Written by Steve Dunn, First Selectman
COVID CASES IN BROOKFIELD
As of yesterday, Thursday the 4th of February, Brookfield remains in the Red Zone. All but 8 municipalities in Connecticut are in the Red Zone.
In the last two weeks reported we have had 122 new cases of the virus in Brookfield. That moves our rate per 100K residents to 51.3. Positivity rate for Brookfield is now 7.5%, down from 7.8% last week. Cases last week were 66, up from the 56 reported for the prior week. Our trends overall are moving in the right direction but are higher than many towns. The good news is 62.1% of our residents 75 and older have been vaccinated.
A man was seriously injured after being hit by a police cruiser in Brampton Wednesday evening. Const. Akhil Mooken said police were on their way to an unrelated call when they came upon a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Chinguacousy Road and Williams Parkway after 9:30 p.m. As police were approaching the scene, a cruiser collided with a pedestrian, Mooken said. An adult male was taken to hospital, Peel paramedics said, with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Mooken said the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has been notified but has not invoked its mandate. The SIU investigates incidents involving police officers where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by Peel police cruiser
A man is in hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a Peel police cruiser Wednesday night.
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Posted: Feb 04, 2021 7:11 AM ET | Last Updated: February 4
The man was hit by a Peel police officer near the scene of an earlier two-vehicle collision.(Jeremy Cohn/CBC)
The Best Sledding Hills in Rhode Island
Grab your sturdiest snow tube and head to these great Ocean State sledding spots.
January 28, 2021
Sledding at the sand dunes in West Greenwich. Photo by Chris Vaccaro
Maybe you’re willing to risk scars and stitches for a thrill at Suicide Hill. Maybe you’d like to experience the majesty of western Rhode Island condensed into a singular space: sledding hill, trails, pond even a parking lot. Or maybe you just need a quick spot where you can take the kids before signing in to school for the morning. No matter your snow day need, these are our favorite sledding spots across Rhode Island.
A pair of new restaurants are coming to the northeast side of Cedar Rapids, and Hiawatha.
The owners of Vivian s Soul Food are opening a new, quick-service restaurant in the Fountains, at the corner of Blairs Ferry Road and Edgewood Road N.E. Co-owner Briana Smallwood tells me the new restaurant, which will be called Vivian s Express Grill, will offer scratch kitchen quick service. She went on to say,
We will be carrying all of our menu items made on the grill or in fryer from our anchor location (on Williams Parkway) over to the Fountains (i.e. po boys, chicken & waffles), and will be introducing new menu items as well, such as several Phillies and gourmet salads. If people are on the go and need a fast grab, they can place their order at the Fountains and be in and out. Just like at Vivian’s Soul Food, our menu is 100% from scratch. Nothing frozen, canned or bagged.