Covid-19 - 100 Connecticut Communities On "Red" List - Local Rates, Trends
The number of “red" communities in Connecticut has reached 100, according to the most recent state data, Thursday, Nov. 12.
Infection rates have been rising in Connecticut dramatically. There are now 100 cities and towns with the highest daily averages of newly reported COVID-19 cases.
Last week, Thursday, Nov. 5, there were 67 red communities.
And the week before that, Oct. 29, there were 30.
Scroll down for town-specific data.
Red communities are so-called due to the state’s color-coded map of average daily COVID-19 cases. Red communities are reporting 4-15 or more cases per 100,000 re…
Connecticut Leaning Blue, But Here Are The Towns That Voted For Trump
As many elections, including the one for president, are still being counted, Connecticut hasn't quite finished tallying all its ballots, but it seems likely the state will remain blue
As of Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 8 a.m., 85 percent of the votes for president cast in Connecticut had been counted. As was anticipated, challenger Democrat Joe Biden has the current majority vote for president.
Biden has won 58.5% of the vote with more than 928,131 ballots cast in his favor.
Trump secured 39.9% of the vote and accumulated 633,711 ballots in his favor.
The following is a list of cities…
Four Bed, Bath, & Beyond Shops Closing Permanently In Connecticut
There are four Bed, Bath, and Beyond Connecticut stores that will close soon as part of the company’s plan to shutter more than 60 stores in 2020.
The housewares chain store said on Friday, Sept. 18, according to USA Today, that it planned to close 63 stores including the ones in:
Danbury, Sugar Hollow Road
Mildford, Boston Post Road
Farmington, Southeast Road
Torrington, East Main Street.
While many retailers and restaurants have closed due to the COVID-19 restrictions on the economy, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, over the winter, before COVID-19 became aa serious risk in the U.S., the store ann…
Nearly 200 Cars Stolen Over The Weekend In Connecticut, Sept. 12-13
Nearly 200 motor vehicles were stolen in Connecticut over the weekend.
From, Saturday to Sunday, Sept. 12-13, 179 cars were stolen in Connecticut, according to Hartford Police.
Of the stolen cars 68 percent - 122 vehicles - were stolen with the key fobs left inside the cars, police said.
“This is what is happening while you sleep,” Hartford Police said. “Lock your cars. Take your fobs.”
The thefts are mostly crimes of opportunity. This weekend, Hartford Police said a 15 and 16-year-olds were arrested in a car stolen from Enfield.
On Friday, Sept. 11, Hartford Police detailed the kind o…
Isaias Outage Update: Latest Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns
Power has been restored to thousands in Connecticut, but more than 30,000 are still waiting for crews to make repairs a week after Tropical Storm Isaias struck Litchfield County.
As of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 30,634 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 Connecticut customers were still waiting to have their power turned back on. An additional 174 United Illuminating customers were also dealing with outages.
Here's the latest breakdown of active power outages in Litchfield County, according to Eversource:
New Milford: 2,631 (18.80 percent of customers);
Woodbury: 1,326 (25.49 percent o…
