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Robert Vardaro, wearing a bright red “Keep America Great” sweatshirt, stopped at a store in Windham Monday afternoon to pick up yard signs showing support for President Donald Trump. A shift from where Vardaro was in 2008. “I was actually a registered Democrat,” said Vardaro. Vardaro, a veteran living in Brooklyn, Connecticut, said he registered as a Democrat in 2007…

Windham is is one of 11 cities and towns in red alert status because of cases of COVID-19 while the town of Scotland is reporting its first case.

Over the weekend, Windham became the first “Red Alert” town to roll back to phase two of reopening and now, the town’s schools are switching to all virtual learning starting today. The decision to switch to all virtual learning is being made because Windham is one of the “Red Alert” cities and towns in the state. A town is...

GROW Windham aims to build a stronger community and local food system.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, rules have affected the entire state. But now, amid flareups, some community are being allowed to put in place stricter regulations and at least one has already done so. On Saturday, Windham became the first community in the state to roll back to Phase 2 from Phase 3. “I think it’s unfortunate but I…

Parents, students and teachers are preparing to switch from hybrid classes to all virtual on Monday as coronavirus cases surge in Windham.

Over the weekend, Windham became the first “Red Alert” town to roll back to phase two of reopening and now, the town’s schools are switching to all virtual learning starting today.

Windham has notified the state it will roll back to Phase 2 coronavirus restrictions as the town is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, according to the town manager. Windham is one of 11 municipalities in Connecticut that has been placed into a COVID-19 “Red Alert” designation. Towns that fall in that category are experiencing at least 15 new daily…

Windham becomes the first town in the state to rollback to Phase 2 of reopening.

Josh Geballe, the Chief Operating Officer for the state of Connecticut, spoke with NBC CT’s Mike Hydeck about the state’s new localized COVID-19 Red Alerts.

With colder nights on the horizon, area warming shelters are preparing to open under COVID-19 restrictions. The Windham Region No Freeze Project will reopen for the season on Nov. 1. The shelter usually warms 30 to 40 people a night. However, this year, the team has to worry about protecting people from the elements and from COVID-19. With dividers in…

On Thursday Gov. Ned Lamont broke down COVID-19 town alert levels, described as yellow, orange, and red, and explained what steps towns and cities should be taking based on where they fall in terms of coronavirus cases.

Three Windham schools sheltered in place Tuesday afternoon, then went into modified lockdown, because of a “community situation,” according to the school district’s website, but dismissal will go on as scheduled. Willimantic Police Department notified Windham Public Schools of “a community situation” that caused Sweeney School, Windham Middle School, and Windham Early Childhood Center to go into a shelter-in-place,...

On Friday, some lawmakers called for the inspection of a Windham nursing home. Vanderman Place is owned by JACC Healthcare which also owns Three Rivers in Norwich. Days ago, the Department of Public Health (DPH) ordered all residents to be removed from Three Rivers after an investigation into a deadly COVID-19 outbreak and an ensuing report of serious violations in…

On Friday, some lawmakers called for the inspection of a Windham nursing home.

A brush fire is burning more than 70 acres in a forrest in Windham and the fire is large enough that an elementary school was closed Thursday becuase of the smoke condition in the area.

Firefighters are battling a large brush fire in Windham that even forced an elementary school to close on Thursday because of the smoke condition in the area.

Windham Public Schools has reported a case of COVID-19 at Sweeney Elementary School, district officials said in a letter Friday. In a letter sent to the district community, Superintendent Tracy Youngberg said the person has not been at the school since Wednesday and the area they spent time at has been thoroughly disinfected. Officials said there is no risk of…

One person has died after a fire in Windham early Wednesday morning. State police said they were called to reports of a structure fire on Jaynes Avenue in Windham around 4:30 a.m. Detectives from the Connecticut State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit responded to the scene to help with the investigation. According to troopers, one person has died in…

Two staff members at Windham Public Schools have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from the superintendent. Windham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tracy Youngberg said on Friday, the district informed all employees of two cases of COVID-19 within the Windham Public Schools staff. There is one case at North Windham Elementary School and one case at Windham Middle…

Some kids will start heading back to school in the state this week.