We have really ramped up our ground game: the mobile vans, the door-to-door knocking, said Geballe.
According to the governor s office, it is a mixed bag on who is not getting vaccinated. They are seeing momentum in the younger age group, people who are 16 to 24 years old, but they are still contending with misinformation about the vaccine s safety.
“We have work to do to continue to make sure people understand not just the benefits of getting vaccinated, but the risks of not getting vaccinated as well,” said Geballe.
The eastern half of the state is one area where vaccinations are lagging behind. Geballe said they still have work to do in terms of educating people in that region, answering questions and getting vaccines directly to the community.
Dozens of restaurants from the greater Norwich area, ranging from Griswold and Voluntown to Niantic, will not be waiting until the state eases COVID-19 restrictions in May to celebrate the arrival of warmer weather and optimism that the economy might soon return to normal.
Thus far, 46 restaurants have signed up to participate in the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce s annual Restaurant Week, more than twice the 22 that participated a year ago, chamber Executive Director Angela Adams said. Many have told the chamber they are optimistic that things are improving finally, as they prepare to expand offerings and both indoor and outdoor seating.
NORWICH No matter what day of the week, there’s somebody relaxing at Howard T. Brown Park. Norwich resident Karen Carignan was visiting the park on Monday, visiting with her friend Gary Moyer and playing checkers.
“Coming down here is nice and peaceful, except for a siren every once in a while,” Carignan said. “That’s to be expected downtown.”
Harbor Commission Chairman Tucker Braddock hopes new funding will keep the park an attraction for those in and near Norwich.
Brown Park is on Chelsea Harbor Drive next to Norwich Harbor, where the Shetucket and Yantic rivers meet to form the Thames River.
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Following the 148th Annual Meeting of Corporators on March 30, Jewett City Savings Bank announced the election of Christian Sarantopoulos of Pomfret Center as corporator. Sarantopoulos is a practicing attorney and owner of the law firm of Sarantopoulos & Sarantopoulos, LLC in Danielson. For more information, visit www.JCSBank.com.
Rich Kanarski of Davis-Standard in Pawcatuck has been elected to serve as a Technical Program Chair for the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), Extrusion Division. In 2014, Kanarski was recommended by a mentor to serve on the SPE Board of Directors as a young professional, several years later being elected to serve on the Board in a traditional governing role.