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Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock residents Leo and Delloroise Fortier after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
Coronavirus in Connecticut
‘It is a relief’: Senior living facility receives first COVID...
Residents and staff of Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock receives their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week.
  • ‘When will I be next?’: Officials say be patient for vaccine

  • Adults over 75 can register for COVID vaccine. Here’s how.

Shelton firefighters Fire battle an excavator fire Saturday, Jan. 16, at a property on East Village Road.
News
Shelton firefighters douse excavator fire
The fire was reported Saturday night on East Village Road.
  • Weir Farm officially CT’s first ‘ National Historical Park’

  • 2 new vaccine sites to open in Shelton

Coach Mike DeFelice hopes Shelton football can return to the field for practice in the spring.
Sports
Shelton coach “disappointed” with football decision
Shelton High football coach Mike DeFelice wasn’t shocked but was disappointed when the CIAC's Board of Control ruled that there won’t be an alternative football season played this spring during its Jan. 14 meeting. “It’s definitely bad news,” DeFelice said. “I wanted something especially for our seniors. But after they delayed the start of winter sports in November, in the back of...
Charter Oak Brewing Company in Danbury is offering local home delivery.
Entertainment
Breweries adapt to keep taprooms open during pandemic
With recent legislation forcing breweries to offer food in order to stay open during the pandemic, many are finding ways to adapt.
Joe Pisani bemoans the endless cycle of shoveling snow.
Arts & Leisure
Column: Praying away the snow day
As a child Joe Pisani didn’t hope for snow days, instead knowing that he’d have to clean up the frosty fluff, he hoped it wouldn’t come.
Below is a Letter to the Editor from this week's Shelton Herald. If you'd like to have a letter to the editor run next week, email letters to brian.gioiele@hearstmediact.com
Opinion
Letter: Calls on Shelton BOE to create bipartisan budget that supports education
To the Editor: With the New Year upon us I have been doing a lot of thinking about starting fresh and remaining optimistic about the year ahead. I cannot stop thinking about the students in Shelton and across the nation that are dealing with extraordinary learning circumstances that need continued support from parents, teachers, and Boards of Education to keep their opportunity to learn alive...
News
  • Fourth graders, from left, Thanh Pham, Nayzeth Aracena and Paul Tran pose in front of a billboard displaying a collection hand drawn self portraits created by the students and faculty of Sunnyside Elementary School, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 15, 2021.
    Shelton school’s lessons highlight inclusion, acceptance
    “Our goal is to always create a climate of acceptance, understanding and support,” the principal said. “This year, we are highlighting diverse cultures, religions and customs.
    By Brian Gioiele
  • Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia is being sued to block transferring captains.
    Bridgeport Police captains sue to block transfers
    By Daniel Tepfer
    LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: A flu vaccine syringe rests on a table at a free flu vaccination clinic held at a local library on October 14, 2020 in Lakewood, California. Medical experts are hoping the flu shot this year will help prevent a 'twindemic'- an epidemic of influenza paired with a second wave of COVID-19 which could lead to overwhelmed hospitals amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
    State health department: No new flu hospitalizations in CT
    By Amanda Cuda
    Exterior of Shelton City Hall, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 11, 2021.
    Shelton finances in a ‘sound position,’ city officials say
    By Brian Gioiele
    From left; Stratford Town Planner Susmitha Attota, and Shakespeare Property Sub-committee members Tom Dillon, Greg Reilly, and Tom Evans tour the site of the former Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, Conn. on Thursday, January 30, 2020.
    Shakespeare Market debuts Sunday on former theater property
    By Ethan Fry
Police News
  • Bridgeport Police captains sue to block transfers
  • Ansonia police: Toddler found wandering in California not Vanessa Morales
  • Police: Parolee nabbed with loaded gun after high-speed chase
  • Retired Bridgeport police officer pleads not guilty to rape
  • Lamont warns of COVID vaccine scams
  • Attorney: DC ban ‘extreme’ for CT woman charged in protest
  • Police: Fitness trainer charged with sexually assaulting teen
Most Popular
  1. Griffin Hospital, Hartford HealthCare to open COVID vaccines centers in Shelton
  2. Did I Say That?: Praying away the snow day
  3. Shelton coach “disappointed” with football decision
  4. Shelton firefighters douse excavator fire
  5. Shelton’s Howe Avenue site, once devastated by fire, has new owner
  6. Fire destroys Shelton home
  7. Shelton High named December’s top students, employee
Sports
  • Coach Mike DeFelice hopes Shelton football can return to the field for practice in the spring.
