For the second straight day, Connecticut reported five deaths from coronavirus, and for the second straight day, one of those came…
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Thursday 07/09/2020
Plymouth Town Council shows support for Hartford attraction Posted: 09 July 2020 [11:34 AM] PLYMOUTH - The Plymouth Town Council showed its support Tuesday for Sam and Elizabeth Colt Industrial and Frontier Heritage Center. The…
Wednesday 07/08/2020
Bristol has small rise in COVID-19 confirmed cases; updates for Plymouth, Southington, Plainville Posted: 08 July 2020 [05:01 PM] A day after reporting zero COVID-19-associated deaths for the first time since March, there were five reported Wednesday, including one from…
Plymouth police charge pair accused in burglaries at housing complex for elderly, disabled Posted: 08 July 2020 [11:30 AM] PLYMOUTH - Police have arrested two women accused of breaking into an apartment and a vehicle at a low-income housing complex…
Tuesday 07/07/2020
State reports zero COVID-19-associated deaths, first time since March; plus area updates Posted: 07 July 2020 [04:25 PM] For the first time since March, there were no COVID-19-associated deaths to report, according to data released by state health officials…
Trees cause two power outages in Plymouth: Eversource Posted: 07 July 2020 [01:12 PM] PLYMOUTH -- A small power outage was reported in Plymouth Tuesday morning. According to Eversource, 281 customers were without power. “We…
Monday 07/06/2020
Bristol has probable COVID-19-associated death, plus updates for Plymouth, Plainville, Southington Posted: 06 July 2020 [04:41 PM] There were 24,692 COVID-19 tests reported since last Friday, with just 259 coming back positive, according to data released by state…
Man drowns in Plymouth's Winfield Lake Posted: 06 July 2020 [01:54 PM] A swimmer drowned in Winfield Lake in Plymouth Sunday. Litchfield County dispatch received a 911 call from a woman who said…
Area gas prices still lower than rest of state, national average Posted: 06 July 2020 [01:35 PM] The Fourth of July holiday has come and gone, but the average price for a gallon of gas in the area has…
Thursday 07/02/2020
Bristol, Plymouth, Plainville have no changes in COVID-19 numbers as state reports small percentage of cases once again Posted: 02 July 2020 [04:27 PM] For the second straight day an area town reported a death from COVID-19-associated illness, according to data released by state health…
Plymouth superintendent to survey parents about schools reopening Posted: 02 July 2020 [12:00 PM] PLYMOUTH – Superintendent of Schools Martin Semmel plans to survey parents about school returning in the fall and base his plan…
Wednesday 07/01/2020
Southington has additional COVID-19-associated death; rate of positive cases statewide low again Posted: 01 July 2020 [04:32 PM] While the state continues to see low numbers of new positive COVID-19 cases, despite high number of tests, there was one…
Tuesday 06/30/2020
Area families in need of help with food, housing due to pandemic have additional option after grant Posted: 30 June 2020 [04:58 PM] NEW BRITAIN – As the COVID- 19 crisis continues to unfold, the Human Resources Agency of New Britain is able to…
Just .7% of COVID-19 tests reported come back positive; Bristol has no movement Posted: 30 June 2020 [04:37 PM] Out of 21,416 COVID-19 tests reported Tuesday, just 152 came back as positive cases, a rate of just .7 percent, according…
Plymouth finishes resurfacing basketball court at Veterans Memorial Playground Posted: 30 June 2020 [01:21 PM] PLYMOUTH – Plymouth’s Parks & Recreation Department has completed a resurfacing of the basketball court at Veterans Memorial Playground and started…
Monday 06/29/2020
Bristol, Plymouth have no changes in COVID-19 cases; state hospitalizations drops under 100 Posted: 29 June 2020 [04:31 PM] New Britain eclipsed the 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 positive case mark Monday, while statewide hospitalizations dropped under 100, according to data released…
Friday 06/26/2020
Southington has COVID-19-associated death, updates for Bristol, Plymouth, Plainville Posted: 26 June 2020 [04:50 PM] For the second straight day, Southington had a confirmed COVID-19-associated death to report, bringing the town’s totals to 26 confirmed and…
Thursday 06/25/2020
