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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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.
MAY 20, 2020
Mohegan Sun, Foxwood Casinos to partly reopen on June 1
Connecticut s two federally recognized tribes on Wednesday announced plans to begin reopening portions of their sprawling Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun attractions on June 1, despite calls from Gov. Ned Lamont to remain shuttered to prevent another wave of infections from the coronavirus.
Park restrictions
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced swimming will be allowed at state beaches on the shoreline when they reopen Friday, but swimming areas at inland state parks will be closed. Officials cited the limited size of the beach and swim areas at inland parks and social distancing rules.