
Bar Manager Carl Blanchard is photographed on the walkway in front of Dive Bar and Restaurant in West Haven, where outdoor seating is planned for the phased reopening of restaurants. Seating is also planned for the garden area at left.
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At Fox’s, a discounted designer boutique in Turn of River, manager Elizabeth Correa has changed her returns policy to make clothes shopping easier and safer.
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Mark and Jillian Obergfell crossed the state line in order to lunch at the Crab Shell Restaurant just across the West Branch of the Stamford Harbor from Harbor Point.
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Tom Carney rearranges tables on his outside deck at Copper City Bar and Grill on Ansonia’s Main Street as he prepares for Wednesday’s outside dining reopening.
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Employees of Norwalk restaurants including Sabrina Hartz of Cafe Social prepare their outdoor seating for reopening Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Norwalk, Conn. Connecticut governor allowed the reopening of eateries with outdooor seating.
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Employees with Norwalk Tent Co. raise a tent at Sunrise Grille as restaurants prepare their outdoor seating for reopening Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Norwalk, Conn. Connecticut governor allowed the reopening of eateries with outdooor seating.
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Michelle Woodberry and Jill Fisher at Acuario Restaurant in Stamford on May 20, 2020.

Steve O’Neill, owner of Riley’s By the Seawall in Stratford, on May 20, 2020.
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Firehouse Deli, in Fairfield, is seeing steady business as the state enacts phase 1 of reopening the economy on May 20, 2020.
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A couple dines outside at Tequila Escape Kitchen + Bar in Ridgefield on Wednesday afternoon, May 20, 2020.
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Dockside Brewery in Milford opened to customers for their first day on May 20, 2020 as part of Connecticut's phase 1 reopening on the economy.
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Frank Hoinsky, an Ansonia realtor enjoys lunch in downtown Ansonia with Richard Bialokoz, one of his employees and Jerry Nocerino, a Valley developer at Relish Restaurant.
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Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti speaks with Jerry Nocerino, a Valley developer, Frank Hoinsky, an Ansonia real estate agency owner and Robert Bialokoz, one of Hoinsky’s realtors at Relish Restaurant in Ansonia’s Main Street.
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Libby Meissner owner of Crave Restaurant on Ansonia’s Main Street begins preparing Wednesday afternoon as she prepares for additional outside dining spots.
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The Crab Shell Restaurant ,just across the West Branch of the Stamford Harbor from Harbor Point.
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Centro Ristorante & Bar in Fairfield is opening at noon and has seating outside on May 20, 2020.. They are doing seating by reservation only.
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Libby Meissner owner of Crave Restaurant on Ansonia’s Main Street begins preparing Wednesday afternoon as she prepares for additional outside dining spots.
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Libby Meissner owner of Crave Restaurant on Ansonia’s Main Street begins preparing Wednesday afternoon as she prepares for additional outside dining spots.
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Dockside Brewery in Milford opened to customers for their first day on May 20, 2020 as part of Connecticut's phase 1 reopening on the economy.
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Robertson Jewelers’ doors in New Milford were open with a fan going to allow more fresh air to circulate through the building — one of requirements to reopen.
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Dockside Brewery in Milford opened to customers for their first day on May 20, 2020 as part of Connecticut's phase 1 reopening on the economy.
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Dockside Brewery in Milford opened to customers for their first day on May 20, 2020 as part of Connecticut's phase 1 reopening on the economy.
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Fernando Martins, owner of FernEllie Boutique, placed his open sign outside his shop in New Milford.
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Nick Karayiannis at Pine Hill Deli & grill had his four tables ready for the lunch rush on May 20, 2020.
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Nick Karayiannis at Pine Hill Deli & grill had his four tables ready for the lunch rush on May 20, 2020.
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Owners of Norwalk restaurants including Jeff Hardy of Sedona Grille prepare their outdoor seating for reopening Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Norwalk, Conn. Connecticut governor allowed the reopening of eateries with outdooor seating.
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Employees and owners of Norwalk restaurants prepare their outdoor seating for reopening Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Norwalk, Conn. Connecticut governor allowed the reopening of eateries with outdooor seating.
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Owners of Norwalk restaurants including Rose Promuto Of Sunset Grille prepare their outdoor seating for reopening Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Norwalk, Conn. Connecticut governor allowed the reopening of eateries with outdooor seating.
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According to Richard Herfeld, the owner of  Chef’s Table’s, 60 percent of the business is takeout anyway, but the pandemic gave him the chance to set up a very user-friendly online ordering system. The restaurant is now open for phase 1 of reopening the economy on May 20, 2020.
