By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Strong winds threatening to fan a bushfire prompted Australia on Wednesday to urge thousands of people to leave their homes in the provincial capital of Perth, complicating a lockdown after the state detected its first coronavirus infection in 10 months. The fire in Western Australia has destroyed a swathe of more than 9,000 hectares (22,240 acres) and 71 homes, the authorities say, in a reminder of blazes that destroyed millions of hectares of habitat in the country s east a year ago. As firefighters battled a blaze in steep, inhospitable terrain, authorities told residents of Bullsbrook, a suburb of 6,600 in Australia s fourth largest city, to ignore a stay-home order and leave immediately as hot, dry weather picked up. We know how quickly things can go bad, state premier Mark McGowan told a news conference, adding that one of his personal acquaintances had lost their home. They are expecting extremely strong winds. That is why we are s
Several local school districts are slated to receive funding boosts through the federal coronavirus relief act to cover costs of education adjustments and safety protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic.
State Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, announced funding for several school districts in her 19th state Senate district, including $8.5 million for Norwich, $1.19 million for Montville and $920,000 for Ledyard.
State Rep. Anthony Nolan, D-New London, announced that the New London school district will receive $8.44 million in funding through the federal Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Funds, or ESSER II.
The funding is part of $492.4 million in the ESSER II Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 2021 coming to the state, he said.
A special report from Connecticut advocacy and research organizations backs up what experts have said since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: It disproportionately affects women and people of color.
The Connecticut Collective for Women & Girls and the Connecticut Data Collaborative, with the help of related organizations, released a special report this week titled “Essential Equity: Women, COVID-19 and Rebuilding CT.” It analyzes data regarding economic security, child care, mental health, hunger, housing and safety.
Connecticut Data Collaborative Executive Director Michelle Riordan-Nold, during a news conference Thursday morning, said the intended audience for the report is state leaders. “It provides important and timely insights on the impact of the ongoing crisis and gives policymakers and decision-makers a comprehensive view on the situation as we prepare for the months ahead,” she said. “Our focus was to look at real-time, publicly available data that was
Connecticut students have missed nearly as many days of school in September as they did in December, recent data show, despite efforts to better engage the
As The Day s military/defense reporter, I work to explain complex issues in a way the everyday citizen can understand. On any given day, I can be found poring over defense budgets, writing a feature on a local veteran or documenting the impact of deployments on those left behind. I even spent two nights aboard a submarine.
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As The Day s military/defense reporter, I work to explain complex issues in a way the everyday citizen can understand. On any given day, I can be found poring over defense budgets, writing a feature on a local veteran or documenting the impact of deployments on those left behind. I even spent two nights aboard a submarine.