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In Case You Missed It: News of the Week
Hurricane Irene devastates East Haven and more non-hurricane stories from the week.
The big news all week was the. More than 20 beachside homes were ruined, and power has finally been restored. A disaster of such magnitude has thousands of stories.
Local blogger and photographer Matt Branscombe captured this moment in history with . An emergency shelter at the East Haven High School . The Shore Line Trolley Museum . With power out, . The start of school was postponed until Sept. 6.
In news unrelated to the hurricane, the town administration announced that they are to the contractor working on the oft-delayed Maple Street Bridge.
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Another delay was bringing portable kindergarten classrooms to Overbrook School. The goal was to have them in place in time for the start of school, but the .
A young East Haven woman was last weekend.
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