2021: The year (some) summer fairs & festivals return to CT
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The Black-Eyed & Blues Fest will return to Bushnell Park in Downtown Hartford for its 20th year on Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021.Black-Eyed Sally s / Contributed photo /Show MoreShow Less
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A scene from a past East Haven Fall Festival. The festival will return Sept. 10-12, 2021.Hearst Connecticut Media fileShow MoreShow Less
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Visitors including Chooey Kua, Christina Fang, Manasa Kannegani and Jonathan Lee of NYC enjoy the Norwalk Seaport Association 42nd annual Norwalk Oyster Festival Saturday, September 7, 2019, in Norwalk, Conn. The festival will return Sept. 10-12, 2021.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
New Haven police: 42-year-old man hospitalized after crashing into utility pole
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The New Haven Police Department at 1 Union Ave.Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media file
NEW HAVEN A 42-year-old man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after crashing into a utility pole in the Dixwell neighborhood Thursday evening, according to police.
Officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries near Orchard Street’s intersection with Charles Street in the Dixwell neighborhood around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Capt. Anthony Duff said in an email.
“Arriving emergency responders found a GMC Terrain sport utility vehicle crashed into a utility pole. An unconscious operator remained trapped in the heavily damaged SUV,” Duff said. “The New Haven Fire Department extricated the 42-year-old man from the wreck.”
These CT communities will receive extra COVID vaccines
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Patrick Bettin, 69, of Hartford receives his first shot. He was driven by his wife, Gail, who has had both shots already and felt fine.Patrick Sikes / For Hearst Connecticut Media
From much of Bridgeport to large swaths of New Haven, Connecticut has honed in on the areas it plans to direct at least a quarter of all new COVID vaccines in the coming weeks.
The state Department of Public Health has designated these 50 key areas by ZIP code and has committed to ensure 25 percent of all new vaccines reach residents there in a pivotal step to bolster vaccinations in vulnerable communities.