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All but 1 town in CT Chatham Health District tops 50 percent vaccine rate FacebookTwitterEmail 2of5 3of5 5of5 EAST HAMPTON - New COVID-19 infections fell in four of the six towns that are members of the Chatham Health District. Further, the district has recorded vaccinations at a rate higher than the statewide average, according to data compiled by the district and released Friday by Health Director Russell L. Melmed. Colchester, East Haddam, East Hampton, Hebron, Marlborough, and Portland make up the district. Five of the six towns are in the red zone of the state’s tri-color coronavirus i...

Grant to help stem pollution in East Hampton's Lake Pocotopaug FacebookTwitterEmail Sunset on Lake Pocotopaug in East Hampton.Hearst Connecticut Media file EAST HAMPTON — The waters of Lake Pocotopaug will be a little cleaner thanks to a nearly $47,000 state grant, which will be used to help reduce pollutants flowing into the lake. The grant money will be paired with town funds to buy the 7.6- acre Christopher property, Town Manager David E. Cox said Tuesday, a parcel that contains Christopher Brook, identified as the second-worst source of pollution flowing into the lake, according to Park...

Official: East Hampton sees 90 percent of people over 75 vaccinated FacebookTwitterEmail East Hampton Town Hall.Jeff Mill / Hearst Connecticut Media EAST HAMPTON - More than 1,800 town residents have received at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Town Manager David E. Cox. That is 14.28 percent of the population, Cox said, who was citing information provided by the the state Department of Public Health. Based on that data, to date, “over 90 percent of our population over 75 has been vaccinated,” Cox said. In his latest assessment of COVID-19’s impact on the town, C...

COVID infection rate, cases down in East Hampton FacebookTwitterEmail East Hampton Town HallJeff Mill / Hearst Connecticut Media EAST HAMPTON — As the coronavirus pandemic nears a year, Town Manager David E. Cox had some good news for residents. The town’s positivity rate for COVID-19 infections has been reduced, and the number of cases has declined, according to Cox. “We’re doing much better in terms of COVID rates,” Cox said as he delivered a comprehensive report on the status of the virus in town during a Town Council meeting Tuesday. At one point, the rate of infection was sev...