The strike notices, served on facilities owned by RegalCare, Genesis HealthCare, Autumn Lake Healthcare and iCare Management chains, could be the beginning of a larger work stoppage this spring.
Former Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez recanted his previous testimony Friday on how the assistant chief was selected.
Wade’s Dairy will host its week food distribution beginning at 7:45 a.m. at its Bridgeport headquarters.
A judge and prosecutor said the case against three Stratford teens charged with burning down the American Shakespeare Theater is close to being resolved.
A team of aborists will trim invasive brush and vines and dead branches from some of the state’s largest and historic trees.
The Community Health Center organizes walk-up clinics, while FEMA vaccine vans will start rolling into communities this weekend.
Superintendent Michael Testani tells the families of graduating seniors to save the date for June 16.
The Little Farm locations at Stew Leonard’s in Danbury and Norwalk will open on May 15 with an hour-long celebration.
Police said nooses were found three straight days this week at an Amazon facility under construction in Windsor.
The DOT reported that the crash, which happened around 7 a.m., closed the highway’s eastbound lanes between exits 64 and 66.
The strongest winds are forecast to hit between around 2 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday, the weather service said.
The latest state data released Thursday also still appears to show significant disparities in vaccination across race and ethnicity.
Police said 38-year-old Michael Deane, a Wauregan village resident, was released on $50,000 bond. He was charged with fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor,
Gov. Ned Lamont hinted Thursday that he would listen to the state’s business owners, who’ve told him, “Governor, will you take the heat and make it a requirement a little while longer?”
State Sen. Kevin Kelly held a rally Thursday to decry Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed regional climate initiative and user tax for heavy trucks on state highways.
Perez said he met with city officials before selecting Garcia as assistant chief. This is in sharp contrast to what James Nardozzi testified he went through when he was selected assistant police chief in 2012.
Kristopher Pieper was charged with third-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias and third-degree criminal mischief
One of the authors of the review said the school district has recently implemented better financial oversight.
A construction company supervisor told police around 3:19 p.m. Tuesday that a “hangman’s noose” was found hanging from a steel beam on the second floor of the building, police said.
The agency has also issued a high wind advisory from noon Friday through midnight for all of southern New England.
Animal rights activists say they plan to protest at the grand opening of a new Derby pet store.
In the apparent lowest daily rate of COVID infections since last fall, Connecticut continues to take steps toward normal in pandemic.
Starting May 1, the state’s health insurance exchange, Access Health CT, will open a special enrollment period for residents who want to take advantage of additional subsidies that will help make coverage more affordable for many.
The Hartford man was sentenced in connection with his involvement in several area robberies in 2017.
Police said the track led law enforcement through the woods, swamps and rivers before they apprehended the man.
Both men are North Carolina residents who were in Bridgeport visiting family, police said.
Vaccine wastage has been very According to the state Department of Health, but with demand flagging more waste can be expected
A judge on Wednesday sentenced the Bristol man to spend seven years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
Although districts will no longer be required to provide remote learning, the guidance does not prevent officials from offering it.
Child care programs that were able to stay open in the pandemic will receive more in the latest allocation of federal funds.
Minority Republicans in the General Assembly on Wednesday sharply criticized Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed highway truck tax and regional climate initiative.
The clinic was the second held at the high school this month.
The state Department of Public Health’s data shows that 96.7 percent of people have received their second dose or are within the allowable window between doses.
Authorities served a search warrant at a Squantuck Road home around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
A prosecutor said the alleged victim in the case was still in the hospital Wednesday.
After offering a pilot program at a few sites, Hartford HealthCare is expanding walk-in vaccinations to all its locations across the state.
Prancer, a 2-year-old chihuahua whose adoption ad went viral, has found his forever home in New Haven.
A Stratford man has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl he was babysitting.
The State’s Attorney said Officer Patrick Foley has been on the force for 13 years.
The victim, identified by police as Jayvon Muse, succumbed to his injuries in January. The driver turned himself in
South Carolina authorities held a warrant for the man on charges of assault, battery and first-degree burglary, police said.
Ducat said those opposed to the repeal of the religious exemption have long expected this outcome given the Democratic majority in the General Assembly.
The state Department of Transportation reported the crash around 10 a.m. between exits 19 and 21
The battle to ban flavored e-cigarettes and other tobacco products hit a roadblock recently when the legislature’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee approved a measure that assumes no change in current law.
The Aliera Companies and a health care sharing ministry whose plans it promoted, Trinity HealthShare, have agreed to stop marketing in Connecticut, the state Insurance Department announced Tuesday.
Former Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez and personnel director David Dunn are expected to testify Thursday in a civil trial challenging the assistant police chief pick.
The judge sentenced the West Haven resident to two years of probation, the first three months of which will be served in home confinement.
“This is just one step in the right direction to help keep illegal firearms off our streets so they can’t be used in the commission of a crime,” Ganim said in a statement
Testimony began Tuesday in the first state criminal trial since the pandemic shutdown last year.
State Capitol Police have seized a box of dozens of fake COVID vaccination cards from the anti-vaccination rally that drew 4,000 people to the grounds of the Capitol Tuesday.