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According to Richard Herfeld, the owner of  Chef’s Table’s, 60 percent of the business is takeout anyway, but the pandemic gave him the chance to set up a very user-friendly online ordering system. The restaurant is now open for phase 1 of reopening the economy on May 20, 2020.
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At Fox’s, a discounted designer boutique in Turn of River, manager Elizabeth Correa has changed her returns policy to make clothes shopping easier and safer.
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Messages of positivity are seen in the windows of Doppio in downtown Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Certain nonessential businesses will be able to reopen on Wednesday as long as they follow specific guidelines set forth by Gov. Lamont.
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Owner Banchet Jiagla with a bouquet of flowers at Banchet Flowers in Greenwich on Tuesday.
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At Fox’s, a discounted designer boutique in Turn of River, manager Elizabeth Correa has changed her returns policy to make clothes shopping easier and safer.
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Patti Rafalski reopens Consider the Cook in New Canaan Wednesday, May 20, after having been shut down since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Angela Sugarella displays jewelry at Pennyweights in downtown New Canaan, open for business as of Wednesday, May 20, after being closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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A sign at Shoes 'n' More, 121 Elm St. in New Canaan, reminds shoppers to stay at least six feet apart as the Coronavirus Pandemic continues, even though businesses around Connecticut reopened on Wednesday, May 20.
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Susan Langford welcomes customers back to Soleil Toile, which was among the downtown New Canaan stores reopening on Wednesday, May 20, after being closed for some 10 weeks due to COVID-19.
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An online auction from May 17, to May 23, has raised $28,573 to help New Canaan restaurants hurt by business lost during the coronavirus pandemic. The amount raised from the auction surpasses its target goal of $20,000.
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Maria Lima, a custodial porter at the Building and Land Technology-owned office building at 200 Elm St., in downtown Stamford, Conn., wiped down surfaces on May 15, 2020 in the front lobby ahead of the building’s re-opening five days later.
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Macy's department store remains an anchor tenant at Stamford Town Center in Stamford, Conn.
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Classrooms are set up with COVID-19 precautions in place at Northeast Elementary School in Stamford, Conn. Monday, March 8, 2021.
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Jennifer Barabas, of Brookfield, has her information taken down by pharmacist Kathy Haddy before she receives her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the new location of the Brookfield clinic. The clinic is set up in the old St Joseph Catholic Academy. Wednesday, April 8, 2021, in Brookfield, Conn.
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Stamford Mayor David Martin looks over his vaccination card with Cecil Chan, RN, after receiving the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn. Monday, March 8, 2021.
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Carly Plymel, RN, preps a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Stamford Health Vaccination Super Site in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Beginning April 1st , all individuals 16 and older who live, work, or attend school in Connecticut became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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State Sen. Will Haskell, D-New Canaan, receives his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Carly Plymel, RN, at the Stamford Health Vaccination Super Site in Stamford on Tuesday. Beginning April 1st , all individuals 16 and older who live, work, or attend school in Connecticut became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Jennifer Barabas, of Brookfield, receives her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the new location of the Brookfield clinic from pharmacist Kathy Haddy. The clinic is set up in the old St Joseph Catholic Academy. Wednesday, April 8, 2021, in Brookfield, Conn.
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Jennifer Barabas, of Brookfield, waits to received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the new location of the Brookfield clinic, set up at the old St Joseph Catholic Academy. Wednesday, April 8, 2021, in Brookfield, Conn.
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Jennifer Barabas, of Brookfield, is checked in at the new Brookfield clinic by volunteer Margaret Unfried, of Danbury, to received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The clinic is now at the old St Joseph Catholic Academy. Wednesday, April 8, 2021, in Brookfield, Conn.
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Jennifer Barabas, of Brookfield, waits to received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the new location of the Brookfield clinic, set up at the old St Joseph Catholic Academy. Wednesday, April 8, 2021, in Brookfield, Conn.
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Jennifer Barabas, of Brookfield, waits to received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the new location of the Brookfield clinic, set up at the old St Joseph Catholic Academy. Wednesday, April 8, 2021, in Brookfield, Conn.
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Jennifer Barabas, of Brookfield, has her information taken down by pharmacist Kathy Haddy before she receives her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the new location of the Brookfield clinic. The clinic is set up in the old St Joseph Catholic Academy. Wednesday, April 8, 2021, in Brookfield, Conn.
