Photos: Hurricane Sandy slams Connecticut

Posted Oct 29, 2012

After a soggy morning, winds and rain pick up in the afternoon, as state officials warn that the evening high tide will produce an unprecedented storm surge.
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FEMA Community Relations worker Caridad Martinez, left, with Milford resident Don Horelick whose rental on East Broadway is currently uninhabitable because of Storm Sandy. FEMA and other agencies held an informational open house at the Parsons Center in Milford for those seeking relief and recovery from Sandy. The same will be held next Saturday Nov. 10, 10am-4pm. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 11/3/12
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Green Mountain Power (Vermont) linemen Adam Eisel left and Tom Brigan right work to get three houses on Featherbed Lane in Branford back up and running on power. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 11/3/12
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Green Mountain Power (Vermont) lineman Adam Eisel works to get three houses on Featherbed Lane in Branford back up and running on power. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 11/3/12
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Safety professionals Lucas Thomas left and Don DeToro center, both of Burns & McDonnell of Wallingford, confer with Northeast Utilities transmission construction supervisor Eric LeBlanc right at Featherbed Lane in Branford. LeBlanc was briefing the other two on where they were needed that day. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 11/3/12
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East Haven-- Sergio Mangione, right, talks with his friend, David Strong as he stands where his house used to be on Ellis Road. The house was pushed back (shown in distance) off the foundation and is a total loss. Photo--Peter Casolino/New Haven Register. 11/01/12
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East Haven-- A view along Ellis Road in East Haven where several houses were totally destroyed and many others damaged heavily during Hurricane Sandy. Photo--Peter Casolino/New Haven Register. 11/01/12
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The Connecticut Army National Guard monitors Cosey Beach Ave area in East Haven. According to some Cosey Beach residents, the National Guard's mission was discourage looters and make the residents feel safe as they left their belongings behind during Hurricane Sandy evacuation Thursday, November 1, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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The Connecticut Army National Guard monitors Cosey Beach Ave area in East Haven. According to some Cosey Beach residents, the National Guard's mission was discourage looters and make the residents feel safe as they left their belongings behind during Hurricane Sandy evacuation Thursday, November 1, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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East Haven-- Members of the Connecticut National Guard patrol along Ellis Road in East Haven, providing additional security in the area on Thursday. Photo--Peter Casolino/New Haven Register. 11/01/12
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Brad Sthuiler, a lineman with Ca-Par Electric of Pearl River, LA removes grounds from lines he was working on in Madison to restore electricity after Storm Sandy. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 11/1/12
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Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison is a staging area for CL&P. Tree-clearing crews head to the staging area at noon on Thursday. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 11/1/12
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The Madison rest stops on I-95 remain closed after Storm Sandy. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 11/1/12
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Children play on one of the substantial downed trees from Storm Sandy on the Guilford Green. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 11/1/12
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Lineman from Scobee Powerline Construction of Cameron, Mo. (subcontractors for CL&P) rerigs electrical lines on Long Hill Rd in Guilford November 1, 2012. vm Williams
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East Haven-- Workers begin knocking down a heavily damaged house along Ellis Road in East Haven during Hurricane Sandy. Photo--Peter Casolino/New Haven Register. 11/01/12
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East Haven-- East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo surveys the damage along Caroline Road in East Haven from Hurricane Sandy. Photo--Peter Casolino/New Haven Register. 11/01/12
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East Haven-- East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo surveys the damage along Ellis Road in East Haven from Hurricane Sandy. Photo--Peter Casolino/New Haven Register. 11/01/12
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East Haven-- Jeff Granoff walks along the back deck of his home along Cosey Beach as he was surveying Hurricane Sandy damage Thursday. Photo--Peter Casolino/New Haven Register. 11/01/12
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James Quinlivan of Madison, owner of The Stone House in Guilford, cleans part of the restaurant with his daughter Chelsea after Storm Sandy. This is the second time in 14 months The Stone House has had extensive damage from a hurricane. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 11/1/12
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Branford-- Rosalie Marenna, who is homeless now after a massive tree crushed her trailer in the Highland Bluff trailer park in Branford during Hurricane Sandy. Marenna, who has lived in the park for 34-years, has been asking the park's management to remove the tree for more than 6-years. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/31/12
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Not being able to load up with gasoline for three days because of Hurricane Sandy, delivery tanker trucks line up and wait to load up at Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. in the Port of New Haven Wednesday October 31, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Not being able to load up with gasoline for three days because of Hurricane Sandy, delivery tanker trucks line up and wait to load up at Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. in the Port of New Haven Wednesday October 31, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Not being able to load up with gasoline for three days because of Hurricane Sandy, delivery tanker trucks line up and wait to load up at Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. in the Port of New Haven Wednesday October 31, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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A shorefront home on Circle Beach Rd. in Madison photographed on 10/31/2012 was declared unsafe for human occupancy or use because of damage from Hurricane Sandy. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register AG0470A
