Shelton garden club brings back annual plant sale
Brian Gioiele
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The garden at Shelton High School, recently redesigned by member of the Olde Ripton Garden Club.Contributed photo
SHELTON April showers will be giving way to May flowers just in time for Mother’s Day those sold at the annual Olde Ripton Garden Club plant sale.
The non-profit organization’s sale, canceled last year because of the pandemic, is returning May 8 from 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church parking lot, 25 Church St. Masks and social distancing will be required.
Proceeds from the sale benefit community projects, scholarships, school programs, senior garden therapy and beautifying city gardens.
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Some Connecticut essential workers are concerned about coming into contact with larger amounts of people while they wait to be vaccinated.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
At 31 years old, Dustin Amore has to wait at least a few more months before he can receive a COVID vaccine.
Amore, a bartender, said he already felt slighted by Gov. Ned Lamont’s new vaccine rollout that does not prioritize essential workers like himself and now he’s even more anxious with the state’s plan to open up restaurants to full capacity.
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COVID cases mount in Shelton as five more die with virus
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Exterior of Shelton City Hall, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 11, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
SHELTON The city had five more COVID-related deaths last week as positive virus cases continue to rise, according to state data released on Monday.
Overall, positive cases in the city rose by 156 this past week.
The city, like nearly all communities in the state, remains in red alert status. In the state Department of Public Health data released on Monday, Shelton has had 2,378 confirmed coronavirus cases since the onset of the pandemic in mid-March.
Shelton s Plumb Library closed indefinitely as precaution
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Signs notify patrons of the closure of Plumb Memorial Library due to the coronavirus in Shelton, Conn., on Wednesday Apr. 8, 2020. A plush toy bear sits in the front window to greet passers-by.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
SHELTON Plumb Memorial Library will remain closed until further notice because some staff recently tested positive for COVID-19, according to city officials.
City Emergency Management Director Michael Maglione confirmed that several staff members have tested positive which forced the city administration to keep the library closed with no timetable to reopen.
“This situation just reaffirms the need for people to remain vigilant about wearing masks, social distancing, hand washing,” Maglione said. “With the new variant (of the virus) out there … it is more contagious, so these precautions need to be adhered to even more now.”