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We are expecting hot weather this week with temperatures climbing into the mid- to upper-90s in what might be the warmest week of the season. A heat wave is...

Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood has decided to authorize sleepaway camps to operate this summer in accordance with the CDC’s April 24 guidelines, allowing for sleepaway camps to be run for the first time since 2019.  “The present guidance is intended to help camp administrators operate camps while preventing the spread of COVID-19 and protecting campers, their families, staff and communities,” the CDC summer camp guidelines said. The camp reopenings are not unconditional; the g...

With lessons learned from last summer, camps are ready to welcome kids — and parents are ready to send them.

A year of lockdown has summer camp waitlists overflowing Elizabeth Chuck © Provided by NBC News This year, Camp Augusta, an overnight camp in Nevada City, California, has more than 500 campers on its waitlist — the longest the list has been in two decades. Parents who a couple months ago were inquiring about how often equipment will be sanitized now are more interested in how Augusta plans to make camp feel as normal as possible, the director, Randy Grayson, said. And camper...

The CDC has issued new guidance for summer camps. In addition, they suggest that if eligible, staff, volunteers, campers and their family members get fully vaccinated before camp. For those who aren’t vaccinated, youll have to provide proof of a negative viral COVID-19 test taken one to three days before the start of camp. With this new guidance, the state said they’ll soon be updating their safety protocols for summer camps they released last month. As the CT Camping Association exp...

Getty Images This story is part of a group of stories called Winding Trails Summer Day Camp welcomes 600 kids to the forests of central Connecticut every year. They bounce through afternoon activities — zip-lining through the trees, swimming in the lake, biking through the countryside — before heading back home to their parents who savored the break from child rearing duties. 2020, of course, was different. Unlike some summer camps, Winding Trails remained open during the pandemic, and...

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...