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Shelter-in-place lifted after investigation into threat against Portland church
Police responded to a church in Portland on Saturday afternoon after a crisis line contacted dispatchers about a threat and they determined the building was safe after searching it. A veterans crisis line called dispatchers in Middletown around 12:22 p.m. and said the man who was on the line told them that he was at the Middletown–Portland Seventh Day...
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Conservation agency working towards permanent fix of Jobs Pond flooding
The water on Jobs Pond has dropped more than two feet since pumps were installed over a week ago. Monday, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Portland First Selectman Ryan Curley made a visit to see the progress for themselves. The residents thanked them for their efforts in securing state and federal money for the pumps and expediting installation. “This...
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Water levels continue to drop at Portland's Jobs Pond
Since pumps were installed a week ago, homeowners living around Jobs Pond in Portland have seen the water levels drop, but many are still dealing with major damage to their homes.
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Water in Jobs Pond is finally receding thanks to pumps six months later
Jobs Pond in Portland is finally getting smaller after approximately six months of rising water levels that flooded homes and displaced residents. On Saturday, multiple pumps were installed, paid for by state and federal funds. The pumps were put in on the YMCA’s Camp Ingersoll property, and run a few miles into the Connecticut River. As of Tuesday, residents...
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People living along Jobs Pond are starting to see flooding improvement
The people along Jobs Pond in Portland are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Pumps that were installed last weekend are bringing water levels down.
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Former flight attendant pushes beverage cart hundreds of miles to honor 9/11 crew members
A man from Massachusetts is on the move as he honors Sept. 11 victims, and he’s working his way through our state. “I always say it. I’m just a guy pushing a cart,” said Paul Veneto of Milton, Mass. Veneto is pushing an airline beverage cart from Boston all the way to Ground Zero in New York City to...
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Water pump installation underway at Jobs Pond as part of flood relief effort
“It’s just one of those things that just sucks the life out of you,” Ellen Mantel, of Portland, said. For over sixth months, rising water levels at Portland’s Jobs Pond have led to flooded basements and busy water pumps for residents like Mantel. “It’s just been one challenge after another. The water rising was just terrifying,” Mantel said. “Some...
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Help on the way for people living along Jobs Pond in Portland
Help is on the way for those living around Jobs Pond in Portland. For months, high water levels have cost thousands in damages and even forced some residents to leave their homes.
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Jobs Pond families brace for rainy weather and potential of more flooding
People who live along Jobs Pond in Portland are hoping more heavy rain on the way won’t raise the water level, as they wait for the pond to be pumped.
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Jobs Pond families brace for rainy weather and potential of more flooding
Veronica Ketch has spent several summers at her Jobs Pond family cottage in Portland. This season, plans were disrupted because of flooding. “It has definitely been a challenge to enjoy the way we normally would,” Veronica Ketch of Portland said. “Labor Day we would have a picnic, but that’s not going to happen.” Ketch said the body of water...
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Homes around pond in Portland remain flooded as residents wait for help
Residents living around Jobs Pond in Portland are frustrated waiting for pumping to begin months after their homes first flooded.
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Homes around pond in Portland still flooded; residents frustrated waiting for pumping to begin
People who live along Jobs Pond in Portland are frustrated as pumping of the pond has not started, after federal and state funding was secured for the project. NBC Connecticut first reported on the story of the rising water levels in March, that inundated homes and forced many to move. Currently, nine homes have been vacated, according to residents. For…
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State expects to help fund pumping of flooded Jobs Pond in Portland
The state Bond Commission is expected to approve $187,500 Friday to help alleviate flooding at Jobs Pond in Portland.
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State expects to help fund pumping of flooded Jobs Pond in Portland
The state Bond Commission is expected to approve $187,500 Friday to help alleviate flooding at Jobs Pond in Portland. The funding, combined with $562,500, will allow Portland to install pumps to remove some of the water out of a pond that has been flooding the basements of surrounding homes. “Unfortunately, this is the highest it’s ever, ever been so yes,…