MONROE, CT — A tiny orange kitten got stuck between concrete blocks beneath a community storage shed at Fairway Acres on Wheeler Road and it cried for help, before residents and emergency responders tried to pry it free. On Aug. 15, Monroe firefighters used an airbag to lift the shed a few inches off the ground and Fire Capt. Chris Krize rescued the kitten, cradling it in his arms. JoAnn DeAngelo Roman, who lives in the senior housing complex, said the kitten was named “Chief” in honor of the firefighters who saved him. Prior to the rescue, Roman said she believes Chief and his sisters, two calico kittens, may have been chased by a coyote, retreating to the safety of the shed, where Chief, the runt of the litter, got stuck. “The kittens have been adopted and are doing wonderful in their new forever homes,” Roman said.
