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Reply By Scott Benjamin Although the initial optimism was temporarily thwarted through the early spring during the first stages of the pandemic, the Connecticut real estate market ended up having a banner year. CT Realtors President Joanne Breen, who is based in Newington, said, "In January and February we thought it was going to be a good year. There was a lot of pent up demand and the other neighboring states had recovered more quickly from the Great Recession. Massachusetts and New York had ...

Reply Dec. 21, 2020 Following approval of Connecticuts first model statewide curriculum, the State Education Resource Center (SERC) has released a documentary to inform communities, families, schools, and the general public about the course development process led by SERC. Subscribe The CT State Board of Education approved the African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino high school course of studies on December 2, as required by a state law signed in June 2019 that authorized SERC to develop...

Dec. 21, 2020 Mayor Curt Balzano Leng is pleased to announce that the partnership between the Town of Hamden, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CSHHC), Hamden Public Schools, and Quinnipiack Valley Health District will offer indoor COVID-19 testing at the Hamden Board of Education Building at 60 Putnam Avenue. Testing will take place in the gymnasium 8:30am to 4:30pm on Tuesday, 12/22 and Tuesday, 12/29, and every Tuesday and Thursday beginning on Tuesday, January 5. This new testing program f...

UpdatedTue, Dec 22, 2020 at 9:12 am ET Replies(2) Registered nurse Chrissie Burkhiser works in the emergency room Nov. 24 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Mo. Scientists say there is reason for concern but not alarm about new strains of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines wont work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new strains of the coronavirus, especially the one now moving through England...

Reply Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday announced the state was implementing a series of programs aiming to assist restaurants and small businesses struggling due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. ​ (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MICHIGAN — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday announced the state was implementing a series of programs aiming to assist restaurants and small businesses struggling due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Among the programs announce...

UpdatedTue, Dec 22, 2020 at 4:56 pm CT Reply (Shutterstock) TWIN CITIES, MN — The holidays are almost here in Minnesota. While a favorite time of year for many, Christmas celebrations will likely look different this year amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released specific guidance on what and what not to do when celebrating the holidays this year. While it may be tempting to enjoy traditions as usual, heres the bottom line: Stayin...

Reply Heres where you can get last-minute Christmas grocery shopping done. (Shutterstock) NORTH ANDOVER, MA — Christmas is likely to look different this year as millions of Americans opt to stay home, marking the holiday with smaller celebrations amid the coronavirus pandemic. Smaller celebrations, however, dont necessarily mean well bypass holiday traditions. And when it comes to Christmas dinner, a pandemic is certainly unlikely to stop us from forgetting that one key ingredient needed to ...

UpdatedMon, Dec 21, 2020 at 7:31 pm CT Reply Malik Beasley #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves drives to the basket against Dillon Brooks #24 of the Memphis Grizzlies during the third quarter of the preseason game at Target Center on December 14, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN — Minnesota Timberwolves player Malik Beasley pleaded guilty to a felony count of threats of violence Monday after he was accused of pointing a rifle at a family ...

UpdatedMon, Dec 21, 2020 at 5:59 pm ET Replies(17) Long Island is definitely going to have a wet Christmas. But theres a possibility well get a dusting of snow, too. (Patch Graphic) LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Island will likely see some nasty weather Christmas Eve into Christmas Day. The National Weather Service has issued the following hazardous weather outlook: A potent cold front may bring heavy rain and windy conditions from Thursday night into Friday morning. The combination of snow pack an...

Reply Heres where you can get last-minute Christmas grocery shopping done. (Shutterstock) WILMINGTON, MA — Christmas is likely to look different this year as millions of Americans opt to stay home, marking the holiday with smaller celebrations amid the coronavirus pandemic. Smaller celebrations, however, dont necessarily mean well bypass holiday traditions. And when it comes to Christmas dinner, a pandemic is certainly unlikely to stop us from forgetting that one key ingredient needed to mak...