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MTCTStamfordMayorAttempt20125_2026-01-25-13-11-13

Joining us now is Stanford Mayor Caroline Simmons. Mayor, thanks for joining us this morning. Thanks for having me. All right, so you declared a snow emergency for the city. So what do residents need to know to make this a very easy process for the crews who have to be out there during the storm? Please, we're urging residents to stay off the roads today so that our crews can continue to clear the roads and make sure that they're safe. So stay home, stay warm, uh, enjoy the day with your family. Please check on your neighbors too. We have a list of resources on our website for those who are in need of shelter or food or support, which you can find at stanford CT.gov. But please stay off the roads. We have 30 snowplow crews out working to clear the roads so they can be safe and, uh, stay safe today and take care of your family. And we know that the area is no stranger to snow like this, but it's still important to remind people to stay home and stay safe. So how has the city prepped leading up to the weather we're seeing now? We had a series of snow emergency prep meetings with all of our uh snowplow division, highway maintenance teams, road maintenance teams, as well as our public safety officials and our health department to make sure that we're connecting vulnerable residents to resources during this time, coordinating with our utilities and public safety officials to make sure our police department was fully staffed up, our EMS. Fire department is ready to go in case of emergencies, uh, and making sure that our fuel was in proper place to make sure that we had salt stocked up, the roads were being treated, uh, through the night by our crews, and now that they're out there plowing, we wanna make sure that residents stay safe and off the roads. Uh, so it's a, it's a big storm. It's one of the biggest ones we've had in a while. We're expecting about. 8 to 12 inches and it's gonna go through the day and it could have the potential for whiteout conditions later this afternoon. So, uh, please again urging residents to stay off the road, stay at home today, and limit travel and also move your cars off the roads too to make sure those plows can get through. I know that's important when it comes to the parking ordinances. Mayor, thank you so much for your time and stay safe. Thank you. You too.

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MTCTWiltonInterview10am_2026-01-25-11-58-03

We are continuing to track the latest storm to hit the region. We are taking a live look right now at Stanford. As you can see, that snow is really starting to build up. Meteorologist Radekhigotsky will be joining us in just a bit with a full breakdown. Joining us this morning is Wilton First selectman Tony Boucher. Tony, thank you so much for joining us this morning. Happy to be here. So I was just looking at the radar with our meteorologist, and it's significantly starting to come down in Wilton. How's it looking on your end? It is. I'm staring right outside and it is coming down hard. So, uh, how did the town prepare for this incoming major storm that we're experiencing right now? On Friday we had a meeting of the our emergency management team uh that involves uh all of our major departments of the town including our police and fire department of public works um we have our parks and recreation department, our social services, uh, every department, uh, that needs to be engaged during this time, uh, we, uh, discussed our capacities, um, how many plows would be on the ground, how many shifts would be there, uh, they would be doing some pre uh. Salting of our roads to be prepared as well. Uh, this is an amazing combination of not only a very heavy snowstorm but very frigid temperatures as well, um, and possibility of sleet or ice which is extremely dangerous, so they have all mentioned that uh we hope that the residents of the town stay off the roads all day today and we may have to even go into tomorrow. Uh, so they can do their job and keep everyone safe. They, um, just, um, in addition, our, uh, residents should understand that shoveling snow can be deadly. It is one of the more taxing activities for your heart and can lead to a heart attack or a stroke. Uh, it's particularly important to pace yourself if you have to do it. Certainly as we, those of us that are older, have to be, you know, uh. Obviously cautious, um, so right now uh we have 13 plow roads that we are going through and we have 13 drivers and in addition our parks and rec also has some drivers that help, uh, in different places of the town, um, so everyone is fully engaged we're going to also have a 9 o'clock in fact very shortly, uh, another emergency management meeting, um, to, uh. You know, assess uh how things are going as well as make a determination of whether or not the town offices uh will be closed on Monday for the safety of our residents and the safety of our of our staff, of course, and understandably so it's gonna go well into Monday, probably stop Monday morning an all day event, a multi-agency effort for sure. Tony Boucher, thank you so much for, uh, being with us this morning and hopefully, you know, we get through this all good. Thank you.

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MTCTLamontDarien9am_2026-01-25-09-27-53

Well, Governor Lamont is visiting the Connecticut DOT maintenance garage in Darien this morning, and he is delivering coffee and treats to emergency crews who are trying to keep the roads safe today. And that's where we find News Twelve's Leanna Wells. Good morning, Leanna. How are things going? How was it with the governor? Good morning, Aisha. Well, the snow is still coming down, but as for how things went with the governor, they went pretty smoothly. He arrived here just before 8:30, and he, like you said, brought coffee and treats to the plow crew workers that are gonna be out treating those roads, those limited. Access highways as they told us and they told us that they have over 900 workers here who are gonna go out and treat those roads for however long it takes so technically they have no end shift time, uh, and the governor, we spoke with him as well and. He did provide some tips for drivers, but we do want to say that the plow crew workers, they've already gone out. We've had a few plow trucks um behind us before we came on air, but they already went out to treat those roads. Take a listen to what Governor Lamont had to tell us moments ago. Thank the drivers. Appreciate the drivers. Stay home. Keep the drivers safe. Let them do their job. Just talking to these guys. This is their 10th, 15th snowstorm. They know exactly what they're doing. It's not their first rodeo, but it's a lot more effective if you let them be. Stay home. Just stay home. You're good, but you can distract somebody else. The snowplows. Maybe a little slower, you get anxious, stay home. I can tell you I saw two accidents on my drive here, and that was only 15 miles, so it is slippery, it is slick, it is dangerous, and starting at noon, that's the law. Stay off our major roads here and we'll let you know when things are safe enough to get back on the road again. Off those roads, it is very slick, you know, I was just playing in the snow myself and I can't even see the ground with my boots, so for drivers, please stay home, stay off the roads if it is not necessary to travel, those trucks will be continuing to plow those roads and treat them as well. We're on the south side of the I-95 Darien Service Plaza, so we'll continue to keep you updated online and on air. That's the latest here in Darien, Leanna Wells, News 12, Connecticut. Back to you. Truly the message. Stay home, Lena. Thank you.

