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Hospital officials so far have said they are not pulling back on elective surgeries and outpatient procedures as they did in the spring – a move that allowed them to shift staff and other resources to the growing number of coronavirus patients.
Connecticut's seven-day positivity rate peaked 10 days ago at 5.8% and fell to 4.7% on Monday.
The Connecticut Mirror is tracking the latest coronavirus data in Connecticut. These graphics are updated with the latest data as soon as the state publishes them. Statewide case, death, hospitalization and positivity rate data are updated each weekday around 4 p.m. Some graphics are updated on different schedules, as noted. Unless otherwise specified, the data […]
Advocates say Connecticut must rebuild its aging transportation network and expand public transit to provide economic opportunity for all.
The Board of Pardons and Parole has "unfettered discretion" to commute sentences. They haven't exercised it during the pandemic.
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We applaud the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities' desire to buy solar energy; however, a proposed project in Hamden has a major flaw. It entails clear cutting 12 acres of trees in a forest!
Recently, while giving an online lecture to the Federalist Society, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito stated how COVID-19 restrictions have been a type of “stress test” for the constitution. I believe that is most evident in mandated lockdowns.
Literature and art have always provided a tool to interpret and make sense of events. Major works such as El Quijote and Hamlet enable us to better understand complicated and contradictory realities. We are now living a confusing moment where a sitting president is trying to deny the results of an election carried out without fraud.
COVID-19 tests that can be used anywhere, provide results in less than an hour, and potentially cost a few dollars or less are being mass produced. Connecticut has received close to 300,000 thousand such kits from one source, and expects to receive 1.07 million within a few months. Can these be used to quell the epidemic?
Shea is a story about race and social inequalities that plague America. It is a narrative that prompts the question, “Do you know what it’s like to wake up in new skin?” Anthony Valentine lives in Bloomfield
Through my artwork I strive to create an example of ideas that reflect my desire to raise social consciousness, and cultural awareness. Jazz music is the catalyst to all my work, and plays a major influence in each piece of work.”
During times like these it’s often fun to revisit something familiar and approach things with a different slant. I have been taking some Pop culture and Art masterpieces and applying the vintage 1960’s and 70’s classic figures (Fisher Price, little people) to the make an amusing pieces. Here is my homage to Fisher -Price, Yellow […]
About the art: This was a local landmark on Marion Road in Cheshire. I have painted this old cider mill and farm over many years and felt it was a part of Connecticut’s history. Ellen Pliskin lives in Cheshire.
