Hey kids! Lonesome Dave here, sipping a couple beers and.
Hey kids! Lonesome Dave here, sipping a couple beers and enjoying this old-fashioned winter we’re having here in Middletown, Connecticut, a riverfront city on the Eastern Seaboard of the USA, where seasons change and shadows grow long.
Funny thing ‘bout Middletown’s Winter Storm Parking Ban: They always announce when the Bans gonna start (like today’s Parking Ban began at 6:00 in the morning, for example), but they never tell ya when the Ban’s gonna end. You don’t know when the Ban’s lifted until ya go on the City’s website and happen to notice the Parking Ban alert’s not there anymore.
The start of the Lenten season looked a little different because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Author: Shara Taylor (FOX61) Updated: 3:44 PM EST February 17, 2021
BERLIN, Connecticut Christians around the globe started the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday receiving ashes like they normally would – with some safeguards against COVID-19 in the mix.
In Connecticut, some churches sought to maintain the traditions and were very cognizant of the pandemic.
“So, we’re just being aware that we need to maintain the traditions of the Ash Wednesday and do it in a safe way,” Greg Benoit, member of Kensington Congregational Church in Berlin told FOX61.