Officer Scott Driscoll said Capitol police are investigating but could not provide any further details. No one was immediately arrested in relation to the incident. Driscoll said his agency is the only entity investigating the fake vaccine cards, which were blue and in a box from Staples.
Legitimate vaccination cards are given by providers when they administer the vaccine.
The cards were on a section of pavement on the east side of the Capitol building, not far from the statue of the American Revolution hero, Col. Thomas Knowlton.
Posters surrounding the box of cards pointed to some of the reasons people turned out Tuesday ahead of the Senate’s vote on a proposal to remove the religious exemption for vaccines for public school children. One read: “Medical Freedom NOT Medical Tyranny” Another: “Your opinion is not my medical mandate.”
Connecticut’s Attorney General William Tong has warned of fake vaccination cards being sold on sites such as Twitter, eBay, and Shopify. Tong and 44 of his counterparts wrote a letter to the CEOs of the companies saying the cards pose a threat to public health and safety.
Businesses and entertainment venues across the country have begun to require proof of vaccination to enter.
The CDC mask guidance is still more restrictive than what Connecticut has planned when it starts next month to lift all restrictions, except indoor masking.
Branden Huertas was on federal supervised release when he was charged on additional federal offenses last year, officials said.
Cheering “Kill the bill..Kill the bill,” the generally festive crowd anticipated passage of the repeal of the state’s religious exemption for school vaccinations.
Five officers were injured. Lt. Darrin McKay said their injuries range from a concussion to a broken foot to sprains and strains.
Cornelius McCullough, charged by state police Monday, is expected to be arraigned in Milford court on Wednesday.
Federal regulators lifted a pause on the use of the vaccine after a review of six cases of a rare blood clot disorder that impacted individuals that had just received a dose.
Court officials said the 16-year-old’s case was transferred to the adult docket last week.
Deadlines have been extended for vehicles that were due for a test between March 30 and April 30, DMV said.
Anthony Faustini was sentenced Monday to serve three months in prison, followed by three months of home confinement.
The department announced the conclusions of the internal probe, and the sergeant’s arrest, on Sunday night.
Pandemic lockdowns were credited with an overall decrease in the number of antisemitic incidents in Connecticut.
Police said the driver of the vehicle intentionally drove into police cruisers and struck several officers who were on foot Monday afternoon.
Starting May 19, the same day all outdoor COVID restrictions in the state go away, until May 31, people who are fully vaccinated will be able to collect the freebie.
Officials have arrested 20-year-old Kenyatta Peake, according to a police news release.
Community Health Center has now opened its four large-scale outdoor vaccination sites in East Hartford, Stamford, Danbury and Middletown to drive-ups without appointments.
A structure fire was reported Monday in the 300 block of Park Avenue, according to a tweet from the fire department.
With fewer people seeking vaccines in Connecticut, the strategy is shifting away from mass vaccination sites.
On Monday, Gov. Ned Lamont presented a detailed multi-billion-dollar plan to use federal rescue money to stimulate the state’s economy, fund childcare and educational opportunities and expansion of broadband internet in under-served communities.
Connecticut will keep the same number of congressional seats, while six states will gain seats and seven states will lose seats.
Owner Mark Valentine said he is still trying to get an exact estimate of what was taken.
An official with one local health department is waiting to see what the demand is before ordering more Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
FAIRFIELD — A cow escaped from a Fairfield residence on Saturday, leading police and the owner on a chase.
Police found a cow in the road at Black Rock Turnpike at Congress Street just after midnight on Saturday. The animal had escaped from a residence in the 4000 block of Black Rock Turnpike.
The cow’s owner and police followed the animal for several hours through multiple neighborhoods before they were able to corral it on Fairland Drive, said Lieutenant Antonio Granata of the Fairfield Police Department.
The cow has been returned to its owner.
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The incident happened last month outside a Home Depot in Enfield, state police said.
Detectives from the Western District Major Crime Squad were sent to assist in the investigation, state police said.
The incident happened early Monday in the area of Wentfield Park, police said.
While success is not guaranteed, the effort is now bolstered by a new administration in Washington that is already making ambitious moves to deal with climate change.
The person was sent to Windham Hospital, according to the North Windham Fire Department.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said.
One of the people sent to the hospital was “on a trauma alert,” according to Beacon Hose Co. No. 1.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert Chatigny wrote that Andraya Yearwood and Terry Miller, both transgender athletes, had already graduated and it was unlikely the plaintiffs would have to compete against transgender athletes in the following season.
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The clinics were planned to try to get to students before they went home at the end of the semester. The clinics had capacity to vaccinate 1,000 people.
An operation conducted by the Meriden Police Department led to five adult females and two adult males being contacted on April 23, officials said.
One person was killed and three others were injured when a car crashed early Sunday into the back of an unoccupied tractor trailer, police said.
The leading proponent of gun control in the U.S. Senate only could bring condolences to the mother of the three-year-old boy shot to death two weeks ago.
The morning rain Sunday is expected to continue through early this afternoon throughout the state, said the National Weather Service.
The rain could be heavy at times in the coastal areas of Connecticut, and about a quarter and half of an inch of rain is possible throughout the state with wind speeds around 13 mph.
The NWS said that tonight, it’d be mostly cloudy, then it will start to gradually become clear with temperatures expected to be around 40 degrees.
