Connecticut
State officials urge people to stay off roads as blizzard moves in
Stay off the roads if you can and let crews do their work. That’s the message from state officials ahead of Monday’s storm that’s expected to bring blizzard conditions across Connecticut.
Gov. Ned Lamont has already declared a state of emergency and issued a highway ban on commercial vehicles.
“This is going to be a bad one, and worse than the one we thought was pretty bad just at the end of December,” Gov. Lamont said.
A warning from the governor as Connecticut prepares for an expected blizzard. The governor declaring a state of emergency and commercial vehicle highway ban ahead of the storm. The ban includes vehicles like tractor-trailers or RV’s but doesn’t include emergency vehicles or utilities vehicles. He says this is in coordination with other nearby states and urged people to stay off the road if they didn’t need to go anywhere.
“It’s just incredibly dangerous. Could get really slick with the ice,” he said.
With wind gusts expected to peak at 40 to 60 miles an hour across Connecticut and the risk of falling trees and power lines, the state Department of Transportation (DOT) says it’s best to delay any plans.
“Monday morning is not the time to try to go pick something up off Facebook Marketplace. Wait and pick it up later in the week,” said Josh Morgan, a spokesperson for CT DOT.
DOT says they have a total of around 900 plow drivers ready to go to clear out all the snow that’s expected, but are asking for patience, saying it will be different from the last major storm a few weeks ago.
“Last time it was light, fluffy, easy to move. This time it’s going to be wet, heavy, more difficult to move,” Morgan said.
The agency says they have plenty of salt and other material to be ready to plow to prioritize creating passable highways once the snow stops.
“So, really trying to clear those travel lanes, but then we have to go out and clear the medians, clear the shoulders, clear some of those snowbanks and piles,” Morgan said.
DOT is also asking people, if you must travel during this weather, slow down, make extra time, and do not crowd the plows, saying it could cause a crash, further delaying any snow cleanup.
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WFSB) – People like Dena Pizzoferrato are changing what they put in their grocery carts after hearing about a cyclosporiasis outbreak.
“I’m kind of a little nervous so I’m looking to see what I buy right now,” Pizzoferrato said. “Today I didn’t buy any lettuce. I said I’m OK for now.”
Doctors say the illness is spread through parasites that make their way onto fresh produce. There have been 23 reported cases in Connecticut since May, but the CDC says the number is likely higher. Across the country, more than 840 cases and 86 hospitalizations have been reported in 31 states.
Symptoms include diarrhea and nausea that can last days to weeks. Doctors have not identified a source for the outbreak.
Dr. Ulysses Wu, chief epidemiologist at Hartford HealthCare, said a range of produce could be contaminated.
“Typical things you would think are vegetables or fruits. In the past, it’s been raspberries, basil, cilantro. You may find it in lettuces, bagged salads. So it’s a variety of things that can be contaminated, but they have not found it at this time,” said Wu.
Wu said residents should take precautions with their produce. “Take precautions with your fruit and your produce. We give the same advice when people go overseas that you should always peel something. You should always boil something,” he said.
Doctors also recommend washing produce thoroughly if boiling is not an option, and washing hands regularly.
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Chip Rubenstein, owner of Chip’s Auto Sales of Milford, says he’s honored to celebrate the dealership’s 50th anniversary alongside America’s 250th birthday.
“I opened Chip’s Auto Sales in 1976, during a chaotic time for our nation in the world,” said Rubenstein, “50 years later, I am so proud of the legacy I’ve created as somebody who always tried his best to do right, and to serve my community proudly.”
Intense flames engulfed a car early Saturday morning in Trumbull.
Officials say it happened around 3:30 a.m. on Richfield Drive near the Bridgeport town line.
Trumbull and Bridgeport fire crews worked to put out the flames.
It was not immediately known how the fire started or if there were any injuries.
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