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Prospect ECHN, which owns Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital, answered questions from state regulators and heard feedback from the public during a hearing Wednesday on its proposal to consolidate both hospitals under a single license. The change, ECHN officials said, would eliminate redundant administrative processes, enhance the patient experience, and save money. The consolidation would eliminate Rockville General Hospital’s license, effectively making it the Rockville campus of Manchester Memorial Hospital, ECHN CEO Deborah Weymouth said.

It started as lake effect rain the morning of Oct. 12, 2006. In the end, what was later dubbed the "October Surprise" had stranded hundreds of drivers, taken more than a dozen lives and caused more than $500 million in damage.

Fast moving flood waters from Tropical Storm Henri wiped out part of a Manchester park and opened a gaping hole in a town road. The storm-ripped roadway provided a backdrop for a press conference focused on storm damage and federal aid.

In Manchester, a mask requirement in town buildings was put in place Wednesday. Mayor Jay Moran said that decision was done after careful consultation with the town’s department of health, which is the way Moran says all future decisions will also be handled. “We make them together with a group of health people. I think it’s best for the health of our community,” said Moran. Giving municipalities more authority is a shift from mid pandemic when Lamont went with a statewide approach. What’s changed, he says, is the state’s high vaccination rate. Still there are gaps he’d like add...

Updated on July 13, 2021 at 11:27 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Manchester town officials are voting on a proposed “Community Protection Resolution” after an increase in car thefts and other crimes. Town leaders in Manchester are calling on Governor Lamont to ask for a special session of the legislators to discuss a rise in crime and public safety. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. The Board of Directors says the reason for this proposal is an increase in car thefts, shootings and other serious crimes in the area. The meeting included...