Today's power problems in Bethel and Danbury are due to an unspecified "problem" at an electrical substation on Triangle Street.
As of 30 minutes ago, 18,000 customers in Bethel and Danbury were in the dark, according to Mitch Gross, a spokesman with Northeast Utilities.
At 2:35 p.m., Capt. Robert Myles of the Danbury Police Department told The News-Times that power is gradually returning. He said that Connecticut Light and Power told police that power should be completely restored in no more than two hours.
Traffic lights are out at various intersections in Danbury do not have power. Danbury police are at major intersections directing traffic.
The problems started at about 1:30 p.m.
Danbury police are reporting everything east of Interstate 84. The Danbury Fair mall, on the city's westside, has electricity, according to police dispatchers.
The Connecticut Light and Power Web site reports 40 percent of Danbury is in the dark, along with 60 percent of Bethel.
They say that the power failed in Bethel as well but again, from my driving, once I got to the hospital and drove towards North Street (by the old DMV), everyhting was fine. I went to the Union Savings on North Street (across from the North Street shopping plaza) and they didn't even know that there was a powrer outage.
I'll update you with more once I get more info. If you're at work and want to know if your home was effected, go to the Northeast Uttilities website for more info.
Again, where was the notifcation system from City Hall? Isn't this the type of situation where the system would have been used and if so, what happened? I know I didn't get a call nor did any of my sources in the city...
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
