philadelphia, PA,
e-mailed Branford Patch after the storm asking how his old neighborhood
had stood up? Later Mills sent us photos of the neighborhood after the 1938
Hurricane, hoping to compare how the 2011 storm affected residents.
Traveling down Grove Street and meandering around tiny side streets, we
found our way to the coast and walked along what was the sea wall. Broken
and
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Post Storm Update: What to Know About Water, Electricity and
Perishables
by Nicole Ball
As of this morning, CL&P has stated on that more than 5,400 customers are
still in the dark in Branford thats about 33 percent of clients served by the
electric company. Yesterday, the town was at about 50 percent powered-up;
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the approximate 20 percent decrease comes in the wake of a Town Hall
meeting where First Selectman Anthony Unk DaRos and other shoreline
officials voiced their concerns about the timelines of power restoration.
According to CL&Ps estimate, Branford should be back on the grid by
Tuesday, Sept. 6. As town officials work together to get Branford back up
and running,
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Blumenthal Calls Power Outage Disaster that Followed the Natural
Disaster
by Nicole Ball
Branfords First Selectman Anthony Unk DaRos met with other shoreline
leaders and Senator Richard Blumenthal today at Branford Town Hall to
discuss how communities were recovering from Tropical Storm Irene and the
seemingly slow response time from CL&P with power restoration efforts.
Blumenthal started the meeting, stating that he hopes future measures can
be taken to avoid the disaster that followed the natural disaster when it
comes to how CL&P responded to the power outages. Many shoreline towns
served by CL&P, including all represented at todays meeting (Branford,
Guilford, Madison,
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Branfords Coastal Roadways Take a Beating
by Nicole Ball
Town Engineer Janice Plaziak also happens to be the town flood plain
manager so shes got her hands full when it comes to assessing the damage
Tropical Storm Irene brought to town this past week. Working closely with
FEMA and FEMA-provided wave action maps, Plaziak stated yesterday that
shes very interested to look at how the storm surge affected costal Branfordin regard to her role as the flood plain manager. It's been very interesting to
me, she stated, too see the reach of the waters and the waves and the
impact they had on property. It was greater that I anticipated it to be.
FEMAs
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CL&P: 'Significant Shift in Resources' Today
Anyone still without power will be able to log onto CL&Ps website today and
find out when the electricity is projected to be restored to their area of the
state. Thats one of the assurances CL&P President Jeff Butler made in amorning conference call with reporters to brief them on the status of his
companys restoration efforts. He also promised a significant shift in
resources today to areas that have towns still largely without power,
specifically communities in eastern Connecticut where residents and officials
have complained that they feel forgotten by the states largest utility
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FEMA Offers Aid to Most in Need
by Nicole Ball
Last night at 5 p.m., FEMA supplies like water, batteries and MRE (Meal
Ready to Eat) were delivered to Branford's most needy after more than 80
hours of being in the dark since Tropical Storm Irene wrecked havoc across
the East Coast. Walmart, which serves as a distribution point for the items
but not a dispensary, had volunteer employees deliver the aid items to
citizens that are home-bound or who could not travel to get items themselves
following the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene. Branford Fire Explorers alsoworked to deliver items. Captain Rick Hart of the Branford Fire Department
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About 50 Percent of Branford Powered Up
by Nicole Ball
It's felt like forever but Branford's Emergency Operation Center stated this
evening that about 50 percent of Branford is back on the grid following
extensive power outages since Sunday. Most businesses, they stated, will be
fully functional tomorrow. After more than 80 hours without power, this
comes as good news. CL&P reported tonight just after 8 p.m. that 56 percent
of customers were still without power; that's 9,141 to be exact. According to
CL&P's most up-to-date power restoration map, 40 other towns have a
higher percentage of power outages than Branford. Canterbury is still 100
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What's Open For Business?
by Nicole Ball
It's been more than 80 hours for many of us without power. Some businesses
cranked up the generators and opened to the public right after tropical storm
Irene subsided. Pacileo's Pizza was one of the first to do this. The Parthenon
Diner was also running on a generator. Since then, power has been restored
to parts of East Main Street. Lynn's Deli, who first ran off a generator was up
and running with full "real" power as of yesterday. If you know of an open
place that weve missed, please add it to the comments section. Because
power restoration is happening as you read this, information is
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