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As anxiety from a nationwide threat on TikTok ramped up, attendance at some Connecticut schools dipped sharply Friday even as educators brought in extra police to reassure nervous parents and students.
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- Even though many traditional July 4th fireworks shows in Connecticut are canceled this year, more than a dozen are scheduled to go on - led by the Great American Boom in New Britain.
- June is Pride Month. Dozens of events will take place in Connecticut celebrating the state's LGBTQ community.
- Why order meal prep food from national services when you can order from Connecticut companies? Here is a list of Hartford-area companies that deliver prepared meals.
- What do you get when you cross the Wearin’ o’ the Green and the Wearin’ o’ the Masks? You get St. Patrick’s Day 2021. The annual festival of Irish culture is upon us, and local restaurants and other venues are offering food and drink specials.
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Feb. 22 is National Margarita Day. The coronavirus pandemic isn't stopping local restaurateurs from offering their traditional discount margaritas, for dine in or take out. Where are the deals? - What is happening in Connecticut to commemorate Black History Month. We have a list of arts events, cultural talks, historical lectures and celebrations of Black life today and in the past.
- Throughout October, dozens of attractions throughout Connecticut are celebrating the Halloween season by bringing on the spooky, with ghost tours, cemetery walks, paranormal lectures, haunted houses, terrifying trails and other spine-tingling entertainments.
- Throughout October, dozens of attractions throughout Connecticut are celebrating the Halloween season by bringing on the spooky, with ghost tours, cemetery walks, paranormal lectures, haunted houses, terrifying trails and other spine-tingling entertainments.
- The city has recorded more than 200 cases in the past week, triggering a shift to remote learning and the suspension of athletic activities.
- Danbury’s acting public health director said Monday that the spike owed “domestic and international travel, as well as small private gatherings.”
- Either slightly irked or outright amused by HBO comedian John Oliver’s scathing attack on his city, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton fired back with a retort: He’ll rename the local sewage treatment plant after him.
- AMC Plainville and AMC Danbury are reopening on Aug. 20, it was announced on Thursday, after being closed for five months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Outback Steakhouse has closed its Connecticut locations in Danbury and New London, its parent company confirmed Wednesday.
- Connecticut hospitals were treating 937 COVID-19 patients as of Sunday, down by 57 from the day before. That shows continuing improvement in what Lamont has said is a key metric for gradually reopening the state.
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Sports
- The UConn women’s basketball team has finalized its nonconference schedule for 2022-23 season. The Huskies will play Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville on Jan. 26, the programs announced.
Business
- Arriving units attempted to stop the Passport, but the operator continued on the highway into Farmington, then exited and re-entered to head east, police said.
Local politics
- After losing House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz’s district after he retired in 2020, Berlin and Southington Democrats are looking to a well-known former town manager to get them back in power in November.
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Nation & World
- The CDC relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
Opinion
- We know bears come for the food and not our company and the problem seems to be growing as more Connecticut residents report issues with the large, clawed animals. Earlier this summer, a bear that broke into multiple homes in Canton was euthanized by DEEP.
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- Dari Delite, the East Windsor ice cream shop that has delighted residents of the town for 66 years, announced that the store would close for good at the end of the season.
- Hartford Public Schools welcomed teachers from Puerto Rico Wednesday as part of the district’s effort to fill vacancies and enhance cultural enrichment through Hartford’s new Paso a Paso Puerto Rico Recruitment Program.
- West Hartford's GastroPark, which has been serving breakfasts and lunches for two years, now is doing weekend brunch.
