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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Peter Avila, a COVID testing associate, collects a self administered COVID-19 test from a patient at the Community Health Center COVID-19 testing site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus on June 29 in Danbury.
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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, seen here in 2019, spoke again to the Retired Men’s Association in Greenwich on Wednesday, discussing his ongoing efforts in the opioid crisis against as well as the law in the state under the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gov. Ned Lamont, right, listens as Josh Geballe speaks in March 2020 at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, in his role as chief operating officer for the state of Connecticut leading the state Department of Administrative Services. Under a new law signed by Lamont, Connecticut is investing more than $11 million to strengthen its computer systems against hacks, while preventing businesses from having to pay punitive damages if sued in court provided they can prove they have updated safeguards in place against breaches.
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Bethel saw a nearly 97 percent tax collection rate this year, and the town’s tax collector believes the COVID-19 pandemic had something to do with it.
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Greenwich Hospital has not seen an increase in the number of patients, but the number of COVID cases in town is concerning to Greenwich’s top health official.
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Peter Avila, a COVID testing associate, collects a self administered COVID-19 test from a patient at the Community Health Center COVID-19 testing site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus on June 29 in Danbury.
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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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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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Police have identified the woman killed in a crash on Lake Avenue in Greenwich, Conn., on the night of Tuesday, July 13, 2021, as 52-year-old Serena Bechtel.
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Medical personnel work in Hartford HealthCare’s new drive-through COVID-19 testing sight inside the parking garage adjacent to the Arena at Harbor Yard, in Bridgeport, Conn. Jan. 25, 2021.
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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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Dan McElhinney (far right), Acting Deputy Regional Administrator for FEMA, 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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Alexis Killeen rehearses a song from "The Last Five Years" at River House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, July 11, 2021. Unlike many of the arts organizations in town, Greenwich Arts Alliance never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit, which uses therapeutic arts programs to educate students and seniors, began rehearsal in person again during the first week in June and plans to host two upcoming shows in mid-and-late July.
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Katharine Singer Jensen, 17, rehearses a song from "The Last Five Years" at River House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, July 11, 2021. Unlike many of the arts organizations in town, Greenwich Arts Alliance never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit, which uses therapeutic arts programs to educate students and seniors, began rehearsal in person again during the first week in June and plans to host two upcoming shows in mid-and-late July.
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Joelle Singer Jensen and Ben Walker, both 17, rehearse choreography with direction from director Michael Busani, right, at River House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, July 11, 2021. Unlike many of the arts organizations in town, Greenwich Arts Alliance never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit, which uses therapeutic arts programs to educate students and seniors, began rehearsal in person again during the first week in June and plans to host two upcoming shows in mid-and-late July.
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Jordyn Libow and Josh Winston, both 17, playing the roles of Cathy and Jamie in "The Last Five Years," rehearse at River House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, July 11, 2021. Unlike many of the arts organizations in town, Greenwich Arts Alliance never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit, which uses therapeutic arts programs to educate students and seniors, began rehearsal in person again during the first week in June and plans to host two upcoming shows in mid-and-late July.
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Josh Winston and Jordyn Libow, both 17, playing the roles of Jamie and Cathy in "The Last Five Years," rehearse at River House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, July 11, 2021. Unlike many of the arts organizations in town, Greenwich Arts Alliance never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit, which uses therapeutic arts programs to educate students and seniors, began rehearsal in person again during the first week in June and plans to host two upcoming shows in mid-and-late July.
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Ava Wagner-Nast, 14, and Ben Walker, 17, rehearse choreography from "The Last Five Years" at River House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, July 11, 2021. Unlike many of the arts organizations in town, Greenwich Arts Alliance never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit, which uses therapeutic arts programs to educate students and seniors, began rehearsal in person again during the first week in June and plans to host two upcoming shows in mid-and-late July.
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Alexis Killeen and Josh Winston, both 17, rehearse a song from "The Last Five Years" at River House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, July 11, 2021. Unlike many of the arts organizations in town, Greenwich Arts Alliance never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit, which uses therapeutic arts programs to educate students and seniors, began rehearsal in person again during the first week in June and plans to host two upcoming shows in mid-and-late July.
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Executive Producer Rocco Natale runs a scene with the performers at River House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, July 11, 2021. Unlike many of the arts organizations in town, Greenwich Arts Alliance never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit, which uses therapeutic arts programs to educate students and seniors, began rehearsal in person again during the first week in June and plans to host two upcoming shows in mid-and-late July.
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Alexis Killeen rehearses a song from "The Last Five Years" at River House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, July 11, 2021. Unlike many of the arts organizations in town, Greenwich Arts Alliance never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit, which uses therapeutic arts programs to educate students and seniors, began rehearsal in person again during the first week in June and plans to host two upcoming shows in mid-and-late July.
