Schools Should Not Close Due To A Single COVID-19 Infection, Says CT Gov. Lamont Schools Should Not Close Due To A Single COVID-19 Infection, Says CT Gov. Lamont Schools Should Not Close Due To A Single COVID-19 Infection, Says CT Gov. Lamont
Schools Should Not Close Due To A Single Covid-19 Infection, Says CT Gov. Lamont Isolated incidents of COVID-19 should not be enough, by themselves, to close a school, said Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont. Since public schools began the fall semester at the start of September, a number of facilities have closed for a day or two to decontaminate the buildings following the discovery of COVID-19 infections. Since Sept. 1, the Connecticut public education districts that have closed individual buildings temporarily due to COVID-19  include Bridgeport, East Hartford, Manchester, Naugatuck, New Milford, Somers, Wallingford, Waterbury, Westbrook, and West Have…
'Military Experience' Museum - With Obstacle Course - Proposed For CT 'Military Experience' Museum - With Obstacle Course - Proposed For CT 'Military Experience' Museum - With Obstacle Course - Proposed For CT
'Military Experience' Museum - With Obstacle Course - Proposed For CT A “Military Experience Museum” - complete with a military-style obstacle course - is being proposed for construction by the Berlin-Meriden line. Developers 76 Chamblerin Highway LLC and Meadow Haven Inc., are seeking to put the museum on an approximately 77-acre parcel on Chamberlin Highway. Thomas O’Rourke of Wallingford is the applicant and Joseph Carabetta of Meriden is the landowner behind the proposal. “The overall goal is to create a destination where people can become interested in military history and adventure through participation,” O’Rourke said in his application. The museum w…
Video, Photos: Wanted Suspects With Gun Steal Packages From Fairfield County Home Video, Photos: Wanted Suspects With Gun Steal Packages From Fairfield County Home Video, Photos: Wanted Suspects With Gun Steal Packages From Fairfield County Home
Video, Photos: Wanted Suspects With Gun Steal Packages From Fairfield County Home Police are attempting to locate two men who were caught on camera wielding weapons and stealing packages from homes in Fairfield County. The surveillance video of the two suspects was released by the Fairfield Police Department. The two are allegedly responsible for stealing packages and breaking into multiple motor vehicles in the Lake Hills section of town earlier in the summer. According to police, the department received reports from eight residents who reported that their vehicles were entered overnight and personal items were stolen. In one incident, police said that a Papurah Road…
Police ID Meriden Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Police ID Meriden Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Police ID Meriden Woman Killed In Head-On Crash
Police ID Meriden Woman Killed In Head-On Crash An area woman was killed in a head-on crash in Wallingford. Karen Gabriel, 58, of Meriden, was driving on North Main Street Extension on Tuesday, July 28, at around 7:40 p.m. when her car was struck by another vehicle driving through the intersection with Route 68, police said. Gabriel was pronounced dead at the scene. The three passengers in Gabriel’s vehicle and the driver of the other car involved in the crash were transported to the hospital for treatment, police said. The matter is under investigation.
New Haven Man With Seven Warrants Out For His Arrest  Apprehended In Milford New Haven Man With Seven Warrants Out For His Arrest  Apprehended In Milford New Haven Man With Seven Warrants Out For His Arrest  Apprehended In Milford
New Haven Man With Seven Warrants Out For His Arrest Apprehended In Milford Milford Police have arrested a New Haven man with a whopping seven outstanding warrants out for his arrest. Clinton Edwards, 49, New Haven, was arrested on July 21, while police were investigating the report of a stolen vehicle, police said. Among other things, Edwards is accused of skipping out on scheduled court appearances five times in 2020. Edwards is being charged with possession of a stolen license plate, two counts of larceny, two counts of conspiracy to commit larceny, and five counts of failure to appear, police said. He is being held on an $82,500 bond. On July 21, Milford polic…
Wallingford Resident Wins $100,000 Cash Five Prize Wallingford Resident Wins $100,000 Cash Five Prize Wallingford Resident Wins $100,000 Cash Five Prize
Wallingford Resident Wins $100,000 Cash Five Prize An area resident took home a cool $100,000 after hitting all the numbers on a Cash 5 lottery ticket. Luis Alicea, of Wallingford, hit the big payout on Sunday, July 12, after matching all five numbers in the game. The winning numbers on the lucky ticket purchased at the Shell Food Mart on North Colony Road in Wallingford were 5-7-9-12-1. Lottery officials said the odds of matching all five numbers on the Cash 5 game are 1 in 324,632. Alicea was the only big winner of the game on Sunday, lottery officials said.
