Norwich

Norwich Public Schools will be remote for the rest of the month because of staffing issues posed by people needing to quarantine due to coronavirus contact tracing. Norwich Supt. Kristen Stringfellow said in an online post to families that travel and social and family get-togethers over the holiday break “have had a significant impact on NPS operationally.” Due to quarantining…

A D.C. chemistry teacher transformed his kitchen into a classroom to teach and inspire his students from home. Jonte Lee from Calvin Coolidge High School walked LX News host Tabitha Lipkin through some experiments while discussing the importance of representing Black teachers and the hearing impaired community through his popular classes on social media.

Connecticut Food Bank and Foodshare, which are in serious merger talks, are already collaborating. The two organizations will be starting three new emergency food distribution centers. They’ll be located in New London, Norwich and Norwalk and will all be modeled after a very successful site in East Hartford. Day after day, month after month, people have been finding relief...

By the end of the month, all public school students and staff in Norwich will have access to COVID-19 testing.

Norwich Public Schools is expanding their rapid COVID testing pilot. As of this week, rapid COVID testing is available in nine schools for symptomatic students and staff. By the end of the month, rapid testing will be available in all Norwich Public School locations. “If it is a positive, then we already have that knowledge and you don’t have...

Interstate 395 North in Norwich was closed Monday morning because of a truck fire, but traffic is getting by again. State police said I-395 was closed between exits 14 and 18 because of a tractor-trailer fire and they are asked drivers to avoid the area and take other routes if possible. The right lane remains closed.

The newly installed lights over the streets are part of an effort to inspire people to visit downtown.

A storm moving in Christmas Eve and sticking around Christmas Day could lead to power outages across the state.

The Salvation Army Southern New England Division started off the season knowing their job would be difficult this year. The COVID-19 pandemic has left more people in need of help and others too cash-strapped to give a donation. They coined their campaign for 2020, “Rescue Christmas.” In Norwich, at least, it worked. “I think even though people may have less…

People across the Norwich region spent the day cleaning up and digging out after a winter snowstorm dumped upwards of 9 inches of snow in some areas of the city. “I am going to just enjoy this,” said Gina Demetrius as she cleaned off her car in downtown Norwich. There was not a lot of traffic in Norwich through out…

Frontline hospital workers in Norwich were among the first in southeastern Connecticut to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. “I feel proud. I feel happy,” said Lino Fernandes, an environmental services worker at Backus Hospital. Fernandes was the first person to get vaccinated at the Backus location. After receiving the vaccination, he said that he felt a victory. “I believe...

Employees at Backus Hospital in Norwich rolled up their sleeves Tuesday for the COVID-19 vaccinations as they hope to be role models for the vaccine’s rollout.

City and state leaders are asking people to support small businesses in Norwich this holiday season. “For every dollar that you spend in your city or town at a local business, 67 cents stays right there,” Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz said during a virtual press conference with Norwich business leaders Wednesday. The city’s mayor and other officials say it is…

Small businesses in Norwich, like in the rest of the state, are urging people to shop locally this holiday season to help keep them from folding during the pandemic.

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz joined Norwich leaders for a virtual discussion Wednesday afternoon about supporting small businesses this holiday season. More than 60% of small businesses say they need to see consumer spending to return to pre-COVID levels to survive, according to a recent study. Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom and the executive director of the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of…

Thanksgiving is usually starts with a busy morning of all the best high school football rivalry games in the state. In 2020, football field are quiet. So NBC Connecticut took a look back at what some would say is the greatest high school football rivalry in the country and even those who might not want to say that, can at…

DECD Deputy Commissioner, Glendowlyn Thames, talks about the impact of the pandemic on small businesses and why shopping local is important.

The shelves at Norwich Free Academy’s in-school food pantry are bare. The pantry became depleted when the pandemic first hit. Since then, it has been a challenge to keep the shelves stocked as the need only grows. “The need just got much bigger. Families lost their jobs,” said Shirley Kutia, who runs the food pantry and the free clothing...

West Town Street in Norwich is closed because of a hydraulic oil spill on the road. Police called the spill significant and said West Town Street is closed from New London Turnpike to Pleasant Street. The road is expected to be closed for two to three hours.

After several weeks of COVID-19 case numbers trending downward, public health officials are starting to track an uptick in cases in Norwich again. They are urging people living in the city to remain vigilant. Norwich was placed under a COVID Alert in the beginning of October. The city experienced its highest two week daily case rate during the weeks of…