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Demetrio Mena shovels dirt from the parking lot of Chicks in anticipation of the West Haven restaruant reopen Thursday after Hurricane Sandy October 31, 2012. vm Williams
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Left to right, Madison First Selectman Fillmore McPherson , Senator Richard Blumenthal and Governor Dannel P. Malloy tour damage from Hurricane Sandy in the area of Circle Beach Rd. in Madison on 10/31/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register AG0470A
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Austin Rowland, 9, of Woodbridge plays on a fallen oak tree on the Guilford Green on 10/31/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register AG0470A
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Thomas "Lloyd" Conlin, an owner of Lenny's Indian Head Inn seafood restaurant in Branford surveys his main seating area Wednesday afternoon October 31, 2012 after cleaning up from water because of Hurricane Irene. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Debris from Hurricane Sandy piled up on the side of Circle Beach Rd. in Madison. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register AG0470A
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Debris from Hurricane Sandy piled up next to a boarded up Mooring Restaurant in Guilford on 10/31/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register AG0470A
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Town provided dumpsters for storm debris only located on Pine Orchard Road near Rogers Street in Branford, Connecticut Wednesday morning October 31, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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An emergency crew working on a utility pole Wednesday morning October 31, 2012 on Pine Orchard Road in Branford, Connecticut . Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Sam Lewis, of Precision Cutting Service removes part of the tree that came to rest on the house at 99 Bellevue St in West Haven during Hurricane Sandy, October 31, 2012 vm Williams
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Home owner Richard Reid talks to Paul Skerritt, of Precision Cutting Service whose company is removing the tree that came down at 101 Bellevue St in West Haven during Hurricane Sandy, October 31, 2012 vm Williams
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Precision Cutting Service is removing this tree that came down at 101 Bellevue St in West Haven during Hurricane Sandy, October 31, 2012 vm Williams
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An earth mover shifts sand back into plave along the West Haven Beach Thursday after Hurricane Sandy October 31, 2012. vm Williams
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East Haven--After Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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A home along the shorefront on Ann St. in Milford photographed on 10/30/2012 was knocked off its foundation during high tide on the previous night. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Branford-- Rosalie Marenna, walks passed the massive tree that crushed her trailer in the Highland Bluff trailer park in Branford during Hurricane Sandy. Marenna, who has lived in the park for 34-years, has been asking the park's management to remove the tree for more than 6-years. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/31/12
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A shed lies in the middle of a sand covered Melba St. in Milford on 10/30/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and a near high tide, Josh Celone of Branford, 17, paddles his kayak on a flooded section of Indian Neck Road near the railroad bridge parallel to Meadow Street in Branford Connecticut Thursday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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Debris from the previous night's high tide lies behind homes along the shoreline off of Broadway in Milford on 10/30/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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East Haven--After Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Despite half the house being destroyed implements hanging in the shoewr remain intact Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--After Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--After Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Gov.Malloy steps over a puddle while touring with Mayor Joe Maturo.Melanie Stengel/Register
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Renie Acabbo helps clean out a flooded garage with a broom at the home of a friend on Fifth Avenue in the Hotchkiss Grove section of Branford Connecticut Tuesday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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The seawall behind the Costa Azzurra parking lot in Milford photographed on 10/30/2012 was destroyed during high tide on the previous night. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Paula Smith walks through debris from the previous night's high tide in her yard on the corner of Smith Ave. and Broadway in Milford on 10/30/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Bob Ragozzine assesses damage at his home on Bittersweet Ave. facing the Long Island Sound in Milford on 10/30/2012. A neighbor's home behind him had it's deck and porch destroyed during high tide the previous night. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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A home on Bittersweet Ave. facing the Long Island Sound in Milford photographed on 10/30/2012 was severely damaged by high tide the previous night. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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A 200 year old oak tree landed on the home of Thomas Carissimi on Kirkside Ave due to high winds the previous night. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Thomas Carissimi looks over the roots of a 200 year old oak tree on 10/30/2012 that landed on his home on Kirkside Ave. in Milford due to high winds the previous night. