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Nearly 40% of Danbury FCI inmates refusing COVID-19 vaccine

By Pat Eaton-Robb Apr. 23, 2021 05:29 PM EDT
Just under 40% of the inmates inside the federal prison complex in Danbury have refused to take the COVID-19 vaccine, according to federal officials. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo, a red tag hangs on a cell door, signifying an active COVID-19 case for its inhabitants at Faribault Prison, in Faribault, Minn. Fewer than 20 percent of state and federal prisoners have received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to data collected by The Marshall Project and The Associated Press. In some states, prisoners and advocates have resorted to lawsuits to get access. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, File)
Advocates: Prisons need better vaccine education for inmates

By Dave Collins Apr. 08, 2021 10:51 AM EDT

In this Thursday, March 26, 2020 photo, Elizabeth and Chris Tillett pose with their twin sons, John and Luke, and their dog Ellie at their then home in Wilton, Conn. Chris Tillett, who now lives in Virginia, was one of the first coronavirus patients in Connecticut. He says he is still coping with health problems a year after become the first Connecticut resident to be diagnosed with COVID-19, but the experience has brought a new optimism to life. (Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut Media, File)
'Tough year' for 1st Conn. resident diagnosed with COVID-19

Mar. 08, 2021 10:57 AM EST

Inmates refuse inoculations; new vaccine arrives in state

By Dave Collins Mar. 03, 2021 04:43 PM EST
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — More than 200 inmates at the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, have declined to get vaccinated against COVID-19, including...

Waitress Alin Lepetit stands in the outdoor area of a café on the market square during an action to open the outdoor gastronomy, Wernigerode, Germany, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Behind her, passers-by watch from behind a barrier tape. Numerous businesses also took part in the action nationwide. (Matthias Bein/dpa via AP)
The Latest: SKorean economy shrinks for 1st time in 22 years

By The Associated Press Mar. 03, 2021 01:45 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2020 file photo, Fotis Dulos, center, the estranged husband of missing mother of five, Jennifer Dulos, is arraigned on murder and kidnapping charges in Stamford Superior Court in Stamford, Conn. Dulos was charged with killing his estranged wife who had gone missing months earlier amid contentious divorce and child custody proceedings. Despite extensive searches, the remains of Jennifer Dulos have never been found. (Erik Trautmann/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)
Coronavirus, Isaias among top Connecticut stories in 2020

By Michael Melia Dec. 25, 2020 12:36 PM EST

A window is smashed in a vehicle that was broken into at Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Hartford Meriden, in Meriden, Conn., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Meriden and Wallingford police are investigating a rash of smash and grab car break-ins Friday morning. (Dave Zajac/Record-Journal via AP)
Police concerned about juvenile crime spike amid pandemic

By Dave Collins Dec. 11, 2020 10:55 AM EST

Eleven communities, including 9 in southeast on "high alert"

By Susan Haigh And Dave Collins Oct. 15, 2020 05:30 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Nearly a dozen of Connecticut's 169 cities and towns were listed Thursday as “high alert” communities for COVID-19 infections. All but...

Danbury residents urged to get tested, help contact tracers

By Susan Haigh And Pat Eaton Robb Aug. 25, 2020 11:11 AM EDT
State and local officials on Tuesday urged residents of Danbury to get tested for COVID-19 and pick up the phone when a contact tracer calls, saying it's...

An Alabama student texts on her phone from a chair on the quad at the University of Alabama on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. More than 20,000 students returned to campus Saturday for the first time since spring break, with numerous school and city codes in effect to limit the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
The Latest: SKorea urges striking doctors to return to work

By The Associated Press Aug. 25, 2020 12:41 AM EDT

Unions say many schools can't meet COVID-19 safety measures

By Susan Haigh And Dave Collins Aug. 24, 2020 10:12 AM EDT
Many Connecticut school districts preparing for in-person classes are unable to comply with social distancing recommendations and unwilling to allow teachers...

Danbury residents on alert after 'serious' virus outbreak

Aug. 22, 2020 02:01 PM EDT
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Residents of Danbury are being urged to take precautions after what officials have described as a “serious outbreak” of the coronavirus. ...

Advocates say Connecticut rental assistance falls far short

By Susan Haigh Aug. 21, 2020 04:28 PM EDT
The state of Connecticut is doubling the amount of federal coronavirus money dedicated to rental assistance, but housing advocates contend it falls far short...

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, left, talks with medical staff outside Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, Conn. Lamont and Dr. Deidre S. Gifford, acting commissioner of the Department of Public Health, said Tuesday, July 28, 2020, they're worried about recent clusters of teens and young people in Connecticut testing positive for COVID-19. They noted how statistics show that 18- to-29-year-olds represent substantial numbers of new cases in Connecticut and elsewhere in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Federal inmates settle lawsuit over coronavirus precautions

By Dave Collins And Susan Haigh Jul. 28, 2020 06:10 PM EDT

Connecticut begins partially reopening some DMV offices

By Susan Haigh And Dave Collins Jun. 23, 2020 01:25 PM EDT
The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday partially reopened four of its branches to begin offering in-person licensing and new vehicle...

In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020, photo, the Southington Drive-In displays a message to first responders, healthcare workers and town personnel as an ambulance heads to a call on Meriden Waterbury Turnpike in Southington, Conn. Town leaders may announce this week whether the drive-in will open. (Dave Zajac/Record-Journal via AP)
Connecticut prison ordered to speed up inmate releases

By Dave Collins And Susan Haigh May. 13, 2020 11:00 AM EDT

Attorney General William Barr speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Barr orders increase in home confinement as virus surges

By Michael Balsamo And Michael R. Sisak Apr. 03, 2020 10:07 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Apr. 03, 2020 06:47 PM EDT
Editorials from around New England: CONNECTICUT Stop National Guard funds from going to the Southern wall ...