EAST HARTFORD

The state’s largest COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic opened in East Hartford on Monday. The former Pratt & Whitney runway on Runway Road has been converted into a 10-lane mass vaccine clinic. There are several large signs directing drivers on how to get back there from Silver Lane. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered there by the Community Health Center....

Community Health Center opened a drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic on an old runway at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford on Monday.

Connecticut’s largest COVID vaccine clinic is now open in a drive through location in East Hartford.

The state’s largest COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic is opening in East Hartford on Monday.

The largest COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic in Connecticut will open Monday morning. Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford is being converted into a 10-lane mass vaccine clinic. There, the Pfizer vaccine will be administered by the Community Health Center. Vaccines will be available by appointment only to those who fall under phase 1a and 1b. As of Monday, people 75…

The largest COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic in Connecticut will open Monday morning.

Mykquan Williams wants to fight. It’s his job and his passion. “I was very frustrated like, felt like I’m training just to train,” said Williams, who trains in Manchester. Fourteen months since his last match in October of 2019, Williams has been staying ready with the help of his longtime trainer, Paul Cichon. “We’ve just been in here working,...

Foodshare will continue to distribute food to families in need at Rentschler Field in East Hartford throughout the winter. The food distribution at Rentschler Field begins again today, officials said. Every Tuesday through the winter, food will be given out from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. An end date has not yet been determined. One allocation of food will be…

Replicating East Hartford’s Rentschler Field concept, new sites being added in New London, Norwich and Norwalk.

Foodshare will continue to distribute food to families in need at Rentschler Field in East Hartford throughout the winter. The food distribution at Rentschler Field will begin again on Tuesday, January 12, officials said. Every Tuesday through the winter, food will be given out from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. An end date has not yet been determined. One allocation…

Foodshare announced Monday that it will continue distributing food to those in need this year during the pandemic.

This year, opening up a business might be a little different than in years prior because of COVID-19. However, there is one fitness club that is dedicated to creating a safe and healthy environment.

An East Hartford woman was arrested after allegedly causing a wrong-way crash while driving under the influence, according to troopers. Police said the incident happened Thursday night on Interstate 91 in the area of exit 34 on the Windsor/Hartford city line. Jessica Cruz, 42, was seen driving south in the northbound lanes of I-91, officials said. Officials said that troopers…

This year, opening up a business might be a little different than in years prior because of COVID-19. However, there is one fitness club that is dedicated to creating a safe and healthy environment. Dilligence Training opened its doors in East Hartford for the first time on Saturday afternoon. The training group has a mission of creating a unique fitness…

Al Roker, a weather forecaster on The Today Show, visited Foodshare’s food drive at Rentschler Field in East Hartford on Tuesday to highlight food insecurity. It was part of The Today Show’s Season of Giving series. Foodshare has been keeping their drive-thru food pantry at Rentschler Field up and running since the pandemic started. They hand out about meals...

Al Roker, a weather forecaster at The Today Show, visited a food drive at Rentschler Field in East Hartford on Tuesday as food insecurity continues amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Connecticut Feeding America estimates that there has been about a 28 percent increase in food insecurity since the beginning of the pandemic.

Police have issued a silver alert for a 77-year-old man missing from East Hartford. Vuthy Huy has been missing since Sunday morning, police said. He was last seen wearing a gray zip up, with a gray shirt and gray sweatpants. Anyone who may have seen him is asked to call East Hartford police at (860) 528-4401.

With local shops in mind, East Hartford has started a contest that aims to support businesses and give customers a chance to win too. “Seeing a lot of businesses shutting down locally, it scares me,” said Gino’s Original Pizzeria owner Corrine Robar. Gino’s Original Pizzeria in East Hartford opened last year. Robar says while the pandemic has made it...

The need for food has skyrocketed during the last eight months as families try to cope with growing food insecurities. Wednesday morning at Rentschler Field, hundreds of people showed up hoping to receive a mixture of food items for meals. Jose Colon showed up for the second time since he lost his job as a construction worker. “I’ve been...