...accounting for disparities between populations of the use of emergency rooms for primary care, across Connecticut in 2019, there were 17,358 emergency room visits where asthma was the primary diagnosis, including 5,485 visits for children. Nearly half of those visits were patients from Hartford, Waterbury, New Haven, Bridgeport and New...
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...would have been too costly. A significant piece of the legislation that remains would allow organizations to establish family childcare homes in New Britain, Waterbury, Bridgeport, Stamford and New Haven. The bill also creates a task force to make recommendations on early childcare workforce development. Gay said that the childcare...
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...in 1833 by the British economist William Forster Lloyd, who used a hypothetical example of the effects of unregulated grazing on common land (also known as a” common”) in Great Britain and Ireland. In fisheries it is recognized that fish in the ocean are entirely in the public domain belonging...
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...and one in New Haven. “How do you handle 83 clients with two people? How do you get out to every house with just two people?” he said. “It’s not about just these three cities. It’s about New Britain. It’s about Stamford. It’s about Norwalk. We have to start putting...
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...— Ansonia, Bridgeport, Danbury, Derby, East Hartford, Hartford, Manchester, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Stamford, Waterbury and Windham. Scoville said grants would also be available to childcare and daycare centers that have experienced verbal and physical threats, or belong to a community that has experienced threats...
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...a class discussion about diversity and tolerance,” said John Board, chair of New Britain Pride, a nonpartisan advocacy organization supporting the LGBTQ+ community. To others, the bill poses an unwelcome emphasis on subjects that are currently taught as part of health education, or by parents at home. “As faith leaders...
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A drive down the southern stretch of Route 9 is a scenic one – offering glimpses of the Connecticut River and rolling hills, the famous New England foliage in autumn, and ice-glazed bluffs in winter. Billboards are rare on Route 9. Outside of New Britain – which features a handful...
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...nurses — expressed concerns that medical assistants do not have the training necessary to perform vaccinations. Nurses express concern State Rep. Peter Tercyak, D-New Britain, argued that the bill was being raised purely for economic reasons — a medical assistant, he said, makes a far lower salary than a Licensed...
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...city that would allow us to give some relief to our property owners. – Mayor Harry Rilling, Norwalk In my first year as mayor, medical marijuana had recently been approved, and I fought like hell to get a production facility in New Britain. Unfortunately, in the state bidding process, they...
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...to become a function of “political whim” rather than based on the needs of the students. State Rep. Robert Sanchez, D-New Britain, co-chair of the Education Committee, said he was “disappointed” by the governor’s proposal. “Cities like mine, New Britain, would have the same amount in the next two years,...
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...continue indefinitely to postpone the state’s business, even on controversial bills,” Steinberg said. State Rep. Peter Tercyak, D-New Britain, agreed. “We’ll have a very short list [of bills], and even shorter meetings, if we don’t do things for fear that there’s somebody who can voice their concern that it’s controversial,”...
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...East Hartford, East Haven, Hartford, Meriden, Naugatuck, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich Free Academy, Putnam, Waterbury, and West Haven. A negative correlation between participation and need Brian Kelly, head of schools at Norwich Free Academy, which was selected for the challenge, pointed out that the FAFSA was...
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...“vaccine hesitancy,” even as new strains of SARS-CoV evolve. The latest highly contagious variant, forcing national lockdowns in Great Britain, is fast becoming the dominant strain. This is the biggest public health emergency of our lifetimes. Federal and state governments need to pull out all the stops to get shots...
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...creating this language of words and lines and drawings. It’s helping me to answer, perhaps it’s not giving me the vocabulary, but it’s giving me the tools to answer who I am.” The New/Now show featuring Shantell Martin runs through April 18 at the New Britain Museum of American Art....
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NEW BRITAIN — The City of New Britain is accepting applications for a program that grants loans to individuals and families who earn under a threshold income and want to purchase a home. The funding, which comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, acts as a second...
