Month: April 2020

Norwalk’s Maritime Garage Gallery Extends Call For Art for Next Exhibit

Norwalk, CT – The City of Norwalk Parking Authority’s Maritime Garage Gallery has extended its call for art for its next exhibit, entitled “DeFACEment: Through Artistic Eyes

”.  The new deadline for submissions is April 30, 2020. The exhibit, which was to open on April 30 has been postponed and is expected to open mid-2020, at…

Bridgeport City Council Joins Mayor Ganim to Provide Face Masks For Bridgeport Residents

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim, with City Council Members, in a coordinated effort with Superintendent Testani offer free face masks to parents and children at emergency food service sites throughout the city.  The distribution of masks is an extra precautionary measure to protect residents and children of Bridgeport against the spread of coronavirus. In the last…

Human Services Council Celebrates April as Child Abuse Prevention Month Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Kari Pesavento (contributed photo/Human Services Council)Never before has Child Abuse Prevention Month had a more significant meaning than it does this year. In a time a great uncertainty, the Human Services Council is taking a moment to stop and observe the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and applaud the efforts of our…

Lamont urges volunteers from the general public to participate in Connecticut’s COVID-19 response efforts

HARTFORD, CT) – Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and a large number of state officials and nonprofit providers are urging Connecticut residents to consider taking on a volunteer role in their communities to help respond to the COVID-19 crisis. While the state already began a campaign seeking out volunteers who have health care experience, today the…

CT DOL: Agency processed 90,000 of the over 250,000 unemployment claims filed in past three weeks

4666145 © Raditz – Dreamstime.comAccording to Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby, the agency has processed more than 90,000 of the over 250,000 unemployment claims filed in less than three weeks by residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of claims recently received far exceeds the amount the agency typically receives in one…

Norwalk Mayor Rilling: 105 new coronavirus cases in city since yesterday; 2 more died

Norwalk, CT – City officials are working closely with partners at the state and federal levels, as well as partners in Norwalk, to monitor and respond to COVID-19, the 2019 novel Coronavirus. Statewide updates can be found online at ct.gov/coronavirus. Mayor Rilling provided the following Norwalk-area specific updates regarding COVID-19 coronavirus as of 5:00 p.m.…

City of Stamford updates on coronavirus situation 04/03/2020

The City of Stamford updated residents through it’s daily newsletter released every evening. First time reading our newsletter? You can subscribe by visiting https://www.stamfordct.gov/subscribe, fill out your email address and select “All City News & Announcements,” then click “Subscribe Me” at the bottom. This newsletter is also available on the City of Stamford’s website. This…

Lamont: coronavirus cases in Connecticut increase by 1,091 in  a day with so far 909 in hospital and 132 dead

HARTFORD, CT – As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2020: Data updates on testing in Connecticut Since yesterday’s update, an additional 1,091 Connecticut residents have tested positive for…