Plainville has two, Southington one COVID-19-associated death, plus Bristol, area updates Posted: 25 June 2020 [04:55 PM] Plainville had two more COVID-19-associated confirmed deaths, while Southington had one, the only area cities or towns to add to those…
Plymouth looking to build new police station for $11 million Posted: 25 June 2020 [03:18 PM] PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Building Committee is close to accepting a final report for plans to build a $11 million police…
Wednesday 06/24/2020
Plainville has COVID-19-associated confirmed death; Bristol up 14 cases over last two days Posted: 24 June 2020 [04:27 PM] Out of the nearly 1,200 new COVID-19 tests reported Wednesday, there were just 14 new positive cases across the entire state,…
Terryville's 5K race/walk event will take place for 25th consecutive year Posted: 24 June 2020 [01:09 PM] PLYMOUTH – The Rotary Club of Terryville’s Edmund Ganem 5K Race/Walk will be held for the 25th year July 18 starting…
Friday 06/19/2020
Bristol up five in confirmed COVID-19 cases; updates for Plymouth, Southington, Plainville Posted: 19 June 2020 [04:40 PM] New Britain reached 70 COVID-19-associated confirmed deaths among its residents, according to the latest data released by state health officials. The…
Thursday 06/18/2020
Bristol, Plymouth remain level in COVID-19 confirmed cases, Southington, Plainville up Posted: 18 June 2020 [05:09 PM] For the second straight day, Southington had the highest increase in confirmed cases of coronavirus in the area, according to data…
Plymouth Town Hall to reopen, will have restrictions Posted: 18 June 2020 [10:57 AM] PLYMOUTH – Plymouth Town Hall is ready to reopen June 24, but with limited days. “We are one of the first…
Wednesday 06/17/2020
Small increases in positive COVID-19 cases for Bristol, Plymouth Posted: 17 June 2020 [04:59 PM] Berlin had one additional resident die from a confirmed COVID-19-associated illness, according to data released by state health officials. The town…
Terryville High valedictorian striving to become pharmacist, heading to Albany College Posted: 17 June 2020 [11:25 AM] PLYMOUTH – Terryville High School’s valedictorian for the class of 2020, Julia Zaniewski, is grateful for the support and encouragement she…
Terryville High salutatorian thankful for freedom to explore creativity, headed to UConn Posted: 17 June 2020 [11:19 AM] PLYMOUTH – Terryville High School Salutatorian Hannah Dovitski thanks those who supported her and gave her the freedom to explore her…
Tuesday 06/16/2020
Plainville has two additional COVID-19-associated deaths; updates for Bristol, Plymouth, Southington Posted: 16 June 2020 [04:59 PM] Plainville had two additional residents die from COVID-19-associated illnesses, according to data released by state health officials. The town now has…
Monday 06/15/2020
Bristol has small increase in COVID-19 confirmed cases; updates for Plainville, Plymouth, Southington Posted: 15 June 2020 [04:53 PM] New Britain had an increase in both confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases Monday, and also had one resident die from COVID-19-associated…
Area gas prices still cheaper than state, region average; Southington remains lowest Posted: 15 June 2020 [09:34 AM] With Phase 2 of the state's reopening plan beginning Wednesday, there likely will be more traffic on the road, and luckily…
Friday 06/12/2020
Bristol has had over 70 COVID-19-associated deaths; numbers for Plymouth, Southington, Plainville Posted: 12 June 2020 [04:50 PM] There were 13 more COVID-19-associated deaths in Connecticut Friday, for a total death toll of 4,159, according to data released by…
Thursday 06/11/2020
Posted: 11 June 2020 [04:37 PM] Those patients hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped under 250 Thursday, with another 24 being subtracted from the total, according to data released by state health officials. There are now 246 total patients hospitalized with coronavirus state wide. Locally, Bristol and…
Wednesday 06/10/2020
Bristol has small rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases; updates for Plymouth, Southington, Plainville Posted: 10 June 2020 [05:14 PM] New Britain continues to have the highest increases among area cities and towns, with another seven confirmed positive tests Wednesday, according…
Bristol, Plymouth mayors discuss future plans for building projects, community updates Posted: 10 June 2020 [02:15 PM] Amid COVID-19 and protests, local town leaders came together to share community updates and future plans during the Central CT Chambers…
