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Meriden YMCA, Boys &Girls Club to renew Summer Enrichment Program - MERIDEN — The State Department of Education is renewing the Summer Enrichment Program for summer 2023 and 2024.The program was established in 2021 with the goal to connect students who may have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a...
State leaders say Connecticut has been projected to lose 40,000 child care spots without extra support. The money is part of the $6 billion coming to the state as part of the American Rescue Plan. The dollars will help stabilize the stricken 4,000 child care homes and centers. “They can be used to pay some of the deficits the program suffered during the pandemic, they can be used for extra costs they experienced during the pandemic, it can be used to take the place of lost revenue,” Beth Bye, commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood said. Markoja says the $171,000 the Meriden facilit...
One shot vaccine helping Meridenâs underserved stay clear of coronavirus One shot vaccine helping Meridenâs underserved stay clear of coronavirus Griffin Hospital nurse Carrie Cotto administers the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to Reinaldo Vazquez, of Meriden, during a clinic at the Augusta Curtis Cultural Center on East Main Street in Meriden, Wed., Apr. 7, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement People wait in line to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine during a clinic at the Augusta Curtis Cultural Center on East Main Street in Meriden, Wed., Apr. 7, 2021. Dave Zajac, Reco...