As of 1400 hours – 22% of Tolland is without power.

All REGISTERED special needs patients have been checked on multiple times per day and have not had any health related problems.

Started with 43 roads closed and down 8 closed. Read the rest of this entry »

There will be free bottled water and pre-packaged meals today (Wednesday) until 7:00 pm available for pick-up at the Tolland Senior Center (674 Tolland Stage Road), on the Town Green, all Fire Stations and the Tolland Public Library.

Residents will be able to drop off Storm Irene related debris at287 Baxter Streetadjacent toValleyViewCemetery.  Storm related debris is limited to organic material such as tree limbs and branches.  No bulky waste will be accepted.  Questions please call (860) 871-3690.  Debris will be accepted on:

Thursday, 9/1/11 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Friday, 9/2/11 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Saturday, 9/3/11 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Sunday, 9/4/11 from 8:00 am to noon

Day three of storm clean up activities and 40% of the Town remains without power.

A few reminders:

Do not go near downed wires, they could be live.
Do not have running generators in your home. Read the rest of this entry »

The Tolland Town Hall will be open tomorrow, Wednesday August 31st,  regular business hours 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The Tolland Library will be open regular business hours from 10 a.m-8:00 p.m. where residents can go for internet use.

Damage to power lines has resulted in the need for the Tolland Water Commission to implement a contingency plan to ensure that adequate water supply is available to their customers. 

Therefore, the Water Commission would like to inform residents & business owners that water for the Tolland Main System will temporarily be supplied by Connecticut Water’s Northern System through an interconnection .  Residents & business owners may detect a slightly different taste in their water due to the presence of chlorination.

At this point if you have not had a generator running your refrigerator and freezer, spoiled food should be disposed of. Please place any spoiled food in your green refuse tote for pick-up this week. Again, because of the storm your regular pick-up day will be delayed one day this week.

There have been reports of people driving around closed road signs.  If you come upon any closed road signs please do not enter them. Any power lines or damaged trees on the road or above may be very dangerous and power lines could be live.  Please adhere to all signs posted for your safety.

Big Y has generously donated bottled water to Tolland Residents which will be available at the Tolland Senior Center, 674 Tolland Stage Road. There will be a limited supply and will be given on a first come first serve basis.  Thank you Big Y for helping Tolland Residents!

Due to the recent storm all routes will be postponed to the day after your regular pick-up day. If your regular pick-up is Monday you will be picked up Tuesday of this week, etc.

Due to Labor Day next week the same schedule will apply. If your regular pick-up is Monday you will be picked up Tuesday of next week, etc.

All solid waste and recycling pick-up days will resume to normal the week of September 12th.

The bulky pick-up week for September will be Monday, September 12th through Friday, September 16th. Please call (800) 286-5335 or (860) 423-4527 or www.williwaste.com to schedule your bulky waste pick-up. Remember you must call 4 days in advance to schedule. For a complete list of acceptable items please visit us on the web at www.tolland.org and look under the navigation tab for Waste & Recycling.