Connecticut
Lifeguard coverage reduced to two state parks, ending after Labor Day
Hard to believe but the summer beach season is wrapping up.
The state is already scaling back the number of lifeguards. And soon there won’t be any coverage at state parks.
At Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, families were enjoying Labor Day weekend swimming on the shoreline.
“It’s pretty warm. I went in and usually I have to be really hot to go in the water,” Bridget Finney said.
The Finney family from Simsbury found a little peace of mind to know there are lifeguards watching their little girls in the water here.
“Yeah, that’s great. Yeah. Well, when we showed up and we saw they were on duty till six or whatever, that’s just a burden off our shoulders, you know, knowing that they’re there. It’s definitely, yeah, it’s nice that they’re here,” Patrick Finney said.
Over the holiday weekend, lifeguard coverage has been reduced to just two parks now including Hammonasset.
You’ll find lifeguards in the chairs at Hammonasset and Rocky Neck in East Lyme on Monday. They will be there from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday will be their last day at both spots and after that there will be no lifeguards on duty at any state park swimming area.
This year, despite a nationwide shortage, 90 lifeguards were hired to watch over eight swim locations.
“I mean, you definitely feel safe having lifeguards here. Absolutely,” Loredana Ingenito said.
Also the state’s water quality sampling program is ending and after Labor Day, you’re urged to swim at your own risk.
Slightly less breezy tonight with winds gusting between 15-25 mph by the morning.
Wind chills will be in the 10s by Monday morning as temperatures tonight cool into the 20s.
Monday will see sunshine and highs in the 30s with calmer winds.
Snow is likely for much of the state on Tuesday, with some rain mixing in over southern Connecticut.
1-3″ should accumulate across much of the state. Lesser totals are expected at the shoreline.
Christmas Eve on Wednesday will be dry with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 30s and lower 40s.
Ten adults and one dog are displaced after a fire at the 1100 block of Pembroke Street in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport Fire Department responded to a report of heavy smoke from the third floor at around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Firefighters located the fire and quickly extinguished it.
There are no reports of injuries.
The American Red Cross is currently working to help those who were displaced.
The Fire Marshal’s Office is still investigating the incident.
A woman was rushed to the hospital after being seriously hurt in a fire Saturday in Rocky Hill.
This all unfolded during the late morning hours at a home on Main Street.
Fire officials say they had to rescue the woman from the home and her injuries are considered life threatening.
Hoarding conditions did a play a factor in the fire, according to the fire department.
No other injuries were reported. Further details pertaining to the fire weren’t immediately available.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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