Ice Jam Prompts Evacuations In Kent

KENT, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – Evacuations were ordered along the Housatonic River in Kent Saturday afternoon, after flooding from ice jams covered a section of Route 7 and menaced nearby homes.
Some people had to be rescued and the water was threatening some vehicles at a nearby school, said State. Rep. Brian Ohler, who’s also a firefighter and EMT and who was helping out.
“There’s nobody injured; no structures at risk right now, but just for precaution, Kent Fire did do som