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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’

  • Shelton school’s lessons highlight inclusion, acceptance

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
  • Griffin Hospital in Derby
    2 new vaccine sites to open in Shelton
    The new vaccination centers in Shelton, opening next week, will be able to give shots to 1,200 people a day.
    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
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  1. Griffin Hospital, Hartford HealthCare to open COVID vaccines centers in Shelton
  2. Shelton coach “disappointed” with football decision
  3. Did I Say That?: Praying away the snow day
  4. Shelton firefighters douse excavator fire
  5. Shelton High grads Kaitlyn Giangregorio, Michael Offord to wed
  6. Fire destroys Shelton home
  7. Letter: Calls on Shelton BOE to create bipartisan budget that supports education
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
  • Asian shares mostly higher as Biden inauguration approaches
    A woman walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday as the changing of the guard in the U.S. raised hopes for more support for the economy and more aggressive measures to fight the pandemic.
  • 4 hurt in string of shootings in Pocono Mountains community
    This frame grab from video provided by WNEP-TV shows authorities at one of the scenes in a string of multiple shootings, late Monday, June 18, 2021, in Monroe County, Pa. Authorities say at least four people have been injured in the string of shootings that prompted a shelter-in-place order for some residents north of Mount Pocono. (Courtesy of WNEP TV via AP)
  • Exhausted hospital chaplains bring solace to lonely, dying
    Chaplain Kristin Michealsen holds the hand of a deceased COVID-19 patient while talking on the phone with the patient's family member at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. "I have never seen this much of death and suffering," said Michealsen, who has been a chaplain for 13 years. "I often tell families that I'm holding their loved one's hand when they can't and that I am with them when they are dying when they can't be."
  • A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with cases
    FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021, file photo a pharmacist draws saline while preparing a dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in Sacramento, Calif. Mutations to the virus are rapidly popping up and the longer it takes to vaccinate people, the more likely it is that a variant that can elude current tests, treatments and vaccines could emerge.
  • 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.
Dear Abby
  • Dear Abby: Siblings disagree over final wishes of their...
    Funeral urn.
  • Dear Abby: Health emergency reveals new questions about...
    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
  • Yellen urges Congress to do more to fight pandemic recession
    FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo former Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks with FOX Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden announced Yellen as his nominee for Treasury Secretary.
  • Biden's national security Cabinet nominees face Senate tests
    FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden listens as his Secretary of State nominee Tony Blinken speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. President-elect Joe Biden's national security Cabinet may be bare on Day One of his presidency. His nominees to head the State Department, the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security and the intelligence community are facing a series of confirmation hearings starting on inauguration eve.
  • Roberts to swear in yet another president who opposed him
    FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2013, file photo Chief Justice John Roberts, right, reads the oath of office to President Barack Obama at the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington.
  • Nicaragua congress adopts life sentences; opposition opposes
    FILE - In this May 26, 2018 file photo, the Spanish word for "Murderer" covers a mural of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, as part of anti-government protests demanding his resignation in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaragua's ruling party-dominated Congress has passed a law Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, that would essentially ban opposition candidates from running in the 2021 presidential elections, giving President Daniel Ortega the power to unilaterally declare citizens "terrorists" or coup-mongers, classify them as "traitors to the homeland" and ban them from running as candidates.
  • 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.
Health
  • European car sales suffer worst plunge ever in pandemic
    Long time exposure photo shows commuters driving towards Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. In background the buildings of the banking district.
  • Italian PM Conte seeks to stay in power with Senate vote
    Premier Giuseppe Conte arrives at the Senate do deliver his speech, in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Conte fights for his political life with an address aimed at shoring up support for his government, which has come under fire from former Premier Matteo Renzi's tiny but key Italia Viva (Italy Alive) party over plans to relaunch the pandemic-ravaged economy.
  • Tennessee gov set for State of the State speech in February
    Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the Tennessee Higher Education Commission session of the state budget hearings Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Lee said Tuesday he's looking to include "meaningful" teacher pay raises in next year's budget despite facing financial crunches brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • South Africa's trailblazing Black food writer dies of virus
    Book store worker, Dikeledi Nhlapo, holds a copy of Dorah Sitole's "40 Years of Iconic Food" cook book in Exclusive Books in Hyde Park Corner, Johannesburg, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. South Africa's pioneer Black food writer Sitole, portrait on cover, who quietly defied apartheid to win respect and a wide readership for African cuisine, died January 2021, of COVID-19.
  • Spain's rising cases give pandemic hospital a second chance
    COVID-19 patients receive treatment at the new Nurse Isabel Zendal Hospital in Madrid Madrid, Spain, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. As the coronavirus curve of contagion turned increasingly vertical after Christmas and New Year's, the Zendal has been busy. On Monday, 392 virus patients were being treated, more than in any other hospital in the Madrid region.
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