Memorial Day parades scheduled in West Haven, Shelton/Derby, with pandemic rules
Pam McLoughlin
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In this 2017 file photo, Harry Ackley, Sr. of Fairfield, a U.S Navy Vietnam War Veteran who served in the Gulf of Tonkin and who comes to the Milford Memorial Day Parade every year.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst media Connecticut / Peter Hvizdak / Hearst media ConnecticutShow MoreShow Less
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Chuck Kniffin, of Shelton, hands out American flags as a member of the Exchange Club of Shelton during the Derby Shelton Memorial Day Parade in 2019.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Media Connecticut / Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Media ConnecticutShow MoreShow Less
The state s best bet, Walensky said, is to really close things down.
Walensky called on Michigan to go back to where we were last spring, last summer and to shut things down, to flatten the curve, to decrease contact with one another and to ramp up testing and contact tracing efforts. Cases in Michigan have dramatically risen in recent weeks, averaging 7,359 new cases per day over the last week and approaching its pandemic highs set around Thanksgiving, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Deaths are also on the rise. Really what we need to do in those situations is shut things down, Walensky said.
Texas governor says state is very close to herd immunity. The data tells a different story.
Reis Thebault, The Washington Post
April 12, 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said simple math is behind the recent decline of coronavirus cases in his state: Take the number of people who have been vaccinated and combine it with the number who have been infected. The result, he said, is something very close to herd immunity - the point at which enough of the population is immune that the virus can no longer easily spread. We remain very vigilant and guarded and proactive in our response, but there is simple math behind the reason why we continue to have success, Abbott, a Republican, said on Fox News Sunday. The equation means, very simply, it s a whole lot more difficult for covid-19 to be spreading to other people in the state of Texas.
Ability Beyond to host annual gala, other Danbury area highlights
Greg Marku
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The Rev. Whitney Altopp (c) of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is flanked by Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray and Rabbi David Reiner of Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties. The three form the leadership of the Ridgefield Clergy Assocation./Show MoreShow Less
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Ability Beyond announces ‘Gala & Beyond’
Ability Beyond, a nonprofit headquartered in Bethel and Chappaqua, N.Y, announced its April 24 “Gala & Beyond” to raise funds for critical programs and services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, brain injury and neurological disorders throughout Connecticut and New York.