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The first residents in Connecticut to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine got vaccinated on Wednesday.

The Johnson & Johnson single shot COVID-19 vaccine is now in Connecticut. The state is expecting to receive about 39,000 doses this week. Providers started administering the vaccine to people Wednesday morning. “Such a relief!” said Melanie Brannigan-Johnston, a Putnam teacher who was one of the first to receive the J&J vaccine in the state. Day Kimball Healthcare in...

Day Kimball Healthcare announced Friday it is temporarily furloughing employees throughout its organization. The Putnam-based hospital system says the move it due to a large drop in patient volume and a reduction in revenue because of that. The furloughs come at a time when emergency rooms across the state and across the country are being inundated with COVID-19 patients. Hospitals…

A 78-year-old man was seriously hurt when he was hit by a car in Putnam Sunday.

Connecticut State Police have arrested a man from Danielson following a stabbing in Brooklyn on Tuesday night.

A Killingly mother faces risk of injury charges after her 3-year-old child ate THC-laced gummy candies, according to state police.

A 10-year-old girl is recovering after she was hit by a car in Putnam Thursday afternoon.

A Putnam man faces DUI and reckless driving charges after a crash in Putnam that seriously injured one of his passengers, according to Putnam police.

A Rhode Island woman was killed in a crash in Killingly on Thanksgiving Day.

Grief counselors will be available at Harvard H. Ellis Technical High School in Daniels today and on Monday to help students cope with the loss of Matthew Regula, a 16-year-old classmate who was killed in an accidental shooting.