CHESHIRE, CT – After canceling celebrations last year, many families are traveling for long-awaited holiday reunions with elderly parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. But what they find during the visit after months of isolation may be cause for concern, according to Connecticut senior home care agency Assisted Living Services, Inc. “Even if you video chat…
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Governor Lamont provides update on executive branch state employee compliance with COVID-19 vaccine and test requirement
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today released updated data regarding compliance with his order requiring executive branch state employees to either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive weekly testing for the virus. Overall compliance remains high with 95% of executive branch state employees either fully vaccinated or current in their weekly testing. The overall…
Hospitals Seek to End Labor and Delivery Care
When did our expectations that hospitals exist to serve the public good drop so low? Was it around the time we normalized millions in compensation to CEOs? Or is it now, when we accept the fact that hospitals are denying the women they serve the most basic human healthcare need — the right to deliver…
Norwalk is invited to “Light the City Purple” for pancreatic cancer awareness
The City of Norwalk will glow purple all November for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, with a kickoff event on Thursday, November 4. NORWALK, CT – Norwalk Hospital, the City of Norwalk and the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce are hosting a new initiative called “Light the City Purple” during November for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.…
Stamford Mayor Martin Announces Reversal of Stamford Mask Mandate
STAMFORD, CT – Stamford Mayor David Martin announced on Tuesday, October 26, that due to the steady decline in Covid-19 cases and in concurrence with the recommendation of the City’s Acting Director of Health, Stamford’s indoor mask mandate will be lifted effective immediately. Stamford’s citywide mask mandate was implemented on August 12 to assist in…
Department of Consumer Protection Publishes Policies and Procedures for the Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis
The Department of Consumer Protection announced last Friday that it has published Policies and Procedures pertaining to Public Act 21-1 An Act Concerning Responsible And Equitable Regulation Of Adult-Use Cannabis. The policies and procedures for the regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis will become effective October 16, 2021. The policies and procedures are the provisions necessary to…
Governor Lamont issues call for CT General Assembly to meet in a limited special session on the COVID-19 public health and civil preparedness emergencies
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has issued a proclamation calling the Connecticut General Assembly to meet in a limited special session beginning Monday, September 27, 2021, for the sole purpose of approving a renewal of the declaration of public health and civil preparedness emergencies that were issued in response to…
Norwalk Hospital appoints new chief of radiation oncology
Dr. Philip Gilbo has been caring for patients at Norwalk Hospital for two years and will now serve as chief of radiation oncology NORWALK, CT – Norwalk Hospital announced its new Chief of Radiation Oncology, Dr. Philip Gilbo. Dr. Gilbo is a Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center radiation oncologist who has been caring for patients…
The Palace Theatre Announces Health and Safety Guidelines for Upcoming Performances
Stamford, CT – The Palace Theatre has announced that, effective immediately, proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative COVID test will be required for all patrons, staff, volunteers, performers and backstage crew entering the building. Masks are also required at all times while inside The Palace, regardless of vaccination status, except when eating…
Connecticut Department of Public Health Issues Health Alert: Tolland County Now Upgraded To The “High Transmission” Category
HARTFORD, CT – The Centers for Disease Control has now placed Tolland County in the “High Transmission” category of COVID-19. Tolland is the seventh county in the state to be upgraded to the High Transmission category. Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London and Middlesex Counties also are listed as High Transmission. Windham is the…