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Developers at Grey Wall hone their software.
When Superstorm Sandy struck, the city’s emergency operations center wasn’t stuck using dead-tree technology. It had cutting-edge, locally developed software to coordinate a citywide response — a tool that’s now spreading to 29 other nearby towns.
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‘After Sandy Success,
Grey Wall Gets A Boost’
by | Nov 26, 2012 1:13 pm | Comments (0)
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Nolan (in green) and brother Brennan McCormack get their haul from City Point’s veteran santa, aka Bob Herman
Neither last year’s hurricane nor this year’s “superstorm” could drown out Christmas at City Point.
by | Nov 23, 2012 1:55 pm | Comments (1)
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Carlos Gonzalez and Xavier Aviles at work.
After Superstorm Sandy’s winds and brackish surge felled ten trees in Quinnipiac River Park, new arrivals have taken their place and should fare better in the next flood.
by | Nov 16, 2012 1:34 pm | Comments (9)
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Irene brought a neighbor’s porch to the Pardee Seawall steps.
The one-two punch of Superstorm Sandy and a follow-up Nor’Easter got local lawmakers asking: How should the city deal with rising oceans and extreme weather brought on by global climate change?
by | Nov 15, 2012 2:16 pm | Comments (0)
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Dave Kim had to throw out $4,000 of sliced meats that failed to survive Superstorm Sandy at his Shalom Cafe. A week later, a city inspector returned to help the first-time restaurateur recover losses from his insurance company.
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‘Post-Sandy, Inspectors
Fan Out To Spot Spoilage’
by | Nov 15, 2012 1:16 pm | Comments (5)
“They sayin’ Sandy is gonna get us locked down. Who is she?” one woman asked.
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‘In Prison, Sandy
Packed A Different Punch’
by | Nov 6, 2012 5:09 pm | Comments (0)
The numbers are in.
by | Nov 5, 2012 3:03 pm | Comments (3)
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A dream came true after Superstorm Sandy for a 10-year-old — and she used the opportunity to show her gratitude to a lineman restoring power to her neighborhood.
by | Nov 5, 2012 1:27 pm | Comments (0)
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Jeffrey Kerekes sent in these photos showing the impact of Superstorm Sandy on some souls who couldn’t contact the Emergency Operations Center for assistance — the souls buried in Fair Haven.
by | Nov 5, 2012 1:23 pm | Comments (1)
Don Vincent and his 10-year-old son made a discovery walking in Quinnipiac River Park Saturday. Vincent sent in these photos and the following write-up:
by | Nov 5, 2012 12:37 pm | Comments (3)
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Ned Costello’s physics class meets in the former Gateway library.
After Superstorm Sandy knocked the lights out at the Sound School’s newly dedicated building on City Point, students and teachers found themselves squatting in a temporary home — just as their founders did when they created an out-of-the-box alternative high school some 30 years ago.
by | Nov 2, 2012 4:36 pm | Comments (9)
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Gigi Mauro-Celentano intercepted Blumenthal and Malloy while walking her dog, Rita.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal walked a windswept stretch of Morris Cove beach Friday afternoon looking to comfort homeowners struggling to recover from Superstorm Sandy.
They got an earful from a handful of locals with a long-running request: Save our homes by building us a seawall.
by | Nov 2, 2012 12:42 pm | Comments (0)
It was a hectic time for families at the emergency shelter New Haven set up at Career High School during Superstorm Sandy this week. A local artist and Albertus Magnus associate prof, Evie Lindemann, made it a bit less hectic for the kids.
by | Nov 1, 2012 6:21 pm | Comments (0)
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U.S. Rep. DeLauro visited the printing press Thursday.
After Superstorm Sandy tore off a chunk of the roof at Brian Driscoll’s Phoenix Press, city and federal officials showed up with a message: Help is available for small businesses damaged by the storm.
by | Nov 1, 2012 6:07 pm | Comments (0)
The city will be offering free meals Friday to the thousands of New Haveners who remain without power after Superstorm Sandy.
by | Nov 1, 2012 2:18 pm | Comments (0)
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Mark Aronson scopes out the flocks at Criscuolo Park.
Birds, too, clear out before an onrushing storm. And just like humans, birds are reluctant evacuees when asked by firefighters and police to leave their nests.
by | Oct 31, 2012 12:09 pm | Comments (0)
CIty Hall sent out the following post-Superstorm Sandy updates mid-day Wednesday:
by | Oct 31, 2012 11:53 am | Comments (1)
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All that tube sand helped, but …
As I returned Tuesday to my evacuated home from Superstorm Sandy, I was in no rush to check out the damage.
Unlike my neighbors at Front Street’s Oyster Cove condominiums, I hadn’t exactly battened down the hatches before complying with the city’s mandatory evacuation order. So first I checked in to see how they were doing.
by | Oct 31, 2012 11:11 am | Comments (1)
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Chuck Mascola takes a break from bailing out his basement to start tending to his yard.
Morris Cove started bailing out from Superstorm Sandy with the help of a hardy gardening statuette — and a market that kept brewing coffee even when the whole neighborhood’s lights went dark.
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‘Praise Saint Fiacre --
& Krauszer's Coffee’
by | Oct 30, 2012 9:51 pm | Comments (0)
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Ruoppolo Manor resident Elaine Peters serves Sammie Williams some of the 25 boxes of Abate pizza HANH supplied as emergency hot lunch
Rookies at New Haven’s police training academy participated in a real-life exercise during Superstorm Sandy — fanning out to senior complexes like Fair Haven’s Ruoppolo Manor, where the power went out.
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‘Rookie Cops, Generators
Help Fair Haven Seniors
Cope With Power Outages’
by | Oct 30, 2012 7:09 pm | Comments (0)
It’s official: New Haven County is a disaster. A “major” disaster.
by | Oct 30, 2012 4:30 pm | Comments (19)
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State Death Investigator Alfredo Camargo, in white Tyvex suit, examines bones up close.
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(Updated 11:30 p.m.) A homeless woman made a spooky Halloween’s eve discovery on the Upper Green: bones from a centuries-old human body unearthed by a giant oak tree toppled by Superstorm Sandy.
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by | Oct 30, 2012 2:22 pm | Comments (0)
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Goodson shows LCI’s Eddie Rodriguez the damage.
Jason Goodson had an unwelcome house guest drop by Monday night. When she left, everything in his bedroom was destroyed and soaking wet.
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by | Oct 30, 2012 2:17 pm | Comments (0)
School is canceled for a third day in a row Wednesday, as crews scramble to clear the mess left by Superstorm Sandy.
by | Oct 30, 2012 12:56 pm | Comments (0)
Rosalind Lewis in front of the tree that didn’t smash her car.
Rosalind Lewis had a feeling that one of the trees within her apartment complex was destined to fall. So she parked her car in a different spot, far from the trees.
It was a wise move.
