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Superintendents across Connecticut have spent the summer working to prepare for the coming school year and Fran Rabinowitz, the executive director of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, is giving a glimpse at what to expect in the fal.

The governor and the commissioner of the state Department of Education will be meeting with students in West Haven this afternoon to talk about learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Ned Lamont and State Department of Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona met with a group of students at West Haven High School. The students said they are planning on going back…

Many have reached out to NBC Connecticut to express their opinions about the state’s plan to return students to school this fall.

Three Mohegan Sun employees tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. One employee tested positive on July 5, according to Mohegan Sun. The casino implemented its testing and contact tracing protocols and all employees who were found to be in close contact with the worker who tested positive were told to self-quarantine, Mohegan Sun said in a statement. Through those…

A camper attending a YMCA camp in Burlington has tested positive for COVID-19. The YMCA of Greater Hartford announced Friday they were informed a camper at Camp Chase had tested positive. That camper, as well as the other children within the same Camp Chase group, those campers’ siblings, and the group’s counselors, will remain home for at least 14 days…

Restaurants in Putnam have enjoyed success with their expanded outdoor dining during the pandemic and the town is considering making it a permanent option.

As many parts of the country have seen coronavirus cases surge in the past few weeks, Connecticut’s numbers remain low. New data released on Tuesday show 20 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. There were 2,447 test results reported. That is a positivity rate of 0.8%. The new cases bring the total number in Connecticut to 47,530. There…

Fans will be able to watch the Hartford Athletic in person this summer. The soccer team announced Tuesday that its home, Dillon Stadium, will be open to fans at 25% capacity for the 2020 season. “After months of hard work and collaboration with local and state government, we look forward to safely opening our doors to our loyal and dedicated…

More trains resumed service on the CTrail Hartford Line on Monday. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hartford Line, which includes Amtrak, was running 34 trains per day, with an average of 2,400 daily riders. In mid-March, the Connecticut Department of Transportation suspended some of the train service and fewer than 12 trains a day were available. Ridership dropped to…

The CT Rail Hartford Line has resumed some of the train routes that were canceled when the COVID-19 pandemic started.

While the morning and evening commute still doesn’t look the same during the pandemic, more trains are being added back into service in Connecticut. On Monday, there will be more CT Rail Hartford Line trains departing Hartford and New Haven, and between those cities and Springfield too. Customers can now sign up for service alerts by text or email,...

Connecticut’s State Department of Education held a webinar Thursday on the plans to reopen schools in the fall following closures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. “I really wanted some clarity into everyone back to school and what could that mean and the three options that districts are committed to creating,” Waterbury Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Verna Ruffin said. The...

Governor Lamont provides an update on the state’s coronavirus response and announces a pause of the Phase 3 reopening.

Connecticut continues to see a very low percentage of positive COVID-19 tests. On Wednesday, just 58 people out of more than 11,000 tests performed were positive for the coronavirus. That is a 0.5% positivity rate. The 58 positive tests bring the total number of cases in Connecticut to 46,572. There were two more fatalities reported on Wednesday. The death toll…

Experts say the pandemic has created new anxieties for children and getting back in the classroom will be an important step towards helping them get back to normal.

As careful as you might be to stay safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol poses risks too. Rushford at Meriden provides outpatient programs and services to address issues related to mental health and substance use disorders and Dr. J. Craig Allen, the medical director, said alcohol and recreational drugs can lower inhibitions. At a time when people are urged to…

As careful as you might be to stay safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol poses risks too. Dr. Craig Allen, medical director at Rushford at Meriden, gives advice on how to plan.

The state released new guidance on Monday about their plan to welcome students back to school this fall. School districts have a lot of work to do in the next two months to prepare for getting students back into the classroom. The state announced last week that it is requiring school districts to plan to bring all students back for…

While state officials are pushing to have students return to classrooms this fall, some say it is just too soon.