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Jennifer Barabas, of Brookfield, has her information taken down by pharmacist Kathy Haddy before she receives her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the new location of the Brookfield clinic. The clinic is set up in the old St Joseph Catholic Academy. Wednesday, April 8, 2021, in Brookfield, Conn.
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Jennifer Barabas, of Brookfield, gives her information to pharmacist Kathy Haddy before getting her COVID-19 vaccine at the new clinic at St. Joseph Catholic Academy in Brookfield.
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Mallory Bates, an RN at Norwalk Hospital, center, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Elizabeth Jackson during a Norwalk Health Department mass vaccination clinic for people 45 years and older at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk, Conn., on Saturday Mar. 20, 2021. Looking on is Elizabeth's granddaughter Jessica Jackson. This drive is expected to vaccinate as many as 1,000 people.
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Dan McElhinney (far right), acting deputy regional administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, speaks at a press conference at the site of a COVID-19 FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit on the New Haven Green on April 8, 2021.
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Griffin Hospital RN Cynthia Dore (left) gives Nikkita Hiraldo of New Haven Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination at a COVID-19 FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit set up on the New Haven Green on April 8, 2021.
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Dan McElhinney (right), acting deputy regional administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, speaks at a press conference at the site of a COVID-19 FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit on the New Haven Green on April 8, 2021.
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Patrick Charmel, president and CEO of Griffin Hospital and Griffin Health Services Corporation, speaks at a press conference at the site of a COVID-19 FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit on the New Haven Green on April 8, 2021.
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A COVID-19 FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit set up on the New Haven Green on April 8, 2021.
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Griffin Hospital RN Cynthia Dore (right) gives Jonathan Chang of Orange a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination at a COVID-19 FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit set up on the New Haven Green on April 8, 2021.
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A COVID-19 FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit set up on the New Haven Green on April 8, 2021.
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Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz (left) speaks at a press conference at the site of a COVID-19 FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit on the New Haven Green on April 8, 2021.
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Local residents line up at the Ultimate Regent 8 movie theater where the Norwalk Health Department held a mass COVID vaccination clinic in the theater lobby Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. The Bow Tie Cinemas theater owner partnered with the healtth department to host the public COVID vaccination clinic.
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Volunteers help local residents line up at the Ultimate Regent 8 movie theater where the Norwalk Health Department held a mass COVID vaccination clinic in the lobby of the theater Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. The Bow Tie Cinemas theater owner partnered with the healtth department to host the public COVID vaccination clinic.
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Local residents line up at the Ultimate Regent 8 movie theater where the Norwalk Health Department held a mass COVID vaccination clinic in the theater lobby Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. The Bow Tie Cinemas theater owner partnered with the healtth department to host the public COVID vaccination clinic.
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Volunteer Patricia Czako helps local residents line up at the Ultimate Regent 8 movie theater where the Norwalk Health Department held a mass COVID vaccination clinic in the lobby of the theater Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. The Bow Tie Cinemas theater owner partnered with the healtth department to host the public COVID vaccination clinic.
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Local residents line up at the Ultimate Regent 8 movie theater where the Norwalk Health Department held a mass COVID vaccination clinic in the theater lobby Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. The Bow Tie Cinemas theater owner partnered with the healtth department to host the public COVID vaccination clinic.
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Volunteers help local residents line up at the Ultimate Regent 8 movie theater where the Norwalk Health Department held a mass COVID vaccination clinic in the lobby of the theater Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. The Bow Tie Cinemas theater owner partnered with the healtth department to host the public COVID vaccination clinic.
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Local residents line up at the Ultimate Regent 8 movie theater where the Norwalk Health Department held a mass COVID vaccination clinic in the theater lobby Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. The Bow Tie Cinemas theater owner partnered with the healtth department to host the public COVID vaccination clinic.
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State Sen. Will Haskell, D-New Canaan, thanks nurse Carly Plymel after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Stamford Health’s Vaccination Super Site in Stamford on Tuesday. Beginning April 1, all individuals 16 and older who live, work, or attend school in Connecticut became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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State Sen. Will Haskell, D-New Canaan, left, checks in before receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Stamford Health Vaccination Super Site in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Beginning April 1st , all individuals 16 and older who live, work, or attend school in Connecticut became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Carly Plymel, RN, preps a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Stamford Health Vaccination Super Site in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Beginning April 1st , all individuals 16 and older who live, work, or attend school in Connecticut became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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From left, Darius Williams, Daira Rivera, Eloisa Melendez, Mike Cerulli, and State Sen. Will Haskell, D-New Canaan, chat before receiving the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Stamford Health Vaccination Super Site in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Beginning April 1st , all individuals 16 and older who live, work, or attend school in Connecticut became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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State Sen. Will Haskell, D-New Canaan, speaks with Carly Plymel, RN, before receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Stamford Health Vaccination Super Site in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Beginning April 1st , all individuals 16 and older who live, work, or attend school in Connecticut became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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People wait in line for their scheduled COVID-19 vaccination appointments at FEMA’s new COVID-19 mobile vaccination unit, which is set up and running this week in parking lot of Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, in Bridgeport, Conn. March 29, 2021.
