holiday weekend

Connecticut State Police are preparing to patrol the highways for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend this year, even though the traffic may look a little different due to COVID-19. State police said typically, the days before and after Thanksgiving are some of the busiest travel days of the year. This year, though, COVID-19 changed holiday plans for lots of people and…

In 2019, approximately 55 million people left town over the Thanksgiving holiday. This year that number is expected to be down more than 10%, according to AAA.

State parks and beaches are expected to be busy on Sunday as people finish celebrating the Fourth of July holiday. The following parks have reached capacity and are now closed for the day: Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union Gardner Lake State Park in Salem Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford Millers Pond State…

State parks and beaches are expected to be busy on Sunday as people finish celebrating the Fourth of July holiday.

People are flocking to the beach for some safe and socially distant fun for July 4th.

Gov. Ned Lamont and other state officials reminded residents to follow social distancing guidelines at state parks and beaches during the busy July 4th weekend.

Officers from several different agencies will be on the water over the July 4th weekend for Operation Drywater, which promotes boating safety and looks out for impaired boaters.

State police will have extra patrols out for the holiday weekend.