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188 PROSPECT — The Prospect Volunteer Fire Department won’t be hosting its annual Christmas tree bonfire due to COVID-19 restrictions, but residents can still drop off their Christmas trees for the department to burn. Typically, the fire department burns Christmas trees in a bonfire in January on the field across from the Prospect Community Center on Center Street, and people are invited to attend and roast some marshmallows provided by the town. Due to limits on gatherings, the annual bonfire is canceled. Mayor Robert Chatfield said residents can still drop their trees off at the field o...

In Cheshire, rolling out the vaccine to protect those who protect us "If they all don’t have it then we’re not going to have first responders because they might be down also,” said Prospect's mayor. Author: Lauren Zenzie (FOX61) Updated: 2:12 AM EST January 3, 2021 CHESHIRE, Conn — Connecticut continues to roll out Phase 1A of Covid vaccine distribution. Phase 1A includes healthcare workers, extended care facilities, and first responders. In Cheshire on Saturday first responders received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine. The Chesprocott Health Di...

PROSPECT — The Prospect Town Council showed that giving doesn’t have a political affiliation. In a show of unity, all nine members of the council last week donated $50 — for a total of $450 — to the Town of Prospect Fuel Fund. “The Prospect Town Council has been elected by the taxpayers, and we aim to serve the taxpayers in any way possible. The council is always looking for ideas to help, so this year we felt that a donation to the fuel food is a much-needed investment considering the trying times all of us are enduring,” stated a letter signed by the entire council to Mayor Robe...

By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer Waterbury Hospital clinical pharmacist Fabio Caetano shows the COVID-19 vaccine as staff began to administer vaccines Dec. 15 at the hospital. -JIM SHANNON/REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN The wait for COVID-19 vaccines is over, though it will be a while longer before vaccines are available for the general public. The state this week received its first shipment of nearly 32,000 doses of the vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech. Frontline health care workers at hospitals across the state were the first to receive the vaccine. Locally, Waterbury Hos...