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Mallory Bates, a nurse at Norwalk Hospital, center, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Elizabeth Jackson during a Norwalk Health Department mass vaccination clinic for people 45 years and older at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk on March 20. Looking on is Elizabeth’s granddaughter Jessica Jackson.
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Teachers and staff from all over Monroe's school system wait the mandatory 15 minutes to monitor for reactions after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during a closed vaccine clinic for Monroe school staff at Masuk High School in Monroe, Conn., on Wednesday Mar. 3, 2021.
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Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, right, shows her vaccination card to Leonela Espinal RN before receiving her second dose of COVID_19 vaccine at the Community Health Center's mass vaccination clinic at the Danbury Fair mall. Monday, April 5, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz shows off a White House Easter egg she received from the Easter Bunny after getting her second dose of COVID_19 vaccine at the Community Health Center's mass vaccination clinic at the Danbury Fair mall. Monday, April 5, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz receives her second dose of COVID_19 vaccine from Leonela Espinal RN before at the Community Health Center's mass vaccination clinic at the Danbury Fair mall. Monday, April 5, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz talks with received her second dose of COVID_19 vaccine at the Community Health Center Founder and CEO Mark Masselli at the mass vaccination clinic at the Danbury Fair mall. Monday, April 5, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz receives her second dose of COVID_19 vaccine from Leonela Espinal RN before at the Community Health Center's mass vaccination clinic at the Danbury Fair mall. Monday, April 5, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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The Ultimate Regent 8 Theater on North Main Street Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. The theater will be rented out by the city for a COVID vaccination clinic.
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Elmer Ulloa serves a table outside Hudson Social as part of the StrEATeries outdoor dining initiative in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, April 4, 2021. Stamford Downtown and the City of Stamford partnered to bring back the initiative that started last year in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. StrEATeries adds more than 1,000 outdoor dining seats to accommodate visitors to downtown Stamford for dining and shopping.
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Stamford's Emily Levasseur and Craig Saphire enjoy a meal outside as part of the StrEATeries outdoor dining initiative in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, April 4, 2021. Stamford Downtown and the City of Stamford partnered to bring back the initiative that started last year in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. StrEATeries adds more than 1,000 outdoor dining seats to accommodate visitors to downtown Stamford for dining and shopping.
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Richard Gard, who has experienced the lingering health effects of COVID-19 after his hospitalization at Yale New Haven Hospital for COVID-19 in March 2020, is held by his wife, Evelyn, at their home in Beacon Falls on April 2, 2021.
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16-year-old, Luke Schwartz, and his mom, Deborah List at their home Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Wilton, Conn. Schwartz has a rare type of thyroid cancer and a host of other health issues and had hoped that, due to his health issues, he'd get the COVID vaccine early. But, when Lamont went by an age classification, His mother took matters into her own hands and got Luke vaccinated in Vermont, where the family also owns a home.
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16-year-old, Luke Schwartz at his home Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Wilton, Conn. Schwartz has a rare type of thyroid cancer and a host of other health issues and had hoped that, due to his health issues, he'd get the COVID vaccine early. But, when Lamont went by an age classification, His mother took matters into her own hands and got Luke vaccinated in Vermont, where the family also owns a home.
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16-year-old, Luke Schwartz at his home Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Wilton, Conn. Schwartz has a rare type of thyroid cancer and a host of other health issues and had hoped that, due to his health issues, he'd get the COVID vaccine early. But, when Lamont went by an age classification, His mother took matters into her own hands and got Luke vaccinated in Vermont, where the family also owns a home.
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Signs point to the entrance of the Building and Land Technology (BLT) building at 1 Elmcroft Rd. that has been converted to a COVID-19 vaccination "super site" in the Harbor Point section of Stamford, Conn. Thursday, March 11, 2021. Through a partnership between the City of Stamford, Stamford Health, and BLT, the building will be used for vaccinations beginning March 15.
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Walgreens registered pharmacist Emilio Delia holds a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Mary Wade Home in New Haven on January 28, 2021.
