2020 in Connecticut, a year no one wants to repeat
UCFS registered nurse and director of nursing and infection control Nancy Holte draws a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe that she will use to inoculate Chief Medical Officer Ramindra Walia on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at UCFS in Norwich. Walia was the first staff member to receive the vaccine. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, right, speaks to the media as Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, left, looks on, during a visit to Protein Sciences on March 12, 2020, in Meriden, Conn. The biotech company was researching a vaccine for COVID-19. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Best of 2020: Connecticut has an opportunity to tackle housing segregation. It appears to be taking a pass.
. It was originally published on June 29, 2020.
On a recent Sunday, protesters marched through the center of Weston, a small, wealthy town in southwest Connecticut. They chanted “no justice, no peace” and raised handwritten signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and “Silence is Violence.”
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Somewhere in the crowd, Brian Murray hoisted his own message.
“Fact check: Weston, CT. No Black teachers. No Black police officers. No Black board members. No Black town of Weston government office members.”
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SOUTHINGTON – Southington, like many communities, faced many challenges in 2020 and had its share of losses. However, community members were still able to band together and accomplish their goals.
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TOPS MARKETPLACE REOPENS
Prior to the coronavirus, the talk of the town in Southington often included the March 3, 2019 fire at Tops Marketplace which gutted the building that had been a community fixture since 1951. This March, thanks to an outpouring of community support for the philanthropic owners, John Salerno and Betsy Tooker were able to reopen.
Salerno and Tooker have been active supporters of local schools, churches and nonprofit organizations for many years. That dedication to the community was recognized and people stepped up to provide support during their hour of need. Once reopened, Tops Marketplace was able to provide much-needed supplies at the start of the pandemic.
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2020 in Connecticut, a year no one wants to review
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Gov. Ned Lamont gets his temperature checked at The Reservoir nursing home in West Hartford before watching staff and residents get vaccinated against COVID-19.
To borrow from President-elect Joe Biden’s favorite Irish poet: Things most assuredly fell apart in 2020, and, no, the center did not hold. The jury is still out on whether anarchy was loosed upon the world.
Connecticut gave its mild-mannered governor unprecedented and near-total emergency powers. The state Capitol closed one day for a “deep cleaning” in March and never reopened to the public, making exceptions for reporters and lawmakers during brief special legislative sessions in July and September.