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...Department of Housing. This winter, Wesley Inn and Red Roof Inn are among the 12 hotels providing shelter, with other locations in Hartford, New Haven, Danbury, Stamford, Bridgeport, Milford, Shelton, New Britain and Waterbury, said DiLella. He said that the state had not contracted with hotels in New London or...
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...affect the shoreline towns “in waves.” The four cars stolen were a Highlander, an Escape, a Ford and a Passat. Two of the four were discovered in New Britain; the other two remain missing. No one has yet been identified in connection with the theft. In addition to the four...
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...by his colleagues and is laser-focused on issues that effect all us here in Old Saybrook. As a former member of the Connecticut General Assembly from Plainville, New Britain, and Southington prior to retiring here in Indian Town Beach, I am so proud and thankful for Devin’s contributions to our...
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...said that positions high in demand include welders, machinists, engineers and fabricators. “The need to recruit is just as strong as ever, frankly,” said Graham Robinson, president of New Britain-based Stanley Black & Decker. In July, the company laid off 1,000 employees, but Robinson said that his company now needs...
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...contains construction or renovation projects approved through the regular process for the school districts of Brookfield, Darien, Mansfield, New Britain, New Fairfield, Fairfield, Hamden, Manchester, Norwalk, New London and Winchester. After further discussion, House members voted 99 to 38 in favor of approving the bill, with 14 members not voting....
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...Brookfield, Darien, Mansfield, New Britain, New Fairfield, Fairfield, Hamden, Manchester, Norwalk, New London and Winchester. The projects in Mansfield and Brookfield are the largest, both for new elementary schools, and would designate $33 and $16 million respectively to the towns, although the full projects will cost about $50 and $78...
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Between 2015 and 2019, 73 people from Middletown died of a drug overdose, more deaths per capita than in New Haven or Bridgeport. At least 17 Middletown residents have died so far in 2020. By comparison, New Haven has five clinics that dispense methadone – one of three drugs commonly...
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...three cars stolen from East Lyme this summer. One was found in New Britain, another in Westbrook and one in Glastonbury, said Finkelstein. In May, an SUV stolen out of Groton was used in a shooting in Waterbury where one man was killed and a woman was hurt, leading to...
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...Guilford report no change in calls regarding domestic disturbances. And Bridgeport reported a decrease in the number of domestic violence related calls from 2019 to 2020 in every month except April. New Britain reported a decrease in domestic violence calls from 72 in 2019 to 58 in March of this...
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...to the American Bar Association, State Sen. Gennaro Bizzarro, R-New Britain, said that in practice this bill will not lead to significantly more judge or jury decisions removing “bad cops” from police forces, but instead will result in many more settlements that will increase costs for the towns and cities. ...
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...American consumers. Crucially, part of that investment is focusing overseas, creating a new Silk Road to markets in Europe and Africa. Beijing has promised $8 trillion in loans to developing countries to build deep water ports and rail terminals to service China’s 1000+ container ships delivering its products overseas. Compare...
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...reported across all municipalities. But almost all of the losses reported by the twelve municipalities, $258 million, were due to expected property tax deferrals instead of losses. Of those twelve towns, only New Britain and New Haven have populations greater than 50,000 people. The neighboring towns of Guilford and Madison...
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...far. He said dairy purchaser Guida’s in New Britain has rejected a bunch of loads. There’s nothing wrong with the milk — its just with all the schools and restaurants closed no one is buying as much milk and the processors are out of storage. Meanwhile headlines warn of widespread...
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NEW BRITAIN — The Siting Council has set March 31 for a field review, hearing and public comment concerning a reopened application for a 15.3-megawatt, 75-acre solar array project on 117 Oil Mill Road in Waterford. Melanie Bachman, executive director of the council, led a pre-hearing conference at the Siting Council...
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...University, New Britain. Yes, many students have seemingly insurmountable challenges, both academic and personal. But, their efforts to overcome and contend with their challenges should not go unnoticed or unappreciated. Some succeed quickly, once they are put on the right track and seek assistance to compensate for the skills gaps,...
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