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Norwich Schools Go Remote Until February Due to Staffing
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…
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This D.C. Science Teacher Turned His Kitchen into a Chemistry Lab to Teach His Students From Home
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.
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Food Distribution Broadening Across The State
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...
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Norwich Students and Staff Getting Access to COVID Testing
By the end of the month, all public school students and staff in Norwich will have access to COVID-19 testing.
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Norwich Public Schools Expands Rapid COVID Testing Pilot
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...
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Truck Fire Closes Lane of I-395 North in Norwich
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.
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Lighting Up Norwich: City Installs Lights to Promote Tourism
The newly installed lights over the streets are part of an effort to inspire people to visit downtown.
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Norwich Public Utilities Prepares for Rainy, Windy Christmas Day
A storm moving in Christmas Eve and sticking around Christmas Day could lead to power outages across the state.
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Norwich Community Helps Salvation Army ‘Rescue Christmas'
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…
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Snow Day in Norwich
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…
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Backus Hospital Receives 200 Doses of Pfizer's COVID Vaccine
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...
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Backus Hospital Employees Roll Up Their Sleeves For COVID Vaccine
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.
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Norwich Leaders Push Local Shopping This Holiday Season
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…
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Effort to Shop Locally Underway in Norwich
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.
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Lt. Gov. Bysiewicz to Encourage Shopping Small This Holiday Season
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…
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‘No One's Played This Game Longer': 145 Years of the NFA-New London Rivalry
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…
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Supporting Small Business During the Holiday Shopping Season
DECD Deputy Commissioner, Glendowlyn Thames, talks about the impact of the pandemic on small businesses and why shopping local is important.
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Norwich Free Academy Food Pantry Receives Financial Boost From Backus Hospital
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...
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Hydraulic Oil Spill Closes Street in Norwich
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.
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Norwich Urging Residents to Remain Vigilant Ahead of Thanksgiving
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…