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The Dept of Health recommends parents not use their own email to register their child for a vaccine because the VAMS system requires a unique email address. Continue Reading →
In CT, people age 16-44 will have access to schedule appointments beginning Thursday morning. Continue Reading →
During a Board of Health meeting there was a presentation that touched on variants, local vaccination efforts, asymptomatic people, long haulers, and droplets vs aerosol. Continue Reading →
This is the second article in the Greenwich Sustainability Committee’s “One Water” weekly series. Written by Sarah Coccaro, Conservation Resource Manager, Greenwich Conservation Commission, member of the Land and Water sector of the Sustainability Committee
The seasonality of the Northeast is central to the region’s sense of place. Yet, earlier springs and milder winters are changing ecosystems and environments in ways that adversely impact commerce, recreation, tourism, agriculture, industry and livelihoods. Global warming alters nearly every stage of the water cycle; from precipitation, evaporation, surface runoff to stream flow. These changes put pressure on drinking water supplies, food production, property values, and our quality of life. Continue Reading →
Flags and markers will be made available each day from 9:00am-7:00pm beginning Monday, March 29, 2021 and ending Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. Continue Reading →
“We’re addressing our nursing home to make sure everyone is vaccinated there. It’s a little more complicated because of shifts and timing, but we’re working hard to get everyone who works there vaccinated as quickly as possible.” – Fred Camillo Continue Reading →
During Monday’s meeting of the board of the Nathaniel Witherell, Greenwich’s town-owned 202 bed nursing home, two concerns intersected: low Covid-19 vaccination rates among staff and layoffs. Continue Reading →
Every year The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society accepts a nomination for their Man and Woman of the Year fundraising campaign. This year, Katie DeLuca, Town Planner for Town of Greenwich, was accepted as a candidate. Katie lost her husband to a rare form of leukemia in December 2019. Continue Reading →
During a press conference on Wednesday, the CEO of Yale New Haven Health System, Marna Borgstrom, said the high mark for Covid-19 hospitalizations was four months ago during the second wave of Covid-19. On December 8, 2020 the system had 447 Covid-positive patients. As of Wednesday, the system was down to 165 patients, with 44 in ICU and fewer than half of them on ventilators. That breaks down as 97 at Yale New Haven Hospital, 43 at Bridgeport, 11 at L+M, 11 at Greenwich Hospital, 2 at Westerly. Nearly 10,000 people have been discharged after being admitted with Covid-19. Continue Reading →
UniteCT is funded by Connecticut’s $235 million share of the $25 billion Congress appropriated for emergency rental and utility assistance in December’s stimulus package. Continue Reading →