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Ana Wilkinson, a traveling nurse who treated COVID-19 patients in New York City at the height of the city’s crisis, says people who deny the reality of coronavirus or refuse to wear a mask are disrespecting the sacrifices of health workers.

You can hear buzzing from a backyard in Farmington most days of the week: It’s the sound of creativity born in a time of crisis. When Senan Gorman, the graphic designer by trade, found his work slowing to a halt amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to use his newfound free time to take up a new skill — chainsaw…

Tiki Task Force carves Tiki statues to sell locally and use the money to buy lunches for Healthcare Workers, Nursing Home Staff and group home staff.
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One Farmington family decided to do their part during the coronavirus pandemic by carving and selling tiki art to raise money to help feed healthcare workers.

At St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Queens, New York, doctors, nurses and morgue workers describe the toll the coronavirus crisis has taken on their institution – and on each of them personally. The New York Times went inside the hospital 48 days after its first COVID-19 case.

A mariachi band thanked fieldworkers in Bakersfield, Calif., for their work during the pandemic with a free concert.

May 1 is National School Lunch Hero Day and it’s taken on an added significance this year so we found some local heroes right here in Connecticut

Some hospitals are opening food pantries or makeshift grocery stores inside their facilities to help staff who don’t have time, don’t want to or can’t afford to go to a grocery store during the coronavirus pandemic.

Under blue skies, New York doesn’t look like a city that desperately needs a lift but it got a much needed one today from a flyover from our nation’s elite pilots

Stop & Shop and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) are calling for grocery store employees to be classified as emergency workers. Stop & Shop has locations throughout the New England area including New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Many employees are still working to restock shelves, bag groceries, and help customers coming in and out of…

The union representing grocery store employees are pushing the state and federal government to reclassify them as emergency workers, which would open access to benefits like subsidized day care and enhanced medical insurance

CoronavirusOnlineTherapy.org is made up of more than 3,500 volunteer therapists providing free or low-cost services to frontline workers in the U.S. The group has received more than 7,000 requests in the last two weeks and a shout-out from actress Kristen Bell.

A Lyme family created a video thanking first responders and essential workers during the coronavirus crisis, wanting to show that those in rural Connecticut can cheer just as loud as those in New York City. The project started as a school assignment about gratitude. Ellison, who is in third grade, sang an original song while the family rode bikes around…

A Lyme family created a video thanking first responders and essential workers during the coronavirus crisis

While 9-year-old Frank Milde is home in Mystic, he’s busy at work. He’s using his 3D printer to help make ear guards for essential workers. And on each one, he’s printed ‘USA HERO’ or ‘NYC HERO’ and is donating them to front line workers in Connecticut and New York City. “They have sore earlobes, and they can’t take off...

At first, Frank Milde was using his 3D printer to make toys and gadgets, but with the coronavirus pandemic, he and his family felt it could be used to make a difference for those saving lives.

This Tuesday was off to a busy start for Gloria Dorau, tending to the group of energetic little people left in her care.  Her home day care is especially important right now because most of the kids are the children front line workers in the coronavirus crisis. “I don’t think twice about it because this is what I’ve always...

As people continue to shop, workers are needed to stock shelves and run cash registers at essential retailers. Working remotely is not an option. So, what are companies doing to compensate them for working with the public amidst health concerns? Ocean State Job Lot had an idea. They’ve added an optional two percent surcharge to customers’ purchases. Although, it...

Ocean State Job Lot unveiled a new program to show gratitude for their employees, bit it requires the help of its customers.