January 14, 2021
1.3 Million Residents Are Eligible To Receive Vaccine in Phase 1b as 46,000 First Doses Are Expected To Be Delivered Weekly From the Federal Government
Governor Lamont Accepts Advisory Group s Recommendations To Expand Phase 1b To More Populations
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Governor Ned Lamont today announced that phase 1b of Connecticut s COVID-19 vaccine rollout will begin on Monday, January 18, 2021, and residents in the state over the age of 75 can now schedule appointments to receive the vaccine.
In addition, Governor Lamont announced that he is accepting the recommendations of the Allocation Subcommittee of the Governor s COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Group to expand phase 1b to include additional population groups. In the coming weeks, phase 1b will expand to include:
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North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda has been appointed by Gov. Ned Lamont to serve on the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST). (Kristin Borden/Patch)
NORTH HAVEN, CT North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda has been appointed by Gov. Ned Lamont to serve on the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST).
The council, a division of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, oversees training and certification of police officers, as well as a mandatory police department accreditation program.
Last summer, Lamont signed into law July Special Session Public Act 20-1, which refreshed the membership of the council effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Send More Coronavirus Vaccines: County Executives - Nanuet, NY - Rockland's wants all counties to get the same number of doses, Westchester's disagrees and Putnam's wishes the feds would send more for all.
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WALLINGFORD, CT - (From Wallingford Funeral Home) Anthony Joseph Antonelli, 87, of Wallingford, passed peacefully January 10, 2021 at Veteran s Administration Medical Center in West Haven after a courageous battle with ALS.
He was the beloved husband of the late Sandra Lee (Guisler) Antonelli for 58 years. Tony was born in New Haven on May 12, 1933, a son of the late Silvio and Mary (DeNegre) Antonelli. After graduating from Wilbur Cross High School, Anthony joined the US Army where he served as a cook. Anthony went on to receive a Bachelor s Degree in Education from the Teachers College of Connecticut.
WOODBURY, CT - Gertrude Hardisty, of Woodbury, died Wednesday, January 13 surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Chester C. Hardisty.
Gert was born in Waterbury, CT November 15, 1929, daughter of the late Henry and Katherine (Conley) Cassidy. She was a graduate of Staasburg High School in Staatsburg, NY.
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She grew up in a tight-knit family whose lives were deeply affected by the depression, the tragic deaths of their father and two spouses just as brothers were called overseas to serve in World War II, leaving mother and daughters to share financial and child rearing chores.
Luckily, Gert liked to work and she was a quick study. As one of the thirty some employees at The Old Hundred, a wonderful ice-cream making plant started by neighbor Sam Green, she met Chet Hardisty, whom she married in 1953. They made their home in Woodbury and Gert started working at The Curtis House, alongside her husband and mother-in-law who owned the historic inn. She would work there o