Eversource working to restore power in Plymouth Posted: 10 June 2020 [12:01 PM] PLYMOUTH – Eversource is working to restore power to customers in Plymouth, according to police. Police confirmed that no source for the…
Tuesday 06/09/2020
Bristol has drop in COVID-19 confirmed cases for second straight day; hospitalizations drops under 300 Posted: 09 June 2020 [04:58 PM] New Britain went over 1,000 total COVID-19 cases Tuesday, according to data released by state health officials. The city now has…
Monday 06/08/2020
Bristol's coronavirus confirmed total decreases, plus updates for Plymouth, Plainville, Southington Posted: 08 June 2020 [05:31 PM] New Britain moved within two of reaching 1,000 total COVID-19 cases Monday, according to data released by state health officials. The…
Terryville High School to conduct a 'senior parade' Posted: 08 June 2020 [04:37 PM] PLYMOUTH – Terryville High School staff will conduct a “senior parade” driving by graduates’ homes Thursday before they come to the…
Saturday 06/06/2020
State hospitalizations for COVID-19 decrease by 17; many area cities see slight increases in positive cases Posted: 06 June 2020 [07:59 PM] The number of people hospitalized in Connecticut for the coronavirus dropped once again from Thursday to Friday as there are now…
Friday 06/05/2020
State hospitalizations for COVID-19 drops to 350 statewide; area cities, towns have little to no movement in cases Posted: 05 June 2020 [05:27 PM] On a day where those hospitalized with COVID-19 statewide fell once again, to 350 overall, there wasn’t small movement among area…
Thursday 06/04/2020
Plainville has big increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases; state's death toll goes over 4,000 Posted: 04 June 2020 [05:55 PM] For the second straight day, the rise in COVID-19 positive cases was in the 100’s, while state hospitalizations dropped well under…
'Walking Tour of Historic Terryville' brochure includes historic sites for people to visit Posted: 04 June 2020 [11:16 AM] PLYMOUTH – Jerry Milne of the Plymouth Historical Society will be at the Lock Museum of America Saturday morning, handing out…
Wednesday 06/03/2020
Southington has highest rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases, plus updates for Bristol, Plymouth, Plainville Posted: 03 June 2020 [05:15 PM] While the first phase of the state reopening enters its third week, the number of positive coronavirus cases continues to climb…
Plymouth Town Hall will open by end of the month Posted: 03 June 2020 [12:25 PM] PLYMOUTH – Town Hall will open by the end of the month, Mayor David Merchant informed the council at their Tuesday…
Tuesday 06/02/2020
Posted: 02 June 2020 [05:01 PM] There was minor movement among our area cities and towns in COVID-19 positive confirmed and probable cases, except for Newington, which had a large increase in confirmed cases, according to data released by state health officials Tuesday afternoon. Newington…
Monday 06/01/2020
State breaks down COVID-19 positive case numbers into 'confirmed' and 'probable,' here's totals for our cities, towns Posted: 01 June 2020 [06:49 PM] STAFF REPORT For the first time in reporting COVID-19 positive cases and related deaths, the Department of Health is making two classifications…
Saturday 05/30/2020
Bristol has five more test positive for COVID-19; state hospitalizations continue to fall Posted: 30 May 2020 [09:15 PM] New Britain saw the highest increase locally of positive COVID-19 tests as state health officials announced the city added 11 positive…
Friday 05/29/2020
Bristol adds another nine positive cases of COVID-19; state hospitalizations drop under 600 Posted: 29 May 2020 [04:08 PM] For the second straight day, Bristol had the most additional positive cases of COVID-19 in the area, according to data released…
Betts running unopposed for House seat representing Plymouth, part of Bristol Posted: 29 May 2020 [12:04 PM] BRISTOL – Republican incumbent Rep. Whit Betts is currently running unopposed for his sixth term representing the 78th House District, which…
Thursday 05/28/2020
Bristol has double-digit increase in COVID-19 positive cases; plus area updates Posted: 28 May 2020 [05:16 PM] Bristol was the lone area city or town to have a double-digit increase in COVID-19 positive cases Thursday, according to data…