In February, State Rep. Lile Gibbons, R-150th District, announced she would not seek her seventh two-year term in Hartford during a Feb. 22 Republican Town Committee meeting. The Riverside resident represented the shoreline from Byram to Old Greenwich and part of the downtown.
Happy Connecticut residents were able for the first time to buy alcohol in the state on a Sunday. May 20 marked the first Sunday sale of alcohol permitted in the state. Byram alcohol retailers called it a mixed blessing as they were able to continue selling to residents, but it meant they lost their one free day per week.
A violent storm started a chain of events that led to Byram and 99 per cent of the town losing power Aug. 6. It swept through the town the night before knocking trees down that ultimately saw 60 roads closed.
Hurricane Sandy's fury visited Byram Oct. 29, and resulted in tremendous damage to the town. Dozens of homes were flooded and thousands lost power. Power outages affected thousands and took days to be resumed during a massive cleanup and restoration work. The storm was one of the worst in decades and caused tremendous power outages and destruction throughout the metro area.
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