COVID-19: Town-By-Town Look At Cases In Connecticut COVID-19: Town-By-Town Look At Cases In Connecticut COVID-19: Town-By-Town Look At Cases In Connecticut
Covid-19: Town-By-Town Look At Cases In Connecticut The following are the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases for towns in Connecticut released late Wednesday afternoon, March 25. Statewide, 875 positive cases have been reported with 19 fatalities. Ansonia: 2 Avon: 4 Beacon Falls: 1 Berlin: 3 Bethel: 10 Bethlehem: 3 Bloomfield: 1 Bolton: 2 Branford: 6 Bridgeport: 27 Bridgewater: 1 Bristol: 2 Brookfield: 23 Burlington: 1 Clinton: 2 Columbia: 1 Coventry: 3 Cromwell: 1 Danbury: 63 Darien: 14 Deep River: 1 Derby: 1 East Hampton: 2 East Hartford: 4 East Haven: 5 East Lyme: 1 Easton: 2 Enfield: 1 Fairfield: 13 Farmington: 8 Glastonbury: …
COVID-19: Workers In Nine Amazon Warehouses Test Positive As It Races To Hire 100K Employees COVID-19: Workers In Nine Amazon Warehouses Test Positive As It Races To Hire 100K Employees COVID-19: Workers In Nine Amazon Warehouses Test Positive As It Races To Hire 100K Employees
Covid-19: Workers In Nine Amazon Warehouses Test Positive As It Races To Hire 100K Employees More Amazon warehouse workers have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the online retail giant seeks to hire 100,000 employees to accommodate shopper demand during the current outbreak. A week ago, an Amazon warehouse worker in Queens tested positive for COVID-19 as the virus began rapidly spreading in the region. Now, according to reports, there have been positive cases in at least nine warehouses across the country. Earlier report - COVID-19: Amazon Worker At NYC Delivery Station Tests Positive Other positive tests have reportedly been found in Wallingford, Connecticut, a…
Former Bus Driver Admits To Child Enticement Former Bus Driver Admits To Child Enticement Former Bus Driver Admits To Child Enticement
Former Bus Driver Admits To Child Enticement An area school bus driver admitted to sexually soliciting a teenage girl who was a passenger on his route, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Bridgeport resident Jose Manuel Santos, 37, pleaded guilty in New Haven district court to enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity for his relationship with a 13-year-old girl.  At the time of his arrest, Santos was a bus and van driver in Connecticut who transported children going to and from a middle school in Wallingford. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that in October 2018, police received information that Santos was sexua…
Sonic To Open New Restaurant On Route 7 Sonic To Open New Restaurant On Route 7 Sonic To Open New Restaurant On Route 7
Sonic To Open New Restaurant On Route 7 “Service with the speed of sound” is coming to a new Connecticut location. Sonic is reportedly opening its newest restaurant in the Nutmeg State, with road signs announcing that the popular drive-in is heading to the Route 7 Travel Plaza in New Milford. The restaurant will revive the building on the corner of Route 7 and Still River Road, which has been vacant for years. The area is also expected to include a new Sunoco gas station. In addition to the New Milford location, Connecticut residents can frequent Sonic restaurants in Manchester, Milford, and Wallingford.
BJ’s To Offer Same-Day Delivery Of Alcohol In Connecticut BJ’s To Offer Same-Day Delivery Of Alcohol In Connecticut BJ’s To Offer Same-Day Delivery Of Alcohol In Connecticut
BJ’s To Offer Same-Day Delivery Of Alcohol In Connecticut BJ’s Wholesale Club is bringing alcohol delivery to Connecticut. The wholesale giant announced that it will be expanding its same-day delivery service to include a variety of alcohol, including wine, beer, and liquor. Members will be able to order online from delivery.BJs.com. Alcohol options include: BJ’s recently released exclusive line of wines, Wellsley Farms Prosecco, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Pinot Grigio, all for under $10. Josh Cellars Kendall Jackson Corona White Claw Hard Seltzer Budweiser Tito’s Patron Captain Morgan Spiced Rum “We’re focused on making it …
Darien HS Grad John Timbers of Bethel, Assistant US Attorney, Lawyer In Stamford, Dies At 76 Darien HS Grad John Timbers of Bethel, Assistant US Attorney, Lawyer In Stamford, Dies At 76 Darien HS Grad John Timbers of Bethel, Assistant US Attorney, Lawyer In Stamford, Dies At 76
Darien HS Grad John Timbers of Bethel, Assistant US Attorney, Lawyer In Stamford, Dies At 76 A Stamford attorney from Bethel who served as an assistant U.S. Attorney in New York during his career has died. John W. Timbers died at home on Thursday, May 23. He was 76. Timbers was born in Brooklyn in 1942 to Charlotte T. Timbers and the Hon. William H. Timbers who later served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  Timbers graduated from Darien High School in 1960 and from Dartmouth College in 1964, after which he attended the University of Edinburgh in Scotland as a Rotary Scholar.  After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1968, he clerked for…