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Workers with Community Heathcare Centers administer coronavirus testing Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Veterans Memorial Park in Norwalk, Conn.
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A nurse prepares the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during the grand opening of the COVID-19 vaccine "super site" at Silicon Harbor in Stamford, Conn. Monday, March 15, 2021. The site came to fruition through a partnership between the City of Stamford, Stamford Health, and BLT. The South End site hopes to vaccinate up to an additional 7,000 people per week.
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A Metro-North conductor collects tickets on a train between Greenwich and Stamford on Dec. 1.
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Joanne Kombert, R.N., adminsters the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a Hartford HealthCare and St. Vincent's Medical Center vaccination clinic for parishioners of St. Charles Borromeo Church at McGivney Community Center in Bridgeport, Conn., on Tuesday March 23, 2021.
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Thomas Juliusburger, of Stamford, receives the Pfizer vaccine shot from nurse Justin Leas, during Community Health Center's mass drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic held at the parking lot of Lord & Taylor in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021.
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Sarah Miller and Lee Cruz, of New Haven, enrolled their children, Pablo, 10, left, and Mateo, 6, in a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine trial at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. The family is seen here on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
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Sarah Miller and Lee Cruz, of New Haven, enrolled their children, Pablo, 10, left, and Mateo, 6, in a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine trial at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. The family is seen here on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
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Captain Finn Cullen and The Norwalk high school co op team take on the Milford co op team in CIAC action Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at SoNo Ice House in Norwalk, Conn. Norwalk winter sports are livestreaming hockey matches at SoNo Ice House because spectators aren't allowed due to COVID. But the livestream system in the hockey rink is subscription only. The team is trying to get 1,000 subscribers on YouTube so they can livestream games for free.
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The Shoe Mart on Westport Avenue in Norwalk plans to open on June 1.
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Five Below on Connecticut Avenue in Norwalk was not ready to open Wednesday morning on May 20, 2020.
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Starbucks on Connecticut Avenue in Norwalk continued to do good drive-thru business on May 20, 2020.
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The Norwalk high school co op team prepares take on the Milford co op team in CIAC action Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at SoNo Ice House in Norwalk, Conn. Norwalk winter sports are livestreaming hockey matches at SoNo Ice House because spectators aren't allowed due to COVID. But the livestream system in the hockey rink is subscription only. The team is trying to get 1,000 subscribers on YouTube so they can livestream games for free.
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The Norwalk high school co op team takes on the Milford co op team in CIAC action Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at SoNo Ice House in Norwalk, Conn. Norwalk winter sports are livestreaming hockey matches at SoNo Ice House because spectators aren't allowed due to COVID. But the livestream system in the hockey rink is subscription only. The team is trying to get 1,000 subscribers on YouTube so they can livestream games for free.
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Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at a news conference at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, in Bridgeport, Conn. March 29, 2021. Lamont joined others to announce the deployment FEMA’s new COVID-19 mobile vaccination unit, which is set up and running this week in the zoo’s parking lot.
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Captain Finn Cullen and The Norwalk high school co op team take on the Milford co op team in CIAC action Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at SoNo Ice House in Norwalk, Conn. Norwalk winter sports are livestreaming hockey matches at SoNo Ice House because spectators aren't allowed due to COVID. But the livestream system in the hockey rink is subscription only. The team is trying to get 1,000 subscribers on YouTube so they can livestream games for free.
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Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo continues to stress following safety protocols even with warm weather arriving and more vaccine eligibility opening. Greenwich’s COVID cases, like the state’s, are on the rise.
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Employees check in patients during the Greenwich Hospital COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Brunswick Lower School Campus in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, Jan. 25, 2021.
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A tray of syringes filled with doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Laura McLoughlin hands off a meals in mid-March 2021 to active and furloughed employees at the Greenwich Hyatt Regency hotel, where she is director of revenue management. ADP reported a spike nationally in leisure and hospitality employment in March, giving the sector hopes for a surge in consumer confidence.
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Classrooms are set up with COVID-19 precautions in place as students prepare to return five days-a-week at Northeast Elementary School in Stamford, Conn. Monday, March 8, 2021.
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Karen Lynch, a nurse at Danbury Hospital, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to Danbury teachers and school district staff at a vaccine clinic at Rogers Park Middle School in Danbury, Conn., on Saturday Mar. 6, 2021. Over 900 teachers and staff received the Moderna vaccine during the two-day clinic.
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A sign displays instructions during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Guilford Library on March 13.
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Seating is prevented during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Guilford Library on March 13, 2021.
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