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy aftermath: Len and Christa Rossicone of North Branford searched for two sheds that blew away from their summer home at Great Hammock Beach in Old Saybrook. They didn't find them. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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Hurricane Sandy aftermath: R&M Pole Line of Plattsburg, MO lineman David Fritz worked to restore power to the Horsepond Rd./Green Hill Rd. Madison neighborhood. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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Hurricane Sandy aftermath: Although Old Saybrook sustained flooding at the shore, it retained a lot of power, including this Mercury gas station on Rte. 1. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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Hurricane Sandy aftermath: Great Hammock Beach, Old Saybrook. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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New Haven-- A massive tree sits on a large home along Alson Avenue in New Haven, brought down by the high winds from Hurricane Sandy Monday Night. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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New Haven-- A massive tree sits on a large home along Alson Avenue in New Haven, brought down by the high winds from Hurricane Sandy Monday Night. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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Hurricane Sandy aftermath: Pam Wertheim of Farmington mops up her summer home in the Saybrook Manor section of Old Saybrook. Remarkably, her neighborhood had power making clean up easier. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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Hurricane Sandy aftermath: Phil Wertheim of Farmington cleans up outside his summer home in the Saybrook Manor section of Old Saybrook. The high water mark can be seen on the door at right. Remarkably, his neighborhood had power making clean up easier. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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Hurricane Sandy aftermath: A Sea Lane residence, Old Saybrook. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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Hurricane Sandy aftermath: Shelley DeProto cleans up her Hartford Ave., Old Saybrook home after flooding from Sandy. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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Hurricane Sandy aftermath: Saybrook Manor neighborhood, Old Saybrook commentary. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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Cal Motasky, 15, of Seymour sets a column back in place on the porch of his grandparent's home on Field Ct. in Milford on 10/30/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Laura Campbell of Milford runs through the surf after high tide on Ft. Trumbull Beach in Milford on 10/30/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Milford Police closed off East Broadway in Milford to emergency personnel only on 10/30/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Erik Chiarelli walks through standing on water left over from the previous night's high tide on Surf Ave. in Milford after being turned away from returning to his home off of East Broadway on 10/30/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Bob Rudd digs sand out from his patio on Fairwood Ave. in Milford in order to find a natural gas valve on 10/30/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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East Haven--After Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Gov. Malloy (front left) and Mayor Joe Maturo (front right) and group stop at the edge of a flooded area omn Cosey Beach.Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--After Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide.Left to right Mayor Joe Maturo, Gov. Malloy, Sen Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Rosa SeLauro. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--After Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Gov. Malloy reacts to the fact that Paul Koelle did not spend the night in his flooded Cosey Beach area home. Malloy was conducting an informal survey as to who had heeded his warning to evacuate. Mayor Joe Maturo is at left. Melanie Stengel/Register
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Sand washed up from the previous night's high tide is removed from Laurel Ave. in Milford on 10/30/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Milford Fire Department and Southern Connecticut Gas Co. personnel respond to a gas leak on Bridgewater Ave. in Milford on 10/30/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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East Haven-- Waves slam against the homes along Cosey Beach in East Haven during LOW tide. Monday's High tide this evening is supposed to bring even much more of a storm surge. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and a near high tide, two unidentified girls watch waves hit the sea wall at the Pardee Park on Townsend Avenue in Morris Cove section of New Haven, Connecticut Thursday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy Amie (CQ) and her husband Adam Herbst take down plywood protecting their windows on their Townsend Avenue house that faced the water in the Morris Cove section of New Haven, Connecticut Thursday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy Gail Montagna and her family sort through wet clothes and belongings from their house on Cove Street in the Morris Cove section of New Haven, Connecticut.Thursday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy leaves Pine Orchard Country Club golf course under water in Branford, Connecticut Tuesday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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A tree toppled by Hurricane Sandy hangs over the side of a house on Hotchkiss Grove Road near Limewood Ave. in Branford, Connecticut Thursday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy leaves beach sand on Limewood Ave. in Branford, Connecticut Thursday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Looking from Limewood Ave. waves from Long Island Sound pummel a seawall protecting houses near the Owenego Club in Branford, Connecticut Thursday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy leaves debris on Seaview Avenue in the Hotchkiss Grove section of Branford Connecticut Tuesday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy pummels a sea wall protecting house as seen from Seaview Avenue in the Hotchkiss Grove section of Branford Connecticut Tuesday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and a near high tide leaves a flood underneath the railroad bridge on Route 146 near Pine Orchard Road and before Tabor Drive in Branford, Connecticut October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and a near high tide, passerby look at flooding on Hobson Street near Prospect street looking out to Meadow Street in Branford, Connecticut Tuesday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and a near high tide, girls view the waves crashing on the sea wall at Branford Point Park in Branford, Connecticut Thursday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and a near high tide, a bicyclist pedals to Branford Point Park in Branford, Connecticut Thursday October 30, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. National Gaurd tells residents to leave. