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Public gatherings and events around the state are being canceled due to concerns about omicron just days after the weekend announcement that the new COVID-19 variant had been identified in Connecticut. On Monday afternoon the American Hockey League announced that the Hartford Wolf Pack’ s Dec. 8 game against the Belleville Senators will not be played due to“...

The movie bio "Pep," about legendary local boxer Willie Pep, filmed its final scenes Tuesday night at the Polish National Home of Hartford. The last scenes filmed were set in the 1960s office of celebrated Hartford Courant sports editor Bill Lee, played by actor Michael Siberry.

New music stadium in New Haven holds grand opening after a year’s wait Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant © Christopher Arnott A concession stand, with artificial grass, on the upper level of the Westville Music Bowl. The first show at New Haven’s Westville Music Bowl is scheduled for Friday night after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday and more than a year after its construction was completed. Seating capacity for the venue this month is 2,000, but at full capacity �...

State politicians joined community organizers and hundreds of volunteers to knock on doors and schedule COVID shots in New Haven's Fair Haven neighborhood Saturday.

Connecticut summer camps can open under new coronavirus regulations but challenges remain Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant © Photo by Brad Horrigan | bhorrigan@courant.com/Hartford Courant/TNS A Winding Trails Day Camp activity back in 2018. The camp will be open this year but must follow social distancing and other guidelines. Gov. Ned Lamont called on summer camps and festivals to begin planning for the upcoming season in his latest COVID safety guidelines issued last w...

Connecticut libraries remain cautious after Lamont lifts coronavirus restrictions Steven Goode, Hartford Courant © Photograph by Mark Mirko | mmirko@courant.com/Hartford Courant/TNS Ronzee Bell (left) and Frankie Colon (right) share a moment as they look through the carts full of free books outside of the Hartford Public Library Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in downtown Hartford. Gov. Ned Lamont’s announcement last week lifting capacity restrictions on restaurantsand other bus...

DoorDash donates $500,000 to Connecticut Restaurant Relief Fund Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant © Alex Putterman/Hartford Courant/TNS In a photo from last August, Gov. Ned Lamont (center) is seen with Connecticut Restaurant Association Executive director Scott Dolch and Genos Restaurant Group CEO Randy McNamara. This month, Lamont and Dolch are welcoming a half-million dollar donation from DoorDash to the CRAs Connecticut Restaurant Relief Fund. The national food deliver...

7 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Members from 926th Wing’s 84th Test and Evaluation Squadron conduct Force Development Evaluations of multiple systems on the F-16, Dec. 6-18, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The geographically separated unit from Eglin AFB, Florida, partnered with the Nellis AFB 706th Fighter Squadron to support the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group. Original plans for the exercise involved a larger group of Eglin AFB Citizen Airmen, along with their aircraft, ...