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Mar. 7—The Mitchell Contagion Ward at Memorial Hospital in New London had been in mothballs for a while, but when workmen arrived to get the plumbing and heating working, it was obvious something was up. Local health officials, acting cautiously, decided to put the building back in operation because they feared Spanish influenza might strike the city. That's the disease history remembers with .
The Mitchell Contagion Ward at Memorial Hospital in New London had been in mothballs for a while, but when workmen arrived to get the plumbing and heating working, it was obvious something was up.
Local health officials, acting cautiously, decided to put the building back in operation because they feared Spanish influenza might strike the city. That s the disease history remembers with dread as the 1918 flu.
But this wasn t 1918. It was 1920.
A year into the coronavirus pandemic, we hope we re not in a similar place. With case numbers trending lower and vaccinations starting to make a difference, it s tempting to hope normal times are just around the corner. But to get an idea of what a less-than-ideal transition could be like, it s worth a look at what happened as the last pandemic of this scale receded.
New London He will always be known as one of the Bulkeley boys.
New London native Harold Arkava was many things in his life, but friends say his tenacious efforts to protect and pay homage to his high school alma mater, The Bulkeley School, is likely to be remembered for generations.
Arkava died over the weekend at the age of 94.
“He was a piece of work. They don’t make em like him anymore,” said longtime friend Joseph Heap, who served with Arkava on the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission in the 1980s and 1990s.
Heap reminisced about his friend this week, calling Arkava a funny guy, a bit offbeat, no nonsense and a great storyteller whose tales became more unbelievable with the more cognac he drank.