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Currently Reading We re not out of the woods yet : Brookfield and New Milford declared hot spots while ramping up vaccine clinics
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Jennifer Barabas, of Brookfield, has her information taken down by pharmacist Kathy Haddy before she receives her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the new location of the Brookfield clinic. The clinic is set up in the old St Joseph Catholic Academy. Wednesday, April 8, 2021, in Brookfield, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
Two Danbury-area towns are among 13 statewide hot spots for COVID infection this week.
New Milford and Brookfield were singled out as having the third and fifth highest case rate per 100,000 residents by Gov. Ned Lamont and his team this week, coming in at 66.5 and 60.9, respectively.
Looking to get the vaccine in more arms Danbury area prepares for COVID vaccine expansion
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Lauren Cutler, a teacher from Wilton, waits to get her vaccination from PFC Stefanie Charpentier, a medic with the CT National Guard, at Danbury s first mass COVID-19 vaccination site. The Community Health Center, Inc site will utilize six car lanes to serve 600 appointments a day at the Danbury Fair mall. Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
The plan to expedite and expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility thrilled Danbury area vaccine providers and caused at least one teen to cheer at track practice.
Federal stimulus money heading to Danbury area unexpected but welcome
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Loretta Foley, of Shelton,, gives her information to Danbury Hospital Registered Nurse Denise Noto at Danbury’s first mass COVID-19 vaccination site opened Thursday at the Danbury Fair mall. The Community Health Center, Inc site will use six car lanes to serve 600 appointments a day.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
The federal stimulus package expected to be signed into law this week that will provide more than $2.6 billion to Connecticut towns is being welcomed by leaders in the Danbury area, although some details, including how the funds can be spent, remain unclear.
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Currently Reading We re not done yet : Danbury COVID cases see decline, but officials not ready to put guard down
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George Robinson, of Danbury, has his vitals taken by Courtney Cass, right, for a coronavirus test at AFC Urgent Care on Main Street in Danbury, Conn, Thursday, April 23, 2020. Robinson has had two prior tests return positive and was getting his third test after isolating at home for over two weeks.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Bridget Bethray RN, with RVNAhealth takes information before administering a COVID-19 vaccine to Sherwin Gorenstein, of Ridgefield, in the RVNA clinic in the Yanity Gym, on Thursday morning, February 4, 2021, in Ridgefield, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
I d like to believe that the Mayors in the Greater Danbury area hangout together, meet in secret and maybe even have a bowling team. We asked New Milford Mayor Pete Bass if the mayors bowl together or have secret Illuminati style meetings.
Bass responded: We don t have one secretly but we do have a thing called WESTCCOG. So what that is, is the Western Council of Governments. So, that s why they have the abbreviation of WESTCCOG. So, that s First Selectman and Mayors from Sherman, New Milford, all the way down to Greenwich. We have meetings and talk about transportation issues, we talk about issues, social issues effecting and you can go to westcog.org and you can see all the information that is provided there. And, we do get a chance to talk but not so much as you know, in a back room. It s more open and more transparent so the public can see what we are doing.