East Hartford High School will be closed Monday and Tuesday after a student tested positive for COVID-19. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
West Haven High School closes after student contracts COVID-19
West Haven High School is closed for two days after a student became infected with the coronavirus, the principal says. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Wallingford middle school closed because of COVID-19 infection
A middle school in Wallingford will be closed a few days because a person associated with the school tested positive for the coronavirus, school and health officials say. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
State senator with QAnon bumper sticker says he doesn’t buy fringe theories
Sen. Eric Berthel of Watertown says he supports QAnon opposition governmental corruption. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: Trio assaults motorist in Bridgeport carjacking
Bridgeport police continue to investigate a carjacking from late Sunday night. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
COVID or fall allergies? Here’s how to tell the difference
The fall allergy season has begun and is raising questions about the overlap between its symptoms and those for COVID-19. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
A sick nurse, quarantine failures and a trip to the hospital: Tragedy of errors alleged as coronavirus infection and death gripped a Connecticut nursing home
Many — if not most of the missteps — were either preventable or violations of basic procedures that have become standard in Connecticut over the six months the state has been battling the spread of the deadly coronavirus, according to state officials, inspection reports and interviews with experts. So far the outbreak has left as…
African American leaders and pastors react with dismay to suggestion by Gov. Lamont that Black churches should help lead support for COVID-19 vaccine
African American leaders and pastors react with dismay to suggestion by Gov. Lamont that Black churches should lead support for COVID-19 vaccine. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Firefighters in Connecticut who responded on Sept. 11, 2001 reflect on that fateful day
Three current members of the Fairfield Fire Department discuss their memories of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Longbrook Ave. to close at train bridge for Stratford cleanup
Longbrook Avenue will close at the railroad bridge for two to four weeks starting Monday to allow construction of a road as part of the Superfund cleanup. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
CT officials: Bacteria in LI Sound water poses health risks
“The identification of these five cases over two months is very concerning,” said Dr. Matthew Cartter, state epidemiologist for DPH. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Residents displaced after 2-alarm fire at Bridgeport duplex
All residents were accounted for and there were no reported injuries. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Fall fun in Connecticut: Apple and pumpkin picking, hay rides, corn mazes
Coronavirus may have canceled plans for the fair season in Connecticut, but there is still plenty of fall fun happening at the state’s farms and orchards. Pick your own apples and pumpkins, wander through a corn maze, take in the vibrant foliage, and maybe treat yourself to a cider doughnut. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut…
Residents of some Connecticut towns being asked to limit water use as state faces severe drought
The scorching summer brought record low rainfall and much of the northern and eastern parts of Connecticut are in severe drought. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Still no resolution on Connecticut’s fall football season, but state officials say ‘high-risk’ designation unlikely to change
The CIAC presented mitigation ideas, including face shields and having fewer players on the field, and is now awaiting the state’s response. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: Man wounded in attempted Bridgeport street robbery
The victim received three non-life threatening gunshot wounds to the leg area, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
NWS: End of September to have below-average temperatures
The Climate Prediction Center forecast for Sept. 26 to Oct. 9 says recent forecast models have shown a “tilt” toward below average temperatures east of the Mississippi River. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
‘GiGi’ among K9s joining CT police to find missing people
On Friday, the Connecticut State Police 215th Tracking K9 Class graduated seven new K9 teams. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Jury trials are expected to resume this fall in Connecticut courts. Here’s how courts will keep jurors, defendants and staff safe.
The head of the Connecticut Judicial Branch, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, said Thursday that state courts will resume jury trials in November, but the process may be different as judicial officials grapple with the public health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Developers plan spring construction start for Manchester Parkade mixed-use development
The town’s approved developer for the Broad Street side of the Manchester Parkade is targeting a spring start for construction of a mixed-use revival of the now vacant, long-blighted site. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Three girls sue imprisoned youth swim club volunteer and town over alleged secret filming of locker room at Plainville High School
Three girls who say they were secretly filmed nude in the dressing room at Plainville High School are suing the town and Kyle Fasold, the former swim club parent volunteer who faces federal child pornography charges. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Feds: Man defrauded CT Lowe’s stores out of more than $21,000
A New York man faces federal prison time after he pleaded guilty to a scheme that defrauded Lowe’s stores out of more than $180,000. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