    Shelton coach “disappointed” with football decision
    Shelton High football coach Mike DeFelice wasn’t shocked but was disappointed when the CIAC's Board of Control ruled that there won’t be an alternative football season played this spring...
    By Bill Bloxsom
  • Connecticut girls ice hockey teams will be permitted to start holding practices as of Tuesday.
    H.S. girls hockey gets green light to start winter season
    By Dave Stewart
    CIAC executive director Glenn Lungarini
    CIAC winter plan: no state championships, Feb. 8 start
    By Michael Fornabaio
    Evan Azary, surrounded my mom Jennifer, dad Joe and brother Alex, celebrates his choice to play soccer at King's College.
    Evan Azary to play lacrosse at King’s College
    By Bill Bloxsom
    Shelton's Jared Sedlock is joined by brother Logan. mom Tracey and dad Drew when he officially chose to play lacrosse at Ithaca College.
    Jared Sedlock to play lacrosse at Ithaca College
    By Bill Bloxsom
Opinion
  • Letter: Calls on Shelton BOE to create bipartisan budget that supports...
  • Letter: Calls for unified Trump impeachment push
  • Letter: Shelton Democrat leaders support impeachment
  • Letter: Why Shelton Aldermen did not intercede in police disciplinary...
  • Saranich: It’s an ‘honor and privilege’ to serve as...
Business
  • The Twisted Vine in Derby.
    Derby’s Twisted Vine Restaurant offers Valentine’s Day ceremony
    DERBY — Twisted Vine Restaurant will hold a free event for Valentine’s Day. This event is for couples who would like to renew their vows and for those who want to make Valentine’s Day...
    By Staff report
  • Van Hurd, a "Hell's Kitchen" alum who moved to Connecticut 12 years ago, is heading up Citizen Chicken and Donuts in West Hartford.
    Former ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ chef takes on fried chicken and doughnuts
    By Leeanne Griffin
    People line up to register for interviews for positions at Amazon's North Haven location at a job fait in New Haven in 2019.
    Analyst: CT ‘facing worst job declines since World War II’
    By Luther Turmelle
    'Unleashing your inner beast': Smash Avenue is Connecticut's first 'rage...
    By Lisa Backus
    U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, and Ricky Evans, the owner of  Ricky D's Rib Shack in New Haven, talk with reporters Wednesday about the federal Payroll Protection Program. Blumenthal visited Evans' restaurant in an effort to urge that the $130 billion that remains in the program be focused on small and minority owned businesses.
    More than 600 CT restaurants have closed during pandemic
    By Alexander Soule
Entertainment
  • Charter Oak Brewing Company in Danbury is offering local home delivery.
    Breweries adapt to keep taprooms open during pandemic
    With recent legislation forcing breweries to offer food in order to stay open during the pandemic, many are finding ways to adapt.
    By Ashley Winchester
  • The Durham Farmers Market  is open Saturdays from 10 to 1 p.m. at Durham Activity Center, 350 Main Street, above the Core Club Gym.
    Winter markets offer farm fresh products
    By Ashley Winchester
    Construction on the "New Bruce" expansion and renovation continues at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich has caused the museum to temporarily close.
    ‘Growing pains’ lead Bruce Museum to temporarily close
    By TinaMarie Craven
    Weston resident Richard Wiese, host of the Emmy-winning PBS series, "Born to Explore," says one of his favorite places for hiking is the Saugatuck Blue Trail East, an easy, undulating trail which he approaches from Redding. It follows the shore of the Saugatuck Reservoir, seen here. Enjoying the view is Wiese's daughter, Sabrina.
    Saugatuck and Aspetuck trails offer fantastic vistas
    By Peter Marteka
    The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will be accepting submissions to their annual Young Writers Competition School Feb. 1 through June 4.
