WEST HARTFORD — While some challenges have lessened since the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut, the waiting list for children seeking to be paired with adult mentors at Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters has grown since March, according to an email from the organization. The 5…
MIDDLETOWN — Peter Murphy of West Hartford, a partner at the law firm of Shipman & Goodwin LLP, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau for its 2020-2021 fiscal year according to an email from the CTCSB. The CTCSB is the State of Conne…
WEST HARTFORD — Victor Advertising Service announced recently that West Hartford resident Kimberly Margolis has joined the company as Brand Development Specialist. VAS, a family owned and operated business, has been helping companies promote and build their brands in Greater Hartford and nat…
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WEST HARTFORD — Beginning Monday, August 3, Town buildings such as Town Hall reopened for in-person transactions by appointment only, according to an email from the town. These appointments will be for critical needs that can only be accomplished in-person.
PLAINVILLE — Wheeler received $50,000 in emergency grant funding from the medical aid organization Direct Relief, in partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers. Funds support the purchase of personal protective equipment for use at its four community health centers…
Sphecius speciosus, a wasp native to Connecticut, is more than an inch long and carries somewhat similar coloration to the so-called “murder hornet,” scientists said.
GREATER HARTFORD — The organization responsible for the drinking water and wastewater treatment services of more than 400,000 people in Greater Hartford, the Metropolitan District, announced recently that it has launched the latest in a series of short videos aimed at giving customers a bett…
WEST HARTFORD — On June 29, a small group of volunteers gathered in socially distanced fashion in a West Hartford parking lot to fill 500 tote bags with menstrual supplies and basic hygiene products, continuing the commitment of Dignity Grows, a program of the Jewish Federation of Greater H…
WEST HARTFORD — The Foundation for West Hartford Public Schools, with generous support of community members and organizations, has funded over $1,700,000 in teacher grants to support educational programs since 1997. These grants have included dollars to diversify school library collections a…
WEST HARTFORD — West Hartford Public Schools and American Legion Hayes-Velhage Post 96 of West Harford have recognized 11 graduates from Conard and Hall High Schools for their commitment to service in the United States Armed Forces, according to an email from the Legion post.
WEST HARTFORD — Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford is conducting an online survey of Greater Hartford’s Jewish community from now through August 14. Federation will use the survey responses to better understand and address the needs and interests of the local Jewish community.
WEST HARTFORD — West Hartford will hold an electronic waste, paper shred and cardboard collection event on Saturday, August 8, from 8 a.m. to noon (*May end earlier if capacity is reached), according to an email from the town.
WEST HARTFORD — Westfield Bank President and CEO James C. Hagan announces that the Bank’s new Financial Services Center at 977 Farmington Ave. in West Hartford Center has officially opened. The fully renovated, 4,750 square-foot office is located in the space formerly occupied by Cookshop Pl…
State Sen. Christine Cohen said her business had been threatened over her stance on the police reform bill that passed early Wednesday.
Officials said local volunteers are more needed than usual, as the pandemic will make it difficult for people to travel around the country.
“There's some evidence that suggests that Connecticut cases are maybe growing a little bit right now,” said Virginia Pitzer, Yale School of Public Health.
Parents of children with special needs are concerned they are falling behind without in-person instruction.
After close review and consideration, Hearst Connecticut Media Group newsrooms last month started capitalizing Black when used as an adjective to describe race, ethnicity and culture. We feel this change better reflects a shared history and identity, and respectfully evolves the language we …
A controversial measure on cops’ immunity in police brutality lawsuits remained legislation late Thursday with no vote in sight in special House session.
WEST HAVEN — The leaders of two neighboring school districts are of two minds on reopening.
As part of the program, officials said Twitch and the university will launch a joint class, “Introduction to Live Streaming and Streamer Economics.”
