KEY POINTS: Since yesterday, an additional 28 Connecticut residents tested positive, bringing the total positive cases reported in the state to 96. Governor Lamont today signed another executive order taking actions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, this one: Closes large indoor malls and places of amusement (but not parks and open space areas) effective…
WATERBURY, CT – Webster Bank today announced it is donating $100,000 to all Feeding America partners across our footprint to help provide meals to those most in need during the COVID-19 outbreak. This donation will assist these partners in maintaining and increasing food distribution in the coming weeks. The Feeding America partners receiving funds are:…
Since Governor Ned Lamont closed all public schools in Connecticut through at least March 31, 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, Stamford Public Schools announced on Monday that they will now be closed through April 10, 2020. One of the reasons for the extended period is the already scheduled Spring Break week from April 6…
WETHERSFIELD, CT – Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Sibongile Magubane announced effective as of the close of business on March 17, 2020, all DMV Branch Offices will be closed to the public for the transaction of business until further notice. Employees will continue to report to their work locations, unless otherwise instructed, and…
Hartford, CT – Attorney General William Tong today announced that the Office of the Attorney General has received 71 complaints regarding large price hikes on basic supplies like hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes and toilet paper since Gov. Ned Lamont declared civil preparedness and public health emergencies on March 10 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.…
Bridgeport Hospital will activate a Specimen Collection Center for COVID-19 to ensure “proper testing of patients that have received a physician’s order and that have a scheduled appointment” and minimize the hospital’s exposure to the virus, according to a media release by the City of Bridgeport Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Emergency Communications. The…
Supermarket chain Stop & Shop said that beginning Thursday, March 19, 2020, it will start opening its stores early to accommodate its older customers. From 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. every morning stores will be open only for customers 60 years of age or older and there will be a clearly marked designated entrance for…
NEW HAVEN, CT – Today New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker issued an emergency order to close any childcare center providing childcare services for more than twelve children. This emergency order follows the State of Emergency issued yesterday for the City of New Haven. In the interest of providing childcare services for healthcare workers during the…
WETHERSFIELD, CT – Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Sibongile Magubane today announced that an executive team member who works within the agency’s Wethersfield office has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee holds an administrative position and does not service the general public visiting the DMV for transactions. The person has not been to…
BRIDGEPORT, CT – Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo today announced plans to temporarily close the Zoo, effective Tuesday, March 17, as a public health precaution. All education and public programs are cancelled or postponed. The City of Bridgeport and state of Connecticut leaders have called on businesses to close to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 following…