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CT school performance, attendance scores slow to recover- Despite being three years out of the height of COVID-19, academic performance in Connecticut schools is still below pre-pandemic levels, according to new data.At a news conference Monday morning, the state’s Department of Education released 2022-23...
Schools on front line in fight against asthma- Although asthma prevalence in Connecticut has been decreasing over the years, the state still ranked among the top 15 in the nation for percentage of asthmatic adults in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public school...
Cheshire prison guard assaulted by inmate- CHESHIRE — A correction officer was violently attacked by an inmate Thursday at Cheshire Correctional Institution, according to state Department of Correction officials.The assault is the second attack on a guard this week in the state’s prison...
North Haven firefighter dies after 38-hour shift - NORTH HAVEN — A career firefighter died Thursday after working a 38-hour shift.The North Haven Fire Department issued a statement Friday on the death of Anthony Desimone. The 50-year-old firefighter/EMT was a 23-year veteran of the department, and...
History Makers: Doolittle family left its mark on Cheshire, nation- They are listed, in the opening paragraphs of “Landmarks of Old Cheshire,” as one of what you might call the “founding families” of the small farming community that would eventually grow into the Town of Cheshire. One local school is adorned with the...