    LMMM holds annual Young Writers Competition
    By TinaMarie Craven
Real Estate
  • Real Estate On the Market: A home for the art and nature lover
    77 Morningside Drive South, Westport
  • Real Estate New Canaan home sells for more than $6M
    A home at 141 Briscoe Road in New Canaan has sold for $6,162,300. It is on the latest list of property transfers that were reported in the town clerk's office between August 17, and August 22, 2020.
  • Real Estate On the Market: New England bucolic charm is hallmark of...
    Beige colonial at 20 Tuckahoe Road, Easton.
  • Real Estate High-end townhome / $460,000
    11 Great Heron Lane, Brookfield
  • Real Estate Colonial with lake access / $650,000
    32 Crestview Drive, Woodbridge
Arts and Leisure
  • Joe Pisani bemoans the endless cycle of shoveling snow.
    Column: Praying away the snow day
    As a child Joe Pisani didn’t hope for snow days, instead knowing that he’d have to clean up the frosty fluff, he hoped it wouldn’t come.
    By Joe Pisani
  • Kaitlyn Giangregorio and Michael Offord.
    Shelton High grads Kaitlyn Giangregorio, Michael Offord to wed
    The 2021 Mazda6 Signature features a 2.5-liter, turbocharged engine that produces 250 horsepower.
    Drive: The 2021 Mazda6 ‘injected fun’ into tired driving routine
    By Steven Macoy
    Looking to try something a little different? A pear flatbread makes for a light and refreshing dish.
    Recipe: Pear flatbread offers a fancy alternative to pizza
    By TinaMarie Craven
    Check out the movies playing on your television Jan. 15-17.
    Movie Menu: Check out the films airing on cable this weekend
    By Mark Schumann
Politics
  • News ‘Hit the floor:’ Himes, DeLauro were in House chamber...
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Protesters gather inside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
  • News Shelton’s McGorty named assistant Republican House leader
    State Rep. Ben McGorty (R-122) has been appointed Assistant Republican Leader by House Republican Leader-elect Vincent Candelora on Dec. 4.
  • Politics Lamont quarantined as spokesman tests positive for COVID-19
    FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2020, file photo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont addresses the media in Westport, Conn. Despite Connecticut's increasing virus rates, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, Lamont continued to urge school districts to keep in-person learning at least for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. He said data show young children are not a major contributor to rising virus rates, and long-term isolation can harm students socially and emotionally.
  • News Radiological Society of Connecticut tabs Kelly as...
    State Sen. Kevin Kelly with, left to right, Christine Crawford, Rose Goldspink and Marge Keene from The Valley Goes Pink at the 2019 Shelton Senior Center Health and Wellness Fair. The organization shared information about breast cancer early detection and awareness at the fair.
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut Democrats allow governor to retain emergency powers
    Gov. Ned Lamont
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut Democrats agree to meeting on Lamont’s emergency COVID...
    Gov. Ned Lamont in a 2019 file photo.
Shopping
  • Filson Original Briefcase in black for $178.99.
    The buy-it-for-life Filson Original Briefcase is $179 right now
    On my iPhone, I have a list of "wants," and a Filson Original Briefcase has lived on that list for a while.
    By Ryan Craggs
  • WellBefore N95 masks at WellBefore.com
    Fake N95 masks are rampant. Here's how to spot one.
    By Joshua Sargent
    Frisco Fold & Carry Double Door Collapsible Wire Dog Crate, Starting at $19.99 at Chewy
    The best crates for crate training a new puppy
    By Ana Suarez
    FurHaven Sofa-Style Orthopedic Pet Bed Sofa Style at Woot!
    Forget your kids: buy this orthopedic dog bed
    By Joshua Sargent
    For more deals and coupons, visit the SFGate Coupon page!
    Deals round up Friday, Jan. 15
    By The Buy Area Staff
Nation & World News
  • Biden, Harris take break from inaugural prep to mark MLK day
    Flags are placed on the National Mall, looking towards the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington.
  • Census Bureau director to resign amid criticism over data
    U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham pauses after speaking at a news conference to urge Arizonans to participate in the nation's once-a-decade census population count Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Phoenix. Ending the 2020 census at the end of September instead of the end of October, could cost Florida and Montana congressional seats and result in Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina losing $500 million in federal funding for healthcare for its neediest residents.
  • Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 US states amid winter surge
    FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021 photo provided by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, National Guard members assisting with processing COVID-19 deaths, placing them into temporary storage at the medical examiner-coroner's office in Los Angeles. The seven-day rolling average of daily deaths is rising in 30 states and the District of Columbia, and on Monday, Jan 18, 2021, the U.S. was approaching 398,000, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University, by far the highest of any country in the world. (Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner via AP, File)
  • Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp
    A stand-in for President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on the podium, as a stand-in for Jill Biden looks on, during a rehearsal for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.
  • King Day service calls for nonviolence amid turbulent times
    People visit the eternal flame at the tomb of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, in Atlanta.
Dear Abby
  • Dear Abby: Siblings disagree over final wishes of their...
    Funeral urn.
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    Close up of crying girl's face
  • Dear Abby: New homeowners get an earful from encroaching...
    Neighbors discuss the news, standing at the fence. An elderly woman talking with a young man. They are satisfied with this meeting
  • Dear Abby: Too much togetherness puts pressure on happy...
    A woman feels smothered by her husband.
  • Dear Abby: Mom is pressured to teach native language to...
Politics
  • Uganda police surround Bobi Wine's opposition party offices
    Mityana Municipality politician, Zaake Francis, close ally to opposition leader Bobi Wine gestures, in Rubaga hospital, Kampala, Uganda, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, after he was alledgedly beaten by security personnel at the gates of Bobi Wine's house on Saturday. A day after Uganda's longtime leader was declared the winner of the country's presidential election, the opposition party dismissed the results as "fraud" and called for the release of their leader, Bobi Wine, who has been under alleged house arrest for several days.
  • Court in Central African Republic upholds election results
    President Faustin-Archange Touadera speaks to the media after casting his vote at the Lycee Boganda polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Touadera and his party said the vote will go ahead after government forces clashed with rebels in recent days and some opposition candidates pulled out of the race amid growing insecurity.
  • Inaugural event to celebrate resiliency of Black Americans
    Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris campaigns for Democratic U.S. Senate challengers the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Columbus, Ga.
  • Trump baby protest blimp enters Museum of London collection
    FILE - In this file photo taken Tuesday, July 10, 2018, a six-meter high cartoon baby blimp depicting U.S. President Donald Trump in north London. The President Trump blimp will become part of the Museum of London's protest collection exhibition, which includes artifacts from the women's suffrage movement, peace activists who opposed the war in Iraq during the early 2000s, and more recent protests against public spending cuts, the museum has announced Monday Jan. 18, 2021.
  • Biden's test: Engineering economic boom in a partisan divide
    The Washington Monument and the National Mall are visible as members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard walk along the West Front of the U.S. Capitol at the site of the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.
Health
  • Weary migrants wait at Guatemala roadblock as caravan stalls
    Guatemalan soldiers and police block Honduran migrants from advancing toward the US border, on the highway in Vado Hondo, Guatemala, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. Hundreds of Honduran migrants have awoken tired and hungry after a second night stuck along a rural Guatemalan roadside by police and soldiers who will not let them pass.
  • More than 100,000 have had 1st vaccine dose in Mississippi
    Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announces that residents who are 65 and older and those with preexisting conditions will now be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine during a press conference in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.
  • The Latest: California urges halt to 300K vaccine doses
    A doctor inoculates Herri Rehfeld, 92, against the new coronavirus with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at the vaccination center at the Messe Berlin trade fair grounds on the center's opening day in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The center is the third to open in Berlin. Three more are to open in coming weeks once shipments of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines pick up pace. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images via AP, Pool)
  • Venezuela's Maduro sends oxygen to Brazil amid virus spike
    Family members of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 line up with empty oxygen tanks in an attempt to refill them, outside the Nitron da Amazonia company, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Doctors in the Amazon rainforest's biggest city are having to choose which COVID-19 patients can breathe amid dwindling oxygen stocks and an effort to airlift some of the infected to other states.
  • Senate gathers on 'Lobby Day' under heightened security
    Boogaloo Bois stand on the sidewalk on 9th Street in support of lobby day on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Richmond, Va. The day is a chance for citizens to use a day off work to meet with their legislators.
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