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How are Connecticut restaurants being affected by the omicron variant, in regards to consumer confidence and staffing?

Hospital workers describe dire situation as COVID-19 cases mount in Connecticut.

The Hartford Courant selected the pandemic-induced struggles of the restaurant industry as one of the top 10 stories for 2021.

In 2021, Connecticut lawmakers from the two parties also clashed over pandemic-related public health measures, the teaching of racial injustice in the classroom and abortion restrictions, among other topics.

With COVID now surging, experts offer advice for family gatherings and holiday events.

There is a new push by city leaders in Hartford and the private sector to foster a 21st-century hotbed of startups in the city's Parkville neighborhood, particularly in advanced manufacturing and cost-saving technology for the insurance industry.

During the 20-month stretch that destroyed some Connecticut restaurants and shook many, MofonGo thrived in New Britain, expanded to Hartford and Windsor and now may open in Waterbury and New Haven, too.

Once an emergency measure, telehealth now looks like a key part of medicine’s future. But will it benefit all equally?

“Free poutine with any purchase” isn’t a common business come-on in Connecticut, but that’s what Jefferson Fry offered Friday morning at the grand opening of its Canton restaurant. The Cromwell-based business has built a following with a signature line of fries along with burgers, hot dogs and more.

Shelbourne Global Solutions LLC of Brooklyn, N.Y. -- downtown Hartford’s largest commercial landlord -- and Waterbury-based Axela Group have purchased the former Red Lion Hotel in downtown Hartford and plan to complete its conversion to an apartment building.