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. House washes away fron deck.Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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East Haven--Cosey Beach experiences 3rd high tide. Melanie Stengel/Register
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A sight seer along the water front at Cozy Beach in East Haven about an hour before high tide October 30, 2012 vmWilliams
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Cars try to make their way through an area of Short Beach rd in Branford where the sound wash over the road during the height of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012. vm williams
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Waves crash against a sea wall in East Haven along Cozy Beach about an hour before high tide the day after Hurricane Sandy October 30 2012. vmWilliams
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A US Mail truck crosses a spot on Short Beach Rd at high tide that is being inundated with water October 30, 2012. vm Williams
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1 of 3 - A van is stranded in the water from Hurricane Sandy on Meadow St in Branford October 30, 2012. vm Williams
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2 of 3 - A tow truck backs in place to help a van stranded in the water from Hurricane Sandy on Meadow St in Branford October 30, 2012. vm Williams
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3 of 3 - A tow truck tows a van stranded in the water from Hurricane Sandy past a crowd of omlookers on Meadow St in Branford October 30, 2012. vm Williams
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New Haven-- Hurricane Sandy aftermath. One of the many trees knocked over by high winds in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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New Haven-- Hurricane Sandy aftermath. Debris along South Water Street in New Haven. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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New Haven-- Hurricane Sandy aftermath. Joe Bararotta, Executive director of Facilities for New Haven Board of Ed, helps secure boats belonging to the Sound School. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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Cars try to make their way through an area of Short Beach rd in Branford where trees lay overr the road knocked down during the height of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012. vm williams
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A tree lays over the drive way of a house along Short Beach rd in Branford knocked down during the height of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012. vm williams
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New Haven-- Hurricane Sandy aftermath. Bridget DiLauro and Connor Curtin stand in their South Water Street apartment which received major flooding. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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New Haven-- Hurricane Sandy aftermath. Harold Brooks clears debris off his car after pulling it out from under a large tree that fell on his home on Hemlock Road. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/30/12
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A truck crosses a spot on Short Beach Rd at high tide that is being inundated with water October 30, 2012. vm Williams
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East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo addresses the media at city beach parking lot in East Haven saying that damage along the Cosy Beach area from Sandy was not as bad as Irene October 30 2012. vm Williams
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Tree down on powerlines on Shore Dr in Guilford from Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012. vm Williams
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Cars try to make their way through an area of Short Beach rd in Branford where the sound wash over the road during the height of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012. vm williams
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A stop sign knocked over at the Rt 1 CVS in Branford knocked down during the height of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012. vm williams
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Tree rests on a power line along Long Hill Rd in Guilford late thursday toppled by the winds of Hurricane Sandy October 29,2012. vm Williams
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West Haven--This sightseer is sprayed not by water, but by sand as he checks out the waves by the boardwalk. Melanie Stengel/Register
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New Haven-- At 10:30pm Monday night nearly all access to Fair Haven was blocked by flooding, including this stranded car along Humphrey Street. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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West Haven--People go down to check out the waves by the boardwalk. Melanie Stengel/Register
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West Haven--People go down to check out the waves by the boardwalk. Melanie Stengel/Register
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West Haven--People go down to check out the waves by the boardwalk. Melanie Stengel/Register
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West Haven--People go down to check out the waves by the boardwalk. Melanie Stengel/Register
