Shelton firefighters douse excavator fire
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Fire crews doused an excavator fire Saturday on East Village Road.
Firefighters responded to the residence about 10:30 p.m. and found an excavator on fire, Deputy Chief Paul Wilson said.
Members of Engine 52, under the command of Assistant Chief Shaun Wheeler, “quickly extinguished the fire. Crews remained on scene for approximately 30 minutes overhauling the machine.”
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Griffin Hospital, Hartford HealthCare to open COVID vaccines centers in Shelton
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SHELTON Beginning next week, the city will be home to two COVID-19 vaccination centers.
Griffin Hospital will be holding a “soft” opening of its new clinic at 10 Progress Drive the same complex as the Griffin Hospital Occupational Medicine Center on Monday.
“We expect to be fully operational by early in the week,” Christian Meagher, Griffin Health Services communications specialist, told Hearst Connecticut Media.
Hartford HealthCare’s building on Research Drive will also serve as a vaccination site beginning Monday.
Mayor Mark Lauretti said the sites should be able to vaccinate 1,200 people a day.
Shelton school s lessons highlight inclusion, acceptance
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Fourth graders, from left, Thanh Pham, Nayzeth Aracena and Paul Tran pose in front of a billboard displaying a collection hand drawn self portraits created by the students and faculty of Sunnyside Elementary School, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 15, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A billboard displays a collection of hand drawn self portraits created by the students and faculty of Sunnyside Elementary School, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 15, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Principal Amy Yost greets students and parents as they returned to Sunnyside School to retrieve their personal belonging, in Shelton, Conn. May 18, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
It is a relief : Shelton senior living facility receives first COVID vaccines
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Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock residents Leo and Delloroise Fortier after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, Jan. 13.Benchmark Senior Living / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock resident care associate Virginia Toussaint and facility resident Frank Hmelovsky on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Residents and staff at the facility received the COVID-19 vaccine that day.Benchmark Senior Living / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock resident Sandra Mallin after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at the facility Wednesday, Jan. 14.Benchmark Senior Living / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
Fire destroys Shelton home
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SHELTON Fire destroyed a Waterford Lane home Thursday.
Deputy Fire Chief Paul Wilson said crews responded to a structure fire on Waterford Lane about 12:44 p.m. The first firefighters on scene observed fire coming from two windows on the right side of the home.
Wilson said firefighters moved through the front door to attack the heavy volume of fire inside the home. In all, some 30 firefighters were on the scene.
Firefighters, under the direction of Fire Chief Francis Jones, doused the blaze in some 20 minutes, after which crews spent time suppressing any remaining hot spots. No one was injured, according to Wilson; the homeowners had been evacuated before arrival of the fire department.