State Covid cases have spiked in the last couple of days in Connecticut. The daily infection percentage has risen to 1.78% since the weekend, and 3.63% overall in the state. These are the highest percentages since June. Hospitalizations is up over a 100 for the first time in almost 5 weeks at 104. New London […]
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced details for his plans to move Connecticut into Phase 3 of the state’s reopening amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The plan, which is targeted to take effect on Thursday, October 8, 2020, will ease some of the restrictions that were put into place on businesses and gatherings,
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In a letter dated 9/23/20, GPS Superintendent Sean McKenna stated to parents that they may be changing the learning model from the current hybrid learning model. A model which is being used in similar fashions throughout the state. The plan right now, according to the communication is that Griswold Public Schools are planning to now
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COVID-19 hospitalizations are up again and on Wednesday the total went to of 73 (+3) Connecticut residents in hospitals due to the virus. New London County is up +1 over the previous day with a total of 9. Windham County is not changed with 1 hospitalized. Just under 1.5M tests have now been administered in
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On Monday, September 14, 2020, Gov. Ned Lamont announced a new set of fines if residents aren’t following the mask order set in place. These fines can be issued by law enforcement, local elected officials such as a Mayor or First Selectman, and the local public health official. The fines are as follows: $100 for
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The CIAC submitted suggestions to the Connecticut Department of Public Health on Friday with new suggestions and metrics, and strategies. One was even for plastic shields that would go inside the helmets as well as an area that players could recover after a long run which would reduce the number of people on the sidelines.
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COVID-19 cases grew over the weekend in Connecticut. Here is the breakdown since Friday
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(Wethersfield, CT) – Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Kurt Westby today provided updates on the federal Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program. Certification for the program is now open to all claimants and the program has been extended for another week for a total of six weeks of benefits. The program gives an additional $300 per week
Confabulate (verb) Engage in conversation; talk. or Fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for loss of memory. In a sentence? “Come sit with me, and let’s confabulate!” “He might confabulate when he can’t remember something, but that shouldn’t be a lasting side effect.”
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Today’s word of the day is “Helicoid” An object of spiral or helical shape. or A surface formed by simultaneously moving a straight line along an axis and rotating it around it (like a screw thread). In a sentence? “The helicoid staircase was the focal point of the ballroom.” “I always got the
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Some High school football players are still fighting to play High School football this year. As we know now, the Connecticut Department of Health is standing by their decision to not allow traditional 11 on 11 football due to covid 19 concerns, and replace it possibly with a 7 on 7 non contact game that
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Cartomancy Fortune telling by interpreting a random selection of playing cards. In a sentence? “I was skeptical of any predictions produced by cartomancy.” “She ran a shop that sold herbs and candles, but her specialty was cartomancy.” Did you Know? If you want to practice cartomancy, you need a deck of cards.
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Heyday (Noun) Definition: the period of one’s greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity In its earliest appearances in English, in the 16th century, heyday was used as an interjection that expressed elation or wonder (similar to our word hey, from which it derives). Within a few decades, heyday was seeing use as a noun meaning “high spirits.” This sense
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The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today is issuing a COVID-19 alert statewide for Labor Day weekend after seeing clusters of cases recently among college students, as well as a concern over the many gatherings and cookouts that are scheduled all over Connecticut for the holiday weekend. Public Health Acting Commissioner Dr. Deidre Gifford
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Pediculous – infested with lice In a sentence? All of the campers in the cabin had to be checked for lice when one boy’s sleeping bag was discovered to be pediculous. “They say pediculous humors and flyborne air are culprits of plague, so the townsmen make a pyre of flowers and brush, attar and spikenard, by way of purging
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Today’s word is…. “Beadle” A ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution. or A minor parish officer dealing with petty offenders. In a sentence? Sure! “The award will be presented by the beadle.” “As beadle, he was responsible for enforcing the parking regulations in the small town.”
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed orders extending to February 9, 2021, Connecticut’s states of civil preparedness and public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally declared in March and scheduled to expire on September 9, the governor said that the states of emergency must remain in place in order for
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, and Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey today released the following joint statement regarding the federal government’s decision to weaken COVID-19 testing guidelines: “The CDC has been a consistent, credible, and reliable guide for our nation for decades, providing clear
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is doubling funding for the previously announced rental assistance program for Connecticut residents impacted by COVID-19 from $10 million to $20 million. That program, which is funded by the Coronavirus Relief Fund that is managed by the Office of Policy and Management, provides payments to landlords on
On April 17, 2020, Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order stating that you must wear a face covering if you can’t keep a 6 foot social distance from another person, but if you have a medical condition and you can’t wear one, that’s fine and to simply state it. Also, they were not going
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as of today, more than one million COVID-19 PCR-based diagnostic tests have been recorded in Connecticut – a major accomplishment that has helped the state remain one of the few in the nation to keep the virus contained to low levels of transmission throughout the summer.
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SNSN Radio · AUGUST 11 2020 Griswold BOARD OF SELECTMAN MEETING
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SNSN Radio · AUG 11 2020 – Todd Babbitt – Power Restore And Economic Development