Monday is expected to be sunny and breezy with highs in the low 60s and wind blowing 15 to 21 mph, according to the weather service.
Multiple fire units were called to the 600 block of Maple Street around 7:20 p.m. on a report of a structure fire, according to initial dispatch reports.
The news comes a day after the Food and Drug Administration said states could resume using the vaccine, shortly after a key panel advised the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to resume using it.
The identities of those killed were released by police on Friday but no new information on the investigation has been released Saturday.
Officers responded to the area of the Home Depot on Queen Street for a report of a bear running in and out of traffic.
A man is dead after a shooting in the area of Elm and Olmstead streets Saturday morning, police said.
A “pink” full supermoon will be visible in the night sky around 11:30 p.m. Monday, according to NASA.
Divers found the car with no occupants, but the driver’s side window was rolled down, according to dispatch reports.
One year later, the COVID death toll now stands at 8,047, while hospitalizations dipped by 37 patients on Friday to 478.
The agency said the child did not attend school while they were infectious and is a member of the same household of the first case reported on April 9.
Miriam Delphin-Rittmon is the second state agency leader to depart for the Biden administration.
There was no public discussion of the contract among board members.
The 1,000-pound animal tried to escape pens, “nearly crushing” a worker at Florida sanctuary where he was brought to retire after roaming Connecticut woods for months.
The state Appellate Court upheld the drug and gun conviction against a Stratford man.
The state Appellate Court upheld the conviction of a man who fatally stabbed his wife and severely injured her best friend in Bridgeport.
The incident apparently happened Tuesday morning while the child was under the care of KinderCare daycare on Wellington Road.
Organizers hope to open the newly created Veterans Museum to the public by Veterans Day in November.
Last year around this time, the state opted to end its weekly flu reports and focus on COVID-19. But that was an “exception,” officials said.
The 24-year-old helped sell heroin and fentanyl throughout New Haven County, according to federal prosecutors.
The proposed Bridgeport budget flat-funds education. The superintendent, Board of Education and their advocates say that’ll hurt kids.
Javier Martinez, a 40-year-old Meriden resident, pleaded guilty to charges linked to fentanyl and heroin trafficking.
No additional information has been released Friday morning in the fatal Route 34 crash that killed three people, including a toddler.
Ansonia and Derby are asking clergy to reach out to residents who have yet to register for vaccinations.
A woman who prepared tax returns through a Bridgeport business pleaded not guilty to federal tax fraud charges this week.
Environmental experts say PPE is still being littered and animals are at risk of getting hurt from the straps on discarded face masks.
Connecticut officials were alerted on Feb. 1 about New Yorkers getting vaccinated at a Waterford CVS, but it continued for three more days, documents show.
The town’s police chief said they are investigating the incident that occurred during a virtual meeting Thursday night.
Half of all CT residents have at least one vaccine dose. That’s a milestone but also a sign that the real work is just beginning.
Dozens offered to pay taxes for the teacher who raised money to help others, but a CPA and tax professor say the donations don't count as income.
The more infectious and possibly deadlier variant of COVID-19 made up a majority of cases sequenced in the past week in Connecticut.
A man serving time for a 2016 murder is suing police because his car was stolen from the department's parking lot.
In a tweet, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said the agency “is aware of incidents where scammers are posing as utilities asking customers to pay utility bills via an app, gift card or pre-paid credit card.”
“Every Asian American in our state has had their own personal experience or knows someone with an experience of color-related racism,” said Michael Keo, who leads the “I am not a virus campaign.”
Following reports of significant damage in the Kent area Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Services was dispatched Thursday to Kent to investigate.
Police on Thursday identified the driver who was killed as Christopher Ortiz, a 31-year-old Watertown resident.
State’s wealthiest would pay new ‘consumption tax,’ based on income, plus 2-percent surcharge on investment income.
Route 34 was closed between Route 188 and the Derby city line for about nine hours late Wednesday into Thursday.
The state police report said the 911 callers reported a person lying in the travel lane of Interstate 384 east near Exit 4 in Manchester.
Two people were wounded in separate stabbing incidents about four hours apart Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
The legislature’s budget-writing committee is recommending that the state spend $180 million more on municipal aid in the fiscal year that begins July 1, a 7.4 percent increase.
Strategically located in areas that were slow to embrace the vaccine, FQHCs have emerged as a linchpin of the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to boost vaccine equity and help racial minorities.
After gusty winds knocked out power to thousands Wednesday, cold temperatures have settled in Thursday morning.
A new national project — with partners including Stamford-based Americares — aims to help health clinics in areas hard hit by climate change.
Masks will still be required indoors for a while longer, but Lamont says the mandate may shift to guidance.
The state will fund the expansion of summer learning programs, particularly for children at risk of being left behind.
A juvenile was taken into custody Wednesday morning and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 3-year-old.
A legislative proposal that would’ve enabled doctors to prescribe medication to a terminally ill patient in Connecticut to end his or her life will not go forward.
Tuesday was the deadline for the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee to act on the aid in dying legislation, but a “significant majority” of the committee was “uncomfortable” advancing the bill, said Rep. Steve Stafstrom, D-Bridgeport, the committee’s co-chair.
The legislation would apply to mentally competent patients who have less than six months to live. Those on all sides of the issue agree its now unlikely to come up for a vote before the legislative session concludes in June.
