New Year's Eve

For weeks, fears of even greater uncontrolled community spread of COVID due to holiday gatherings became part of our daily conversation in Connecticut. The post-Thanksgiving and post-Christmas bumps in our state’s coronavirus positivity rate seemed to bear out those concerns. Now everyone is waiting to see what the New Year’s Eve celebrations bring in terms of more COVID cases....

For New Year’s Eve, Max Downtown in Hartford is a popular spot for people to celebrate the end of 2020. Reservations went fast for indoor dining, and restrictions meant there were fewer reservations available. Those who couldn’t get a table or felt more comfortable at home had options, too. Max Downtown offered a New Year’s Eve meal to go....

2020 meant a lot of canceled or pared-down celebrations. But not all traditions could be stopped as people celebrated New Year’s Eve in Hartford.

New Year’s Eve 2020 was a far and away different experience amid the pandemic compared with the crowded excitement of previous years. But the ball still dropped, and the iconic spectacle was still a thrill. Watch the livestream above all night long to be part of New York City’s Times Square celebration (and to see the cleanup afterward) even...

New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget

Meals are moving fast at Bear’s Smokehouse in New Haven and this year it’s all about take-out. “It’s been absolutely through the roof,” said Jessica Tingley, who’s working on catering at the restaurant. To-go orders have been huge, she said. This holiday season is double last year’s orders. And they had a New Year’s Eve special that was sold...

New Year’s weekend is always a popular one for skiers here in Connecticut. This year though is a little different.

New Year’s Eve traditions may look a bit different this year.

Countries close to the international date line, including Australia, China and Taiwan, began to ring in 2021 with fireworks shows.

Like almost everything else this year, the countdown to midnight won’t be quite the same on New Year’s Eve. Businesses are planning events while considering safety and coronavirus restrictions. COVID rules mean keeping crowds smaller and wrapping up by 10 p.m. at the latest. At The Charles in Wethersfield, owner Bryce Hardy says they’re throwing a Great Gatsby-themed event....

Forced to change things up and scale back due to the coronavirus, some Connecticut businesses are still planning to ring in the New Year with some fun.

Ringing in the new year will look a little different for many Hartford locals as one of the city’s grand traditions is heading completely online. First Night Hartford will be moving to a completely virtual event. “We have a super robust 10-hour broadcast this year we’re going live on Facebook and YouTube we’re also on local public access TV,”...

This year many New Year’s Eve celebrations will go virtual to keep the public safe during the pandemic.

New Year’s Eve, like so much else in 2020, will look different this year and restaurants will need to adhere to requirements put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Liquor establishments still need to close at 10 p.m., according to the state Department of Consumer Protection. “Everyone is looking forward to 2021 and saying goodbye to this year, but…

If ever a year’s end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it

Ready to sweep the bad out with the old? Here are some traditions around the world that people enjoy to usher in good luck for the new year.

If there was ever a time NOT to stress out about ringing in the new year alone this is it. For once no worrying about that overcrowded New Year Eve’s party or that awkward midnight kiss. This is the year to curl up with a good book and watch the Times Square Ball drop from the comfort of your...

Doctors across the state are preparing for a post-holiday spike in COVID-19 cases. “We are all bracing ourselves for what is going to happen after Christmas and after New Year’s,” said Dr. Virginia Bieluch, chief of infectious diseases at the Hospital of Central Connecticut. People who gathered with people outside of their household this Christmas are urged to get...