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'He wasn't isolated': Bethel group supports CT adults with disabilities, despite high COVID risk FacebookTwitterEmail 1of15 Eric Parkes, 28, lives in a group home run by Ability Beyond, a Bethel-based nonprofit that serves individuals with intellectual disabilities. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Parkes family saw their son for the first time in almost two months when they celebrated his birthday outside on May 30, 2020. From left, Eric Parkes with sister Danielle Parkes.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 2of15 Eric Parkes, 28, lives in a group home run by Ability Beyond, a Bethel-base...

Goodwill of Western and Northern CT ends program for people with brain trauma Alexander Soule FacebookTwitterEmail Gov. Ned Lamont, center, in October 2020 alongside Goodwill Industries of Western and Northern Connecticut's interim CEO Jeff Wieser, right, and state Rep. Steve Stafstrom at a Goodwill thrift store in Bridgeport, Conn. (Press photo via Goodwill Industries of Western and Northern Connecticut) Goodwill Industries of Western and Northern Connecticut is transferring as many as 60 jobs to other nonprofits as it pulls out of a program providing around-the-clock assistance to about 24 ...

Ridgefield's St. Stephen's sticks with plan to sell South Hall Macklin Reid FacebookTwitterEmail Leaders of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Ridgefield say they’re committed to selling South Hall, which is located near the church. A proposal to make the building a group home for disabled adults did not meet the church’s needs.Lori Mazzola / Ridgefield Voters United / Contributed photo St. Stephen’s Church leadership is moving forward with plans to sell South Hall, a gray wood frame house near the church, according to St. Stephen’s Rector the Rev. Whitney Altopp. “The South Hall S...