“There are certain folks who outright object to the idea of it on moral, religious or other grounds,” Stafstrom said by phone Wednesday. “The other thing, and what’s important for the judiciary committee, is, as drafted, the bill seemed to have unintended legal consequences.”
The state’s division of criminal justice said in testimony that the bill “effectively mandates the falsification of death certificates under certain circumstances,” by allowing the signer of a death certificate to list the qualified patient’s underlying terminal illness as the cause of death as opposed to the medication used to end his or her life.
That would pose a problem for the criminal justice system, the division said, when faced with cases involving a potential murder prosecution if the cause of death is not accurately reported on a death certificate.
Under the bill, a person would be guilty of murder if he or she willfully altered or forged a request for aid in dying or coerced someone to complete such a request.
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Fairfield hosts on-campus vaccine clinic for University and eligible Prep students and employees.
While no customers in Connecticut were impacted by the data exposure, the company said it alerted its Massachusetts customers.
A two-year, $46-billion budget that majority Democrats are expected to approve on Wednesday, focuses on social equity, debt-free community colleges, more money for urban centers and non-profit social services.
The utility companies that service Connecticut said they are keeping an eye on the impending weather headed for the state.
A fire at a dwelling in the 2000 block of Main Street Wednesday morning sent one person the hospital, officials said.
All costs associated with the search, capture, care and transportation of the beefalo was paid for by donations, Plymouth police said.
Police said the motorcyclist was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries.
Health experts say women should avoid getting mammograms right after the COVID vaccine, which can cause enlarged lymph nodes and result in false positives in mammograms.
Coastal Fairfield County and northeast into Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties could see “isolated strong to severe thunderstorms” Wednesday, before temps plummet, according to the NWS.
George Floyd’s death after Chauvin was filmed pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck last May sparked a year of nationwide protests against police brutality and renewed calls for a reckoning with the nation’s history of racial injustice.
The state met on average just half of the report’s quality benchmarks that its authors say are associated with positive child developmental outcomes.
A state panel that disciplines lawyer wants a judge to dismiss Mayor Ganim’s application to get his law license back.
Though some health experts have concerns about lifting restrictions too soon, Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday was resolute about his new reopening plan.
The Connecticut’s Council on Environmental Quality released its annual report on Tuesday on the state’s natural environment.
According to federal prosecutors, from 2010 through 2018, Stern transferred millions in employee pension funds to businesses that he controlled.
The announcement is expected to provide businesses more flexibility and also means that curfews will soon come to an end.
After five failed amendments and nearly 16 hours of debate, House Republicans won an amendment on allowing kids to retain their vaccine exemptions.
Both victims arrived at St. Vincent’s Medical Center about seven hours apart Tuesday morning after separate stabbing incidents.
A Domino’s delivery driver told officers his vehicle was taken by someone who showed a gun Monday night on Bunnell Street, police said.
Dionte Wilson, 25, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison on Monday, prosecutors said.
A former Bridgeport resident was charged Monday in connection with an incident over the weekend that allegedly targeted police officers.
For more than a decade, state officials have flirted with removing the property tax on motor vehicles.
An ambulance brought the bicyclist, who had “sustained injuries,” to a hospital, according to a post from police.
On March 30, Applus Technologies detected and stopped an attempted malware attack on its system. As a precaution, all systems in eight states were shut down immediately.
The governor said his decision is contingent upon continued improvements of the state’s vaccination rate and low infection rate across the state.
Stratford Mayor Laura Hoydick beat Stephanie Philips in the 2017 election by about 600 votes. Philips is seeking a rematch in 2021.
Perez, who was sentenced last week, was asked to to turn over financial information sought by the attorney general.
Some researchers are examining a possible link between the COVID vaccine and irregular menstrual periods, but experts say it should not dissuade anyone from getting the shot.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and New Canaan police investigated a complaint starting in March 2020.
Jaziah Smith, a 19-year-old Atwood Street resident, was charged with murder after he was taken into custody Monday morning.
House Democrats are poised to allow all current school students to claim religious exemptions to avoid childhood immunizations.
Officials said the man pleaded guilty during a federal court appearance on Friday to possession and receipt of child pornography.
Even if Connecticut vaccinates 99 percent of the population, there will still be pockets of coronavirus in the world, experts say.
Following a 2008 law, the attorney general’s office has sought to revoke or reduce the pensions of 26 public employees who have been found guilty of a crime.
“Party was shot in the leg and head there is no further info on the extent of those injuries,” according to an official.
“In order to mitigate this, they have turned off gas service to about 50+ homes in that area,” according to a police spokesperson in the early afternoon.
PLYMOUTH — Buddy the beefalo, who spent eight months evading authorities, was doing “very well,” said Plymouth Police Captain Ed Benecchi Sunday morning after a visit.
Since Buddy was sedated so a veterinarian could do a checkup, Benecchi, who spent months tracking the animal, got his first up close look.
The veterinarian said that he was “in good health” and was “very athletic looking,” officails said.
The famous cow-bison hybrid, first escaped on Aug. 3, 2019, when he was being offloaded from a truck at a Terryville slaughterhouse, officials said. He has spent much of the past eight months roaming the area, occassionaly getting spotted by residents and surveillacne cameras.