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West Haven-- A group of friends gets a closer look at the surging seas and high winds on a pier along the West Haven Boardwalk. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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West Haven-- West Shore firefighters try and shore up the front of their firehouse with sandbags as the storm kicked up late Monday afternoon. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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West Haven-- A West Haven police officer helps clear a fallen tree along Campbell Avenue late Monday afternoon. Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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New Haven-- A group of men fight the wind as they got a closer look at the high seas along Long Wharf . Photo by Peter Casolino/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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Michael Musante, 14, of Milford picks up rocks to throw into the surf as high tide approaches near Broadway in Milford on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy: Great Hammock Rd. Old Saybrook. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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The surf pounds into a sea wall as high tide approaches near Broadway in Milford on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy picks up speed as waves from Long Island sound hits the Cosey Beach area of East Haven, Connecticut October 29, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy: Pratt St. Essex, CT River flooding. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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Short Beach Rd near Lillins Point in Branford floods with the morning hightide combined with Sandy's wind October 29, 2012. vmWilliams
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Cars leave as high tide approaches on East Broadway in Milford on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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PFC Tyrone Daney (left) of the Milford Police Dept. advises Paul Bishop to evacuate his home on Broadway in Milford as high tide approached on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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The Nash family left this note on their front door on East Broadway in Milford before they evacuated as high tide approached on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Anthony Rivera (right) of Milford photographs as high tide approaches near Broadway in Milford on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Flooding occurred as high tide approaches on Milford Point Rd. in Milford on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy: Main St. Old Saybrook. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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A travel advisory flashes near the entrance to the Milford Connector leading to Rt. 15 in Milford on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy: Cornfield Point, Old Saybrook. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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With water from the Hurricane Sandy high tide flooding a truck tries to navigate Cosey Beach Avenue in East Haven, Connecticut October 29, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy: Pratt St. Essex, CT River flooding. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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Hurricane Sandy: Old Saybrook Fire Chief J.T. Dunn looks at flooding on Main St.. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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Hurricane Sandy: The Clinton business may not have to go out far to bring in the catch. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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Hurricane Sandy: Old Saybrook. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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Wildwood Ave. in Milford floods as high tide approaches on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Residents evacuate from East Broadway in Milford as high tide approaches on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Ann St. in Milford floods as high tide approaches on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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The intersection of Milford Point Rd and Seaview Ave. in Milford floods as high tide approaches on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Jason Parker takes a photograph of himself as the surf pounds a sea wall behind him off of Broadway in Milford as high tide approaches on 10/29/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Vincent James Lettieri of Cosey Beach Ave. take a power drill to try and secure a fence on his back deck as waves crash his seawall from Long Island sound as Hurricane Sandy hits the Cosey Beach area on near Seaview avenue in East Haven, Connecticut October 29, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy picks up speed as waves from Long Island sound hits the Cosey Beach area of East Haven, Connecticut October 29, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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An East Haven Police officer patrols Cosey Beach Ave. in an ATV as Hurricane Sandy from Long Island sound hits the Cosey Beach area of East Haven, Connecticut October 29, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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A woman looking for her cat returns to her home facing the water on Cosey Beach Avenue as Hurricane Sandy from Long Island sound hits the Cosey Beach area of East Haven, Connecticut October 29, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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House under water as Hurricane Sandy picks up speed with waves from Long Island sound and hits the Cosey Beach area of East Haven, Connecticut October 29, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Hurricane Sandy picks up speed as waves from Long Island sound hits the Cosey Beach area of East Haven, Connecticut October 29, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Faced with the incoming Hurricane Sandy, an unidentified woman cries and hugs her husband hug before leaving the Morris Cove area, in New Haven, Connecticut October 29, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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US Representative Rosa DeLaura addresses the press during an emergency press conference at Nathan Hale School in New Haven October 29 2012 vmWilliams
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People sightsee on Long Wharf in New Haven at high tide Monday October 29, 2012 vm Williams
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Road sign on Rt 34 annoucing immenint road closure due to Hurricane Sandy October 29,2012
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Emergency personnel clear people from Farview rd in East Haven because of water inundating the road due to Hrrricane Sandy October 29,2012. vmWilliams