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Josh Winston and Jordyn Libow, both 17, playing the roles of Jamie and Cathy in "The Last Five Years," rehearse choreography at River House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, July 11, 2021. Unlike many of the arts organizations in town, Greenwich Arts Alliance never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit, which uses therapeutic arts programs to educate students and seniors, began rehearsal in person again during the first week in June and plans to host two upcoming shows in mid-and-late July.
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Ben Walker and Joelle Singer Jensen, both 17, rehearse choreography from "The Last Five Years" at River House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, July 11, 2021. Unlike many of the arts organizations in town, Greenwich Arts Alliance never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit, which uses therapeutic arts programs to educate students and seniors, began rehearsal in person again during the first week in June and plans to host two upcoming shows in mid-and-late July.
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Griffin nurses prepare the shot the shot during the Griffin Hospital COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Stew Leonard's flagship store Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. The free clinic continues Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at the Norwalk store.
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The Community Health Center is closing it public COVID-19 testing site at the end of the day on Wednesday. Demand has declined as vaccinations have risen. Test site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Peter Avila, a COVID testing associate, collects a self administered COVID-19 test from a patient at the Community Health Center COVID-19 testing site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Peter Avila, a COVID testing associate, collects a self administered COVID-19 test from a patient at the Community Health Center COVID-19 testing site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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A hospital employee walks past a note of positivity on the window at Stamford Hospital in 2020. With COVID-19 cases way down, patients can again have visitors.
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Clinical lab technician Crystal Vicente of the Branford based Wren Laboratories takes extracted DNA for Covid-19 testing taken from saliva-based PCR COVID-19 test kits in 2020.
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Greenwich Selectman Jill Oberlander attends the announcement of the state's Summer at the Museum program at the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The initiative enables Connecticut children 18 and under, plus one accompanying adult, to receive free admission at museums throughout the state this summer. Greenwich Historical Society and more than 90 other participating Connecticut museums were awarded a substantial grant from the state and federal COVID relief funds as part of the Gov. Lamont's plan to provide children and families with engaging summer enrichment and learning experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Greenwich Historical Society Executive Director Debra Mecky promotes the state's Summer at the Museum program at the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The initiative enables Connecticut children 18 and under, plus one accompanying adult, to receive free admission at museums throughout the state this summer. Greenwich Historical Society and more than 90 other participating Connecticut museums were awarded a substantial grant from the state and federal COVID relief funds as part of the Gov. Lamont's plan to provide children and families with engaging summer enrichment and learning experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Folks attend the announcement of the state's Summer at the Museum program at the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The initiative enables Connecticut children 18 and under, plus one accompanying adult, to receive free admission at museums throughout the state this summer. Greenwich Historical Society and more than 90 other participating Connecticut museums were awarded a substantial grant from the state and federal COVID relief funds as part of the Gov. Lamont's plan to provide children and families with engaging summer enrichment and learning experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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State Rep. Steve Meskers, D-Greenwich, left, and Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz promote the state's Summer at the Museum program at the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The initiative enables Connecticut children 18 and under, plus one accompanying adult, to receive free admission at museums throughout the state this summer. Greenwich Historical Society and more than 90 other participating Connecticut museums were awarded a substantial grant from the state and federal COVID relief funds as part of the Gov. Lamont's plan to provide children and families with engaging summer enrichment and learning experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Folks attend the announcement of the state's Summer at the Museum program at the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The initiative enables Connecticut children 18 and under, plus one accompanying adult, to receive free admission at museums throughout the state this summer. Greenwich Historical Society and more than 90 other participating Connecticut museums were awarded a substantial grant from the state and federal COVID relief funds as part of the Gov. Lamont's plan to provide children and families with engaging summer enrichment and learning experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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State Rep. Steve Meskers, D-Greenwich, left, Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, center, and First Selectman Fred Camillo promote the state's Summer at the Museum program at the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The initiative enables Connecticut children 18 and under, plus one accompanying adult, to receive free admission at museums throughout the state this summer. Greenwich Historical Society and more than 90 other participating Connecticut museums were awarded a substantial grant from the state and federal COVID relief funds as part of the Gov. Lamont's plan to provide children and families with engaging summer enrichment and learning experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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State Rep. Steve Meskers, D-Greenwich, left, Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, center, and First Selectman Fred Camillo promote the state's Summer at the Museum program at the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The initiative enables Connecticut children 18 and under, plus one accompanying adult, to receive free admission at museums throughout the state this summer. Greenwich Historical Society and more than 90 other participating Connecticut museums were awarded a substantial grant from the state and federal COVID relief funds as part of the Gov. Lamont's plan to provide children and families with engaging summer enrichment and learning experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bruce Museum Executive Director Robert Wolterstorff promotes the state's Summer at the Museum program at the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The initiative enables Connecticut children 18 and under, plus one accompanying adult, to receive free admission at museums throughout the state this summer. Greenwich Historical Society and more than 90 other participating Connecticut museums were awarded a substantial grant from the state and federal COVID relief funds as part of the Gov. Lamont's plan to provide children and families with engaging summer enrichment and learning experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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State Rep. Steve Meskers, D-Greenwich, left, Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, center, and First Selectman Fred Camillo promote the state's Summer at the Museum program at the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The initiative enables Connecticut children 18 and under, plus one accompanying adult, to receive free admission at museums throughout the state this summer. Greenwich Historical Society and more than 90 other participating Connecticut museums were awarded a substantial grant from the state and federal COVID relief funds as part of the Gov. Lamont's plan to provide children and families with engaging summer enrichment and learning experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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First Selectman Fred Camillo, left, Greenwich Historical Society Executive Director Debra Mecky, center, and Bruce Museum Executive Director Robert Wolterstorff promote the state's Summer at the Museum program at the Greenwich Historical Society in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The initiative enables Connecticut children 18 and under, plus one accompanying adult, to receive free admission at museums throughout the state this summer. Greenwich Historical Society and more than 90 other participating Connecticut museums were awarded a substantial grant from the state and federal COVID relief funds as part of the Gov. Lamont's plan to provide children and families with engaging summer enrichment and learning experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Locals gather for the annual fireworks show at Calf Pasture Beach on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Norwalk, Conn. The event was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Stamford Mayor David Martin delivers the State of the City address in 2020. The 2021 State of the City address was virtual in 2021.