After months trying to capture the 1,000-pound animal, authorities boasted last Wednesday that they had caught him.
“This was an eight-month adventure for the entire community — from those who spotted him, to the gentleman that fed him, and to the father, son and son’s friends who captured him,” Benecchi said last week.
Buddy was discovered at Sleepy Hollow Farm by 10-year-old Cody Pleil, grandson of Ron and Martha Rice, the farm owners. Pleil told his grandparents that he saw a strange cow while going to feed the other animals.
“My grandson goes down to the gate he goes, ‘Pop Pop, a strange cow is in with us,’ and I looked and I see the horns and I said, ‘We ain’t got nothing with horns,’” said Rice, who works as a custodian at Eli Terry Middle School in Plymouth.
Rice said wrangling the cow was dangerous.
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal called for the legislation while making a visit to Bridgeport 911 dispatchers on Sunday.
The man was later taken into custody and a police spokesperson said he faces federal charges.
The shooting took place about 4:30 p.m. in the area of Lewis and Springdale avenues, police said.
The crash was reported around 7:25 p.m. between exits 34 and 35, according to the state Department of Transportation.
One of the vehicles was found in South Windsor, while the other was found in Hartford, multiple outlets reported, citing police sources.
Multiple fire units were called to the 300 block of Foxwood Lane shortly after 5:20 p.m. Saturday, according to dispatch reports.
“The operator of the motorcycle sustained a head and leg injury... from the accident and is being treated at a local hospital at this time,” said police spokesman Sgt. Davis.
Residents from in and around Ansonia came together to tackle the city’s littering problem.
The state’s judicial branch also plans to increase the number of criminal cases at courts that are open in an effort to reduce the backlog of cases in the system.
Morten Sogaard, vice president of Target Sciences, Emerging Science & Innovation, for Pfizer, noted the company’s mRNA vaccine has an advantage because the company can “alter the sequence of the RNA very easily.”
Woodbridge police are looking for 2 men who carjacked a person at a gas station
After yesterday’s rain, temperatures are expected to rise
Two SHU professors created a course that ends in a tournament so students can get more hands-on experience
Variants from the United Kingdom and New York comprised 85 percent of Connecticut’s COVID cases sampled last week, according to a new report.
Two investigations found there is no “just cause” to discipline Police Chief Steven Hunt, according to a statement from the town released Friday.
Bridgeport’s Islamic Community Center continues to be a beacon for that faith and the wider community.
After the state’s recent credit upgrade, Gov. Ned Lamont, leading the way with the approval of $340 million new capital projects, says goodbye to his ‘debt diet.’
The state courthouse in Derby will reopen next month along with four other courts closed because of the pandemic.
The two New York residents were taken into custody this week after police served a search-and-seizure warrant at Maple Massage.
Bridgeport police offices were cleared of any wrongdoing in the April 7 death of a local man who apparently leaped to his death.
The state reports that 11 more people tested positive for the flu last week in what continues to be a lighter than normal flu season.
The two cities are doubling efforts at vaccine outreach in the wake of Johnson & Johnson vaccine stoppage.
While some members believe their work is done, others say they could have done more.
The middle school teacher raised more than $40,000 that he says he used to purchase and donate groceries, but the IRS calls it personal income.
The four-vehicle accident was reported around 7:30 p.m. in the area of Mountain Grove Street and Fairfield Avenue.
At 75 percent, Lyme leads a pack of a dozen Connecticut communities where 65 percent of their populations have received at least one vaccine dose.
Officials said the man assaulted a letter carrier in her U.S. Postal Service van in June 2019.
First responders were notified of the accident at Fairfield Avenue and Railroad Avenue around 12:32 p.m., said Scott Appleby, the city’s director of emergency management.
While the sidelining of the state’s supply of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is slowing vaccinations this week, Connecticut surpassed another milestone in its vaccine rollout: more than 1 million residents fully inoculated.
Police said the man matched the suspect’s description and was found near the Key Bank on Park Street “with a large amount of cash.”
After a multi-hour argument on the number of children who might be forced to leave school if a mandatory vaccination bill becomes law, Democrats on the General Assembly’s budget-writing committee approved the legislation.
The number of people between the ages of 16 and 24 to get their first dose nearly doubled over the last week.
A dusting of snow is possible in northern parts of Connecticut, specifically in Litchfield County, early Friday morning.
A GoFundMe page was set up by Brett Bertram’s family on Wednesday to cover the cost of his bills.
One year and a month after Lamont declared an emergency granting him extraordinary powers, two things are clear: The restaurant industry suffered deeper financial losses than most, and helping them was politically popular.
Police said officers seized illegal guns from Bridgeport and other communities after a month of investigations.
A 31-year-old Hartford man was found unconscious in his vehicle on Babcock Street by a 911 caller late Wednesday night, police said.
Anthony Hall, 60, of Montville, pleaded guilty to bank robbery in New Haven federal court on Wednesday, prosecutors said.
Gov. Ned Lamont said he’s concerned suspending the use of Johnson & Johnson will increase some people’s hesitancy to get vaccinated.
Evans, an 18-year veteran of the force, was killed earlier this month after he was rammed by a vehicle near the Capitol, the Associated Press reported.