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Brazos Rd in East Haven inundated with water at the morning hightide due to Hurricane Sandy October 29,2012. vmWilliams
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Crowd gathers at Morris Cove at the morning hightide to sightsee Hurricane Sandy October 29, 2012. vmWilliams
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Storm Sandy preparation. The Back River, Old Saybrook, salt marsh are already showing higher than normal tidal action, hours before Storm Sandy reached the area. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/28/12
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The same Back River, Old Saybrook, salt marsh Monday morning at high tide. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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Area residents out to look at the water during the calm before Hurricane Sandy in the Morris Cove area, New Haven, Connecticut October 29, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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A woman makes her way to work Monday morning October 29, 2012 along Frontage St near Church St in New Haven despite the wind and rain that was beginning associted with Hurricane Sandy. vmWilliams
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Union Sattion was clased Monday morning in anticipation of increacingly bad weather due to Hurricane Sandy making landfall. 10.29.12 vm Williams
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A pedestrian makes her way down Union St in New Haven early Monday morning October 29, 2012 amidst the rain and wind associated with Hurricane Sandy. vm Williams
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"BOOOOO! No Treats For SANDY" says a taunting message to Hurricane Sandy as a passerby walks by a boarded up house Sunday evening on Seaview Avenue and Second Avenue in Branford, Connecticut that faces directly onto Long Island Sound Sunday evening October 28, 2012. The house which was flooded during Tropical Storm Irene, is just separated by the road and a small beach. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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A U-Haul truck is backed up to a house on Summer Island Road directly on the coastline in Branford, Connecticut as preparation are made for evacuation Sunday evening October 28, 2012 because of the threat of Hurricane Sandy. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Members of the volunteer Branford Fire Department Engine 9 and Rescue 1 make preparation for dealing with the threat of Hurricane Sandy Sunday evening October 28, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Members of the volunteer Branford Fire Department Engine 9 and Rescue 1look at a storm flooding map of the Branford Shoreline that shows how far water will reach the areas during different category hurricanes as they make preparation for dealing with the threat of Hurricane Sandy Sunday evening October 28, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Storm Sandy preparation. Biehn Travel in downtown Madison has a message for Storm Sandy. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/28/12
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Sisi Wang tapes windows on the business, Lovely Like a Rose, on Naugatuck Ave. in Milford in preparation for the impending storm on Sunday morning 10/27/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Tom Hayley boards up windows at his home on Broadway in Milford facing the Long Island Sound on Sunday morning 10/27/2012. He lost the back porch last year during Hurricane Irene. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Storm Sandy preparation. Former Hamden Mayor Lucien DeMeo watches as friends put plywood over his Old Saybrook waterfront home. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/28/12
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Storm Sandy preparation. Walmart in Guilford sales clerk Rich Allspaugh left and assistant manager Eduardo Ruud work to cover the store's windows that face Boston Post Rd. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/28/12
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Matt Lanier (left) and Michael Giacobbe (center) of Milford board up windows on a home on Smith Ave. in Milford facing the Long Island Sound on Sunday morning 10/27/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Matt Lanier (left) and Michael Giacobbe (center) of Milford board up windows on a home on Smith Ave. in Milford facing the Long Island Sound on Sunday morning 10/27/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Homes are boarded up along Broadway in Milford facing the Long Island Sound on Sunday morning 10/27/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Storm Sandy preparation. Low lying areas of Old Saybrook are under mandatory evacuation orders. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/28/12
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Storm Sandy preparation. Kyle Stark of Quaker Hill, Waterford, helps to repair a Cornfield Point, Old Saybrook seawall. The repairs were being done coincidentally at the same time as Storm Sandy prep. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/28/12
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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East Haven-- Sergio Mangione's home on Ellis Road. The house was pushed back off the foundation and is a total loss. Photo--Peter Casolino/New Haven Register. 11/01/12
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Janet Clayton, a City Point, New Haven resident who does not want to leave her home. An evacuation order was issued for City Point, but it is not mandatory. Photo by Jordan Fenster 10/28/12
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Storm Sandy preparation. Wesley Moulton of Manchester left and his grandson Tyler Sittnick of Mansfield thought fishing would be better before the storm arrived on the Fenwick causeway in Old Saybrook. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/28/12
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Residents along Cosey Beach Ave in East Haven being informed of and reacting to a mandatory evacuation of their area being communicated by East Haven police and firefighting personnel, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
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Hurricane Sandy: Knollwood Beach, Old Saybrook. Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register 10/29/12
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Sand is removed from the road and sidewalk across the street from Chick's Seafood Restaurant in West Haven on 10/30/2012. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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