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Senate sets standards for restoring power after storms
HARTFORD — The Senate on Saturday set new standards for restoring electricity after storm-related outages, including stiff penalties for power companies for missing restoration deadlines. Lawmakers in both parties and Gov. Dannel Malloy all agreed on the need to set state standards for emergency planning, storm preparations and power restoration. There was widespread outrage... »
Senate candidates woo local voters
BEACON FALLS — Recent poll numbers indicate that whoever secures the GOP nomination to run for U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd’s available seat in Congress this year will fight an uphill battle against Democratic contender Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut’s popular attorney general. Republican Rob Simmons, a Vietnam veteran and former CIA intelligence officer and U.S. Representative,... »






