As the paper s new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues with a focus on southeastern Connecticut. I particularly enjoy reporting on voting rights and how political trends play out at the local level. I ve worked as a town reporter for The Day, covering Montville and Waterford from 2019-2021 as well as writing breaking news and general assignment stories.
Sten Spinella
As the paper s new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues with a focus on southeastern Connecticut. I particularly enjoy reporting on voting rights and how political trends play out at the local level. I ve worked as a town reporter for The Day, covering Montville and Waterford from 2019-2021 as well as writing breaking news and general assignment stories.
A positive COVID test and trip to Backus Hospital led doctors to diagnose a rare syndrome that likely would have killed Michael Wilson in a matter of days.
Parke Spicer, 83, who served as first selectman from 1983 to 1995 and held numerous other town positions, died Jan. 8 of pneumonia brought on by COVID-19,
Updated on January 15, 2021 at 11:38 am
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Doctors in different ends of Connecticut are seeing a dangerous trend of fewer people going to the emergency room.
“Of the people who are coming in, they seem to be much sicker,” said Dr. Andrew Lim, the medical director of the emergency room for Bristol Health.
“We’re finding people that are missing that first golden hour of heart attacks and stroke care,” said Dr. Kyle McClaine, the chief of emergency services for Hartford Healthcare East Region at Backus Hospital. “People are still coming in late for infections, larger abscesses, larger skin infections, urinary infections, kidney infections, things that you can avoid by catching early.”