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The pandemic has finally proved too daunting for several Connecticut breweries.

The pandemic has finally proved too daunting for several Connecticut breweries.

The pandemic has finally proved too daunting for several Connecticut breweries.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The pandemic has finally proved too daunting for several...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The pandemic has finally proved too daunting for several Connecticut breweries. Three have closed or announced closings within the last month, and a fourth announced it is leaving its current space and assessing options for the future.

Bristol’s new Republican council in December surprised Wheeler Clinic when it killed plans for the non-profit to build a 30,000-square-foot headquarters and medical building downtown, but the city is still working on ways to bring Wheeler and its 200 jobs.

After more than two years in business, Better Half Brewing has closed its doors permanently. Owner Mike Haseltine, who opened Better Half Brewing along with his wife, Rachel, in 2019, said in a Facebook post this week that the brewery’s final day in business was New Year’s Eve. He wrote that despite keeping doors open over the past few years in a pandemic, the challenges of running a small business mounted.

Better Half Brewing in Bristol has closed; its last day of business was Dec. 31.

Better Half Brewing in Bristol has closed; its last day of business was Dec. 31.

Better Half Brewing in Bristol has closed; its last day of business was Dec. 31.