HARTFORD, CT – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, on Wednesday applauded the inclusion of rail funding in the American Jobs Plan as laid out by the Biden administration this morning: “The rail funding proposed in President Biden’s American…
Month: March 2021
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Virtual Script in Hand Playreading of Comedy, April 26 – May 2
The Off-Broadway hit that asks, “To be, or Airbnb, that is the question.” Westport Country Playhouse will present a virtual Script in Hand playreading of “Rent Control,” the Off-Broadway hit comedy based on the true story of a struggling-to-survive actor in New York City who invents a moneymaking scheme that backfires. Written and performed by…
CT Department of Public Health announces partnership with Access Health CT to increase vaccine access
HARTFORD, CT – The Department of Public Health (DPH) on Friday announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Access Health CT, a quasi-public state agency, to increase vaccine access in communities high on the social vulnerability index (SVI). This partnership will utilize and expand on Access Health CT’s existing outreach…
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Event for Women’s History Month
In honor of Women’s History Month, Westport Country Playhouse will host a virtual storytelling of original works written by female members of the community about women who changed history, on Tuesday, March 30, at 7 p.m. Registration is necessary to access the broadcast on the Playhouse’s YouTube channel (WestportPlayhouse). The event will be the second…
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a Remarkable Online Documentary Series
BRIDGEPORT, CT – Housatonic Museum of Art is celebrating Women’s History Month with a collection of enlightening online documentary films that explore the messages women receive, the pressures they face, and those fighting for women’s rights in America. The FREE films, organized by Connecticut Film Festival, will run from Sunday, March 21 through Thursday, March…
Nuvance Health opens Norwalk Primary Care office, adds three providers
NORWALK, CT – On Monday a brand-new primary care office opened at 520 West Ave. called Nuvance Health Medical Practice — Norwalk, West Avenue. The new office is conveniently close to Norwalk Hospital and shares a building with the hospital’s outpatient Rehabilitation Center, with ample parking. The medical practice has three family medicine providers who…
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed an executive order modifying certain state laws in order to allow expanded access to telehealth services to continue in Connecticut during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth services are those that enable healthcare providers to interact with patients, including those with Medicaid coverage, without…
Don’t forget to move the clocks one hour forward tonight
It’s that time of the year again when we shift the clocks one hour forward and when Daylight Savings Time begins. This year this happens late overnight tonight, when 2 a.m. will instantly become 3 a.m. and although we will lose an hour of precious sleep time, the promise of getting an “extra” hour of…
Payroll jobs post slight January 2021 decline (-100): unemployment rate at 8.1% on newly benchmarked data
WETHERSFIELD, CT – Connecticut payroll employment was essentially unchanged in January 2021, dropping just 100 jobs (‑0.01%) after a revised 4,600 (‑0.3%) decrease in December 2020. This is the third monthly job loss after six consecutive seasonally adjusted monthly jobs gains. Statewide employment is now 127,300 (-7.5%) positions lower than a year ago at 1,570,700…
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to Explore Creativity in Lockdown with new art exhibition
Norwalk, CT – The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum located at 295 West Ave., Norwalk, CT will feature a new exhibition titled, Socially Distant Art: Creativity in Lockdown. The exhibition will open on April 8 and run through Aug. 29, 2021. Admission will be included with the purchase of a guided tour ticket and available online. Artists…