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Wicked Local PLYMOUTH – If the one-way traffic flow is going to return to the downtown again this summer, it will be with some modifications. The Select Board is considering if and how that might happen in 2021 following a presentation by the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses. Chamber Executive Director Amy Naples told the board Tuesday the Plymouth Recovery Task Force is working on plans to implement the one-way traffic pattern in downtown Plymouth for the coming summer...

Limerick-based charity’s partnership with lender is extended   Reporter: );  ); A POPULAR Limerick charity has had its partnership with the Sarsfield Credit Union extended by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At the start of 2020, Dochas, which provides a supportive environment for children with autism across the city and county, won a popular vote among the lenders members to become its charity partner for the year. However, come March, Limerick and the rest of Ireland went into lockdo...

“Connecticut continues to see the impact of the pandemic in declines in the restaurant industry and hospitality sector. It’s reasonable to assume many of these jobs will return once the pandemic is under control, vaccinations roll out, and people begin to get back to a life where they eat out, shop, and travel. However, right now these areas are being hit hard,” Westby said. While there were declines in those employment areas, some industries saw jobs added in December. "The largest Decem...

BY PAUL HUGHES REPUIBLICAN-AMERICAN January 25, 2021 3:53 pm 144 The Pennywise Shopping Center in Wethersfield, Conn., has several open businesses but also has unoccupied spaces for lease, Thursday, May 7, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) $cvals WETHERSFIELD — The state economy suffered 6,800 job losses largely related to COVID-19 to close 2020 on a losing streak. The monthly employment report for December initial...

Braxton, assistant dean of students at Capital University Law School, says the erroneous perception that Black people are dangerous is the source of many of the racial and equality issues facing the country today.  He also talks about how Blacks are regularly dehumanized in ways that whites rarely are and Braxton offers suggestions on how to combat the problem.

This brings stability: Stimulus spurs hopes for Connecticut jobs recovery FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Governor Ned Lamont said the new federal stimulus would bring stability to individuals and businesses in Connecticut.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Anshu Vidyarthi, co-owner of Le Fat Poodle and Le Penguin restaurants in Greenwich, Conn., said he planned to apply for funds for small businesses that will be distributed through the new federal stimulus.Matthew...

Greta Jochem / Daily Hamphire Gazette / gazettenet.com Originally published on December 18, 2020 2:26 pm The latest unemployment rates decreased in four of the six New England states. Numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Massachusetts had the largest drop in the region between October and November — with the states seasonally adjusted unemployment rate falling from 7.4% to 6.7%. Maine and New Hampshire both experienced decreases of 0.4%, with Maine now at 5% and ...

For frontline health care workers, the fight against the coronavirus is a daily struggle. The Dispatch shadowed nurses and doctors in a coronavirus intensive care unit as they worked to save lives in Mount Carmels Grove City hospital. They told The Dispatch about how the virus has changed their work, what its like to lose patients to COVID-19 and what their day to day lives are like during the pandemic. Listen to The Dispatchs podcast below to hear frontline workers talk about the virus in thei...

As CT jobless rate jumps, officials say it finally reflects reality Connecticut’s unemployment rate went above 8% in November. Connecticut’s official unemployment rate, as calculated by the federal government, jumped by more than two percentage points to 8.2% in November, a number that state officials said Thursday finally begins to reflect the economic damages of COVID-19. Having an 8% percent unemployment rate average over three months is the threshold for the extension of unemployment be...

Department of Labor says state lost 1,600 jobs in November Department of Labor says state lost 1,600 jobs in November Connecticut Business & Industry Association By Mary Ellen Godin, Record-Journal staff The state lost 1,600 payroll jobs in November, the first monthly job loss since April’s drop due to the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the state Department of Labor.  The job losses reflect the affect of the second wave of the pandemic on the state’s economy. Seve...