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Dr. Toni Jones reached out to families with an update on topics including food service, standardized testing, reporting absences, report cards, deep cleaning of district buildings, and the length of school closure. Also she said sewers are backing up because people are flushing sanitary wipes. She said they should go into the trash. Continue Reading →
Camillo said if there continues to be an issue with groups gathering in the parks and beaches, he will be forced to make the decision to close all of those facilities. Currently parks and beaches are open, but playgrounds are closed. Continue Reading →
“He was a gentleman who was a great friend of my father’s,” Lamont said. “So I know what people are feeling every day as this is a disease that gets real in a very personal way.” Continue Reading →
The primary date is set in state law, but Lamont has the authority under the public health emergency declaration he made on March 10 to waive laws and regulations. Continue Reading →
“Now is the time for every hedge fund, every business, every resident who is able, to come to the aid of the almost 1/3 of our population that is a missed paycheck away from financial catastrophe.” – David Rabin, Greenwich United Way CEO Continue Reading →
Greenwich Police say there was a robbery at a Byram business on Wednesday and the suspect was a tall white man wearing a fedora type hat, surgical mask, jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt, carrying a yellow shopping bag. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Fire Dept Tweeted that a house on Lower Cross Rd is fully involved, all occupants are out, house is starting to collapse. Continue Reading →
Officers assigned to traffic direction on Greenwich Ave will be re-deployed to HQ to handle non-emergency calls. Continue Reading →
The latest COVID-19 testing data in Connecticut, updated 4:30pm on Wednesday lists patients who tested positive including presumptive positives at 96. Fairfield County: 69
Hartford county: 11
Litchfield County: 5
Middlesex County: 1
New Haven County: 10
That said, officials estimated the total might be closer to 7,000. Also on Wednesday, Governor Ned Lamont announced that COVID-19 has claimed its first life in Connecticut. A man in his 80s who had been admitted recently to Danbury Hospital has died of severe complications from COVID-19. The man had been a resident of an assisted living facility in Ridgefield. Continue Reading →