NEEDHAM, Mass. — On Saturday, August 1, more than 10,000 participants, including 22 participants from West Hartford, will virtually take part in the reimagined 2020 Pan-Mass Challenge with the goal of raising critical funds for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute…
HARTFORD — The Mark Twain House & Museum announced recently that Connecticut Humanities has awarded the museum a $15,000 CARES Act Humanities Relief Grant. The grant was made possible with funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relie…
WEST HARTFORD — The Bishops Corner Neighborhood Association announces the arrival of 12 flower planters in Bishops Corner. The Knox Foundation delivered the planters on Monday, June 15. The Knox Foundation will also be maintaining the planters through the summer and fall, according to an ema…
Owners are trying to find ways to hold on and run as lean as they can while they are mostly closed but the bills are still due.
After weeks of requests, Gov. Lamont will allow some front-line grocery, health care workers, presumptive eligibility for worker’s compensation if they fall ill from the coronavirus.
Connecticut hospitals have stopped reporting COVID-19 cases to the CDC as part of a nationwide change the Trump administration says will streamline the process.
The West Nile-positive mosquitoes were trapped in Newington on July 8, scientists said with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station said.
Gov. Lamont says that 15 to 20 percent of parents may want home-learning option when school starts.
Blumenthal and Murphy say the bailout stalemate could end when members of Congress head home for summer break and hear from desperate local officials.
The Connecticut Education Association says the state has to adhere to social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 testing if schools are to open safely.
There are proper ways to wear and store COVID-19 masks, but officials say many people are still not getting it right.
The Newtown resident faces new charges in connection with the homicide of a former high school classmate and kidnapping of his girlfriend, according to an arrest warrant.
These are the listings of recent public actions taken by the Board of Examiners for Nursing or the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
Curbside secure drop boxes were sent to all towns as a convenient place to leave an absentee ballot application and soon, absentee ballots, for Aug. 11 primaries.
The board agreed to modify discipline terms for two physicians, including a doctor who served prison time as part of a compound medication cream scheme.
Over 150 people scheduled to testify in daylong, first-of-its kind virtual hearing before the Connecticut legislature.
The National Weather Service says most of Connecticut will likely have the first heat wave of the season this weekend and into early next week.
FARMINGTON — Credit Registration for the fall 2020 semester is in progress at Tunxis Community College in Farmington, with a variety of course formats including on-ground, online, and hybrid classes that are a mix of online and face-to-face, according to an email from the college.
WEST HARTFORD — West Hartford has launched a dynamic new website, www.westhartfordct.gov/, designed and hosted by Connecticut-based Finalsite, a global leader in website and marketing solutions for more than 5,000 government organizations, schools, and universities worldwide according to an …
WEST HARTFORD — Sister Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D., Provost for Education, Evangelization and Catechesis for the Archdiocese of Hartford announced that Maria Maynard has been appointed as the Interim President of Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, effective July 1, 2020.
WEST HARTFORD — American Legion Hayes-Velhage Post 96 has awarded its 2020 School Certificates of Distinguished Achievement for 2020.
EAST HARTFORD — American Eagle Financial Credit Union recently announced the recipients of nearly $20,000 in donations from its participatory funding program, Cash Back to the Community.
The sanitation system can eliminate the vast majority of pathogens, including any “coronavirus residue on footwear in eight seconds,” officials with Gaylord Specialty Healthcare said.
Ten more nursing home residents and a nursing home staff member died with COVID-19 during the first week of July in Connecticut.
The grant from the Seattle-based nonprofit is going toward Kleo Pharmaceuticals’ efforts to develop a synthetic version of a plasma treatment.
The task force is the latest topic in a battle between Democrats and Republicans over how and whether to expand absentee balloting and voting access.
Blumenthal said the money would help Metro-North offset losses and encourage trains to be put back on the tracks so riders can be safe.
The letter requests that the Department of Education issue guidance concerning providing special education students with instruction from age 21 to 22, as was recently required by a ruling in federal court ruling.
Storefronts for two now-closed businesses, Denali and Ralph Ciarleglio Jewelers, were used as sets for the one-day filming of a commercial for the fast-food giant.