While one waited in a white Acura SUV believed to be the getaway vehicle, the other removed catalytic converters from several vehicles owned by the pool company, state police said Wednesday.
Vehicles that supply frozen desserts would have until the end of September to upgrade safety equipment.
Providers said they have been able to shift to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and are ready to set people up with second-dose appointments.
The cow-bison hybrid, who was later christened Buddy by police, escaped on Aug. 3 last year while being offloaded from a truck at a Terryville slaughterhouse.
Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, spoke about vaccines and other COVID-related topics during a Wednesday webinar sponsored by the Hartford-based Travelers Institute.
‘What we’re seeing in our cities is a slow, banal mass killing and this state is doing almost nothing about it.’ Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven.
A Bridgeport man was charged Tuesday after police said he repeatedly stabbed a disabled woman in a store parking lot.
Police said Anthony Smith was identified as a suspect after his brother was fatally shot on April 10.
Those who have made vaccine appointments via the VAMS site, have seen an inquiry about dermal face fillers on the pre-appointment questionnaire.
Few people outside of state government fiscal circles know what a “deficiency bill” is. That’s about to change.
A Superior Court judge agreed to hear an appeal by Fairfield residents of an order to cut down cherry trees in the center of town, but those trees were already removed.
While the man was released on bond in a federal gun case, investigators bought 20 bags of fentanyl from him, officials said.
Police said the shooting happened in the 2300 block of Main Street around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Currently, plans call for two guests per student, according to the superintendent.
A 3-year-old and a 17-year-old boy were killed by guns just hours apart in Hartford Saturday afternoon.
Areas of Litchfield County could see snow mix with rain after 2 a.m. Friday, when temperatures are expected to fall to around 36 degrees.
Hector Torres was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with coercion and enticement of minors to engage in sexual activity, a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Connecticut said.
The two men have been sentenced for cheating on the police chief selection process to make Armando Perez police chief.
The NTSB released its findings in a report on Tuesday after an investigation into the fatal Oct. 2, 2019, crash.
There are almost 3,500 fewer people in prisons and jails today than there were on March 1, 2020.
The police department’s union calls the decision “inappropriate.”
Former Bridgeport personnel director David Dunn was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for his part in the police chief cheating scandal.
How common are blood clots with the J&J vaccine? What should you do if you received the vaccine? Connecticut health experts answer these questions.
Ganim: “Safety and confidence in the vaccine is paramount.”
Nearly 97,000 people have received the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Connecticut.
Officials representing the property’s owner have said the site could bring a total of 200 to 300 jobs when fully developed.
A crash was reported in the 1000 block of Fairfield Avenue shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday, according to police.
First responders were dispatched to Putnam Road in the area of Fountain Street for a two-vehicle crash with injuries.
Four ground turkey products sold nationwide have been connected to at least 28 illnesses in 12 states, the CDC said Monday.
At numerous local food pantries across the state, the demand went up and never really subsided
On Monday Perez was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. And some community leaders were not understanding how he got what some considered a lenient sentence.
The state expects to receive 100,000 fewer doses this week than last week, dropping from about 288,000 to 180,000.
The shootings remain under investigation and police have yet to publicly identify a suspect.
Police said they later discovered that after leaving him on the street, the woman had thrown all his toys and clothing in the trash.
Staff had to work out how to address incident to the public without amplifying hate speech.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced an initiative to address student absenteeism and disengagement during the pandemic.
Former Bridgeport police chief Armando Perez was sentenced Monday to a year and a day in federal prison for cheating on the police chief selection process and lying to the FBI about it.
DPH stressed the importance of mask wearing and social distancing while suggesting schools amend schedules, limit movement and hold events outside if possible.
The state DMV said Applus has not provided a “specific timetable” for when services will be back online in Connecticut.
The CDC has warned of a potential fourth wave of COVID infections affecting the U.S., but Connecticut officials say it could be prevented here.
A weapons complaint led officers to investigate an early-morning shooting Saturday that wounded four people on Gasparri Lane, officials said.
Units responded to a Laura Lane residence around 9:40 a.m. Friday and found a fire in a second-floor laundry room.
The fire marshal’s office is investigating the blaze.
“No injuries were reported,” a post from police said.
Officials responded to Derby and Central avenues “on a report of a motor vehicle accident with an unconscious occupant,” Sgt. Patrick Buturla wrote in an email.
The docuseries points again to aging reputed mobster Robert Gentile, of Manchester, as having been involved with the missing art. Gentile has long denied any involvement.
Those individuals were wounded “to the arm and the other to the face,” according to emergency management director Scott Appleby.
The trailer is in Connecticut for 60 days and in between stops to major cities, it visited North Canaan, a town of 3,200 people.
MERIDEN — A man with ties to the city was killed Saturday in a shooting, police said.
Dante Smith, 38-year-old with ties to Meriden and Middleton, was dropped off at Midstate Medical Hospital on Saturday with gunshot wounds, police officials said.
Officials said that Dante was brought to the hospital around 6:02 p.m. where succumbed to his injuries from the gunshot wound to his body.
No further information is available at this time.
The Meriden Police Department is seeking any information regarding the incident. They are asking anyone with information to call 203-630-4178 or report tips at 203-630-6253.