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MTCTMilfordMarissa10am_2026-01-25-10-14-12

All right, let's get to Marissa now who is outside of Thunderbolt in Milford, where those flakes are really coming down. Marissa, how's it feeling out on your end? It is miserable. I think that's the best word for it. I feel like I can't even really smile because my face is frozen and soaking wet. We've been outside for probably 20 minutes or so and I can't really feel my toes anymore despite wearing 3 pairs of socks and snow boots. Legs are feeling pretty numb despite having leggings on underneath my jeans, so. It's just not pleasant. Stay inside if you can. The snow is coming down quickly, but it's not that kind of snow. It's very powdery, as Ron said. It's not the kind of snow where you can make snowmen or snowballs or anything like that. We are at the pilot gas station and truck stop just off of I-95 exit. 40 in Milford and it has been very quiet here. I spoke to one of the cashiers. He said it's been quiet throughout the morning and actually overnight. We've seen a few cars come in, really just plow trucks are the only ones who've been stopping by. We did, however, meet a Milford man named Nicholas Dennehy. I want you to take a look at what he's wearing. It's just one of those things you get used to over time. It doesn't really bother me all that much. I was a Boy Scout growing up, so I've been in much worse conditions than this. It's not really thick skin, you know, doesn't get under it. Nicholas, I don't know how you do it now. In fairness, he had just come from the gym. He said his gym had opened early this morning, so he wanted to take advantage of it before the roads were too bad for him to actually get there. But tank top and shorts, I don't know how he did it, even just standing outside for a minute to pump gas. It is frigid out here. Boats have definitely gotten covered as the time has gone on here. You do not see any blacktop whatsoever. So once again, stay in. Take it from me. It's not fun out here in Milford. Marissa Alter News 12. Asia, I will say Nicholas is a brave man, but we want you to get back in Thunderbolt and warm up, Marissa. Thank you for your point of view out there in Milford. Well.

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MTCTDarienCondigtions7am_2026-01-25-07-41-05

Well, because we are in the state of emergency, starting at noon, the governor says commercial vehicles will be prohibited from traveling on all limited access highways, so that means vehicles such as trucks, RVs, tractor trailers, and tankers cannot be on these roads. Lamont says the storm will significantly impair the ability to safely drive. Now this ban will be in effect until further notice. All right, let's get back outside. We're checking in now with Leanna Wells and Darian. Leanna, how's it looking for you out there at this hour? Hey, good morning, Aisha. Well, it's looking a bit snowy. This is probably gonna be the 4th time I've dusted off my coat, but it's pretty much useless. We're here at the Darien, uh, Service Plaza on off of I-95 North, and what I've actually seen, we've seen a plow truck circling the parking lot quite a few times to plow the snow, though it's still, the ground is still covered. We actually have a truck over, um, on this way, and it is dropping off salt. They've salted all of the walkways here. We've seen cars. Filling up at the gas station, we've still, we've seen them filling their tanks. I have actually seen, you know, you'll see traffic behind me. Quite a few cars are still traveling. Some of them are taking it slow, but others have been driving, you know, a little fast, I would say, and we want to remind people that if travel is not necessary, please stay off of the roads because as we were on our way here as well, we had to take it slow. Those grounds were already covered in snow, and Asia, as you said, that truck restriction, I see quite a few tractor. Trailers here at the Service Plaza, so I'm not sure if they're planning to hit the road yet. We did talk to a bus driver who's actually taking a group of tourists up the road. He said he's comfortable driving in this kind of weather. He declined to speak with us, but he did say he's gonna be OK. They're just going up the road, and we will continue to keep you updated on our News 12 app and here online. Aisha, back to you. Alright, you gotta take it easy. Unnecessary travel. Do not do it. All right, Leanna, thank you for that. Stay warm.

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RTCTWxPreps01242026FRecchia6pm_2026-01-24-18-09-21

The city of Bridgeport gearing up today for the snowstorm. Our Frank Recchia has that story. Bridgeport police, where's the location of your emergency as Bridgeport telecommunicators here in the 911 center. Gear up for what could be a very busy shift due to the severe weather barreling towards Connecticut. We're going to move the snow, Mayor Joe Ganim, joined by top city officials here at the emergency operations center. That's the fastest it's going to be coming down, said when it's freezing and snows, you have to pay very careful attention. To which way the wind blows, that's an important thing. Gan I'm getting a briefing on the latest forecast from the National Weather Service. We've coordinated with all of our departments, but we need the public to participate as well. We came in this morning and steering the public in the right direction. Keep the roads clear is a top. Priority for public facilities driver George Kelly, who was out pretreating roads since 6 o'clock in the morning. Kelly urging folks to get their vehicles off emergency snow routes. Your road or your area is not going to get done because there's too many cars on the road, so you just got to move on to the next area. City officials meantime keeping a very close eye on how the snow could affect the electrical grid. We want to take that into consideration. I know we touched on, you know, UI's great forecast. They don't anticipate any power outages. And when it comes to shoveling, anybody over 65, please do not do it if you have health conditions. Call a neighbor, get some help. Help is what this crew is here to give everybody on standby to get up and go as the city of Bridgeport gets ready for the snow. We have to work together to achieve that common goal in Bridgeport, Frank Recchia, News 12, Connecticut. And officials reminding Bridgeport residents they can park in designated school parking lots to get their vehicles off emergency snow routes.

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