On Sunday, police identified the teenage victim as 16-year-old Jamari Preston of New Britain.
While only half of Connecticut’s population has received the first dose of the COVID vaccine, some health experts are already discussing boosters. Here’s why.
Police received a call about a person laying on the ground in the 2000 block of North Broad Street around 11:11 p.m. Friday, Sgt. Stanley Zajac said.
Police responded to Magnolia Street near Mather Street, the television station WTNH reported.
The boy was originally listed in “critical condition,” but later died at the hospital, police said.
The Hartford event was expected to offer upwards of 4,000 doses during the clinic, which was held Friday and Saturday.
The preliminary investigation determined that a domestic dispute may have elevated into the shooting, according to police in Bloomfield.
Six Flags New England is welcoming visitors this weekend with a new prehistoric show, but the roller coasters are still closed.
Several swastikas were found drawn in chalk outside of Samuel Staples Elementary School, police said.
The mother has been arrested in the case, charged with leaving her young son on a street corner in the rain, police said.
Luiz Roman was charged with murder in the death of an acquaintance whose body was found at the abandoned Remington site, police said.
With a decentralized vaccination appointment system, people with technological know-how are figuring out how to help others make appointments.
Researchers think the two strains are providing little room for other variants, like those detected in Brazil and South Africa. Earlier this week, the CDC’s director said the UK strain has become dominant in the U.S.
The bill intended to redefine domestic violence language in Connecticut is headed to the full state Senate.
Most people are not at risk because they have either been vaccinated “or have had measles in the past, before vaccination became routine,” health officials said.
With newly relaxed regulations on capacity, picnicking and freshwater swimming, Gov. Lamont, state parks officials, expect to break 2020’s record attendance.
On the Judiciary Committee’s deadline day, the clock ran out on proposals to protect hospitals and nursing homes from COVID-related lawsuits; shield other businesses, non-profits from liability.
State police have not yet identified the third person who they said was taken into custody Friday in Windsor.
Bridgeport school board member Christopher Taylor was granted a public defender in his pending kidnapping case.
A Bridgeport man has been charged with felony murder in the fatal stabbing of another man last month.
Connecticut’s underwhelming flu season continues to underwhelm, with no new deaths or hospitalizations in the week ending April 3.
State police said the 49-year-old man was found dead after members of the Bridgeport Police Tactical Narcotics Unit arrived to conduct a search of the Bridgeport apartment.
Police from various agencies fielded multiple complaints on Wednesday about vehicle burglaries and stolen items, Suffield police said.
Authorities said the man mailed kilogram-quantities of cocaine through parcels in the U.S. Mail.
Authorities said the man accessed online platforms to discuss distributing these images on his phone while at home and work.
Students would get one shot of Pfizer or Moderna before heading home, where they would presumably be able to find an appointment for a followup shot, a state official said.
More than 60 percent of the residents in Lyme, Old Saybrook and Essex have received at least the first dose of COVID vaccine, state data shows.
On Thursday, the state reported a 2.41% positivity rate on new COVID-19 tests. Hospitalizations increased by a net of one patient to 515 statewide.
In terms of a more definitive timeline, the company hopes “to have some information shortly,” according to an official.
Police are seeking Melissa Feliciano, 31, on charges of felony murder, murder, first-degree robbery and sixth-degree larceny.
The Democratic co-chairs of the General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee have indicated their support for increased funding for nonprofits.
The 47-year-old senator tweeted a picture of his bandaged leg in a brace late Wednesday night.
Police said Luis Oscar Maldonado Cintron, 41, was died after a motorcycle accident early Wednesday morning in Waterbury.
Construction has already begun on a 368,000-square-foot building at 495 Lordship Blvd.
Connecticut’s businesses on Wednesday called on the General Assembly and Gov. Ned Lamont to use federal coronavirus relief funds to spare firms as much as $1 billion in unemployment taxes.
The Connecticut Business and Industry Association, which leads the coalition, also said the failure to follow this approach during the last recession was a critical error that still haunts the state.
“It certainly hurt our recovery” in 2008 and 2009, Chris DiPentima, president and CEO of the CBIA, said during a late-morning, live-streamed press conference.
And if Connecticut businesses remain responsible for repaying the $1 billion debt the state expects to face in its unemployment trust fund, he added, “It will once again threaten job recovery.”
Connecticut, like nearly all states, has run up hundreds of millions of dollars in debt to maintain unemployment benefits since the pandemic began in early March of 2020.
The state Department of Labor has borrowed roughly $700 million from the federal unemployment trust to date, and the projections hold that Connecticut’s debt may exceed $1 billion before the majority of its population has been vaccinated.
The state was paying weekly benefits to more than 390,000 filers during the worst of the pandemic last spring, and the weekly caseload still tops 200,000. By comparison, Connecticut lost about 120,000 jobs during the last recession, which stretched from December 2007 through mid-2009.
To ease the burden on states, the federal government has waived interest charges on loans to support unemployment trusts.
Still, Connecticut fuels its unemployment trust with taxes on businesses, and business leaders said the state’s economy simply can’t recover if...
After nearly a decade of struggling with huge projected deficits, Connecticut continues to receive good news about its improving state finances.
With more people getting vaccinated against COVID-19, they are now faced with a new set of questions, including how to keep their vaccination record safe.
The person was stabbed around 1 a.m. Thursday in the area of East Main and Cedar streets, a city official said.
Police said the crash happened at the intersection of Route 5 and University Place around 3 p.m .Wednesday.
The judge sentenced Jimmy “Cuz-o” Flores on Wednesday to 136 months in federal prison.
A reported bomb threat sent officers to the Westfarms Shopping Mall as it was closing Wednesday night, police said.
Thein Ly was arrested April 1 on a first complaint charging him with illegal sexual contact with a minor under 16-years-old and fourth-degree sexual assault. He was released on $1,000 bond.
The superintendent is once again the most well paid employee in the city.
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday asked a federal judge to sentence former David Dunn to prison for his part in the police chief cheating scandal.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said after the visit he will be pushing for the Biden administration to increase military helicopter purchases.
The crash was reported about 8 a.m. on Thompson Avenue, police said.
An investigative police report obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media provides more details regarding in the deadly home invasion of a 75-year-old Rocky Hill man.
After a week with a record-high vaccine allocation, state officials said the weekly amount will drop because of issues with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine supply.
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Center at 20 Pine St.
Doctors say many allergy sufferers have concerns about potential COVID vaccine side effects and interactions with medications they are taking.
Regino Morillo-Espinal was charged Tuesday with possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Connecticut said.
Robert Iacobucci was found dead in his Rocky Hill home, “the victim of an apparent homicide,” state police said in a brief statement.
‘I will admit to members of this committee at the outset that this bill very much remains a work in progress.’ State Rep. Steven Stafstrom.
The 5 percent daily COVID test positivity rate the state announced Tuesday follows a trend showing the continued spread of the coronavirus in the state.
Federal prosecutors asked a federal judge Tuesday to sentence former Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez to prison in cheating scandal.
Drug manufacturers that exceed that amount would be fined, and that money would in turn be used to support subsidies for health coverage.
Federal prosecutors said Tuesday the man was sentenced in Hartford federal court to 33 months in prison.
A study of how the vaccines affects older people needs unvaccinated residents. It’s getting hard to find them.
The money must be used to address vaccine access in racial and ethnic minority communities, officials said.
A state DMV spokesperson said the agency will give an update on the Connecticut impact later Tuesday.
Connecticut residents are sharing tricks and links to get vaccine appointments when there don’t appear to be any available.
In places where high levels of arsenic or uranium were detected, health officials worked with residents to protect their water supply.
Attorney General William Tong has joined 45 other attorneys general in pressuring online sellers to remove listings for fake COVID-19 vaccine cards.
With more than 14,000 nursing home residents and more than 16,000 workers fully vaccinated, the state recorded just nine new cases and one new death during the final week of March.
A packaged delivered to a Connecticut elementary school Monday afternoon caused students and staff to be evacuated before it was determined to be safe.
Fire crews were dispatched to the city complex on North Division Street for a reported brush fire Monday morning.
A person was shot in the hip and hand around 11 p.m. Monday, but the victim won’t provide more information, a city official said.
Under the bill, all misdemeanors would be erased from a person’s record seven years after their most recent conviction.
School districts are trying to avoid the disruptions some have encountered when large amounts of teachers call out sick due to side effects from the COVID vaccine.
‘I want to expand access, but I want to do so responsibly.’ Sen. Rob Sampson.
The roughly 19-acre property between Honeyspot Road and Long Beach Boulevard was once owned by Mobil Oil Corp.
Hornblower Group’s arrival is another key moment in a decades-long effort to revive the waterfront.
Gov. Ned Lamont said its expected that these outdoor gatherings will be allowed as more people continue to get vaccinated.
Two partners in local restaurants have been accused by federal labor officials of retaliating against employees who made complaints over pay.
A local man hospitalized after police said he chased and shot at a young couple has been charged with spitting on a hospital guard.
The restaurant closed its doors Sunday after a member of the waitstaff reported testing positive for COVID-19.
Police on Monday identified the victim as 27-year-old Bryan Madden of Main Street in Hudson, Mass.
The first unit on scene confirmed a fully involved vehicle fire with flames spreading to the home, officials said.
The woman was home Saturday night after breaking her leg in two places while hiking with her dog in Naugatuck State Forest.
Applus Tech said it remains unknown when the system will be restored and the company is investigating whether anyone’s information is at-risk from the attack.
All of the occupants had escaped the home by the time firefighters arrived early Sunday morning.
The brunt of the housing insecurity that was brought on by the pandemic is primarily falling on certain families and neighborhoods.
The volunteer fire department was dispatched to the Long Island Sound near Kelsey Point for a reported marine rescue, officials said.
Officials said the man was last seek hiking down an overlook in Lover’s Leap State Park.
Officials responded to a basement fire call on Green Rock in Shelton on Easter morning just before 11 a.m.
Units responded to an Easter morning chimney fire at a home on Pine Hill Road in New Hartford.
No one was injured in the fire, officials said.
The gifts from New Hampshire state police come after the girl, Eyvie, lost both her parents in “tragic events.”
No injuries were reported, fire officials said.
The victim was transported to a local hospital where he is listed in stable condition, police said.
The victims walked into the Bridgeport Hosptial emergency room on Saturday night, police said.