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FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2019, file photo, Harvard's Devin Darrington runs against Yale during the first half of an NCAA college football game in New Haven, Conn. The Ivy League has canceled all fall sports because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Arnold Gold/New Haven Register via AP, File)
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Peter Avila, a COVID testing associate, puts on glove to distribute a self administered test to a patient at the Community Health Center COVID-19 testing site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Peter Avila, a COVID testing associate, collects a self administered COVID-19 test from a patient at the Community Health Center COVID-19 testing site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Amy Busch, RN, prepares the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Vaccination Clinic at Boccuzzi Park in Stamford, Conn. Thursday, May 13, 2021. Vaccines are being offered free of charge May 9 through May 15 thanks to a partnership between Griffin Health and the City of Stamford.
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Wilza Cordero, of Ansonia, receives her second COVID-19 vaccination shot from St. Vincent’s Medical Center nurse Mo Blees at the mass vaccination clinic on Sacred Heart University’s West Campus, in Fairfield, Conn. June 30, 2021. Wednesday was the final day of vaccination operations at the Fairfield location.
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Wilza Cordero, of Ansonia, receives her vaccination card from St. Vincent’s Medical Center nurse Mo Blees following her second COVID-19 vaccination shot at the mass vaccination clinic on Sacred Heart University’s West Campus, in Fairfield, Conn. June 30, 2021. Wednesday was the final day of vaccination operations at the Fairfield location.
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Peter Avila, a COVID testing associate, collects a self administered COVID-19 test from a patient at the Community Health Center COVID-19 testing site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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The Community Health Center is closing it public COVID-19 testing site at the end of the day on Wednesday. Demand has declined as vaccinations have risen. Test site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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The Community Health Center is closing it public COVID-19 testing site at the end of the day on Wednesday. Demand has declined as vaccinations have risen. Test site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Peter Avila, a COVID testing associate, collects a self administered COVID-19 test from a patient at the Community Health Center COVID-19 testing site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Peter Avila, a COVID testing associate, puts on glove to distribute a self administered test to a patient at the Community Health Center COVID-19 testing site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Peter Avila, a COVID testing associate, distributed and collected COVID-19 tests from a patients at the Community Health Center COVID-19 testing site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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Peter Avila, a COVID testing associate, collects a self administered COVID-19 test from a patient at the Community Health Center COVID-19 testing site on the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Danbury, Conn.
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The July 4th holiday fireworks display is held at Veterans Memorial Park in Shelton, Conn., on Wednesday July 8, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, crowds weren't allowed to gather in the park, but were able to watch from the roads and homes nearby.
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Abilis Director of Competitive Employment Matthew Miceli, left, and Abilis client Joe Lupinacci chat outside Abilis in the Glenville section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, May 26, 2021. COVID-19 affected the employment rate for people with disabilities more so than those without disabilities. Lupinacci was furloughed from his job as an aquatics assistant at the New Canaan YMCA during the pandemic.
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Abilis client Joe Lupinacci, left, and Abilis Director of Competitive Employment Matthew Miceli pose together at Abilis in the Glenville section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, May 26, 2021. COVID-19 affected the employment rate for people with disabilities more so than those without disabilities. Lupinacci was furloughed from his job as an aquatics assistant at the New Canaan YMCA during the pandemic.
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Abilis Director of Competitive Employment Matthew Miceli, left, and Abilis client Joe Lupinacci pose together at Abilis in the Glenville section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, May 26, 2021. COVID-19 affected the employment rate for people with disabilities more so than those without disabilities. Lupinacci was furloughed from his job as an aquatics assistant at the New Canaan YMCA during the pandemic.
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Dr John Chronakos MD, left, talks with Dr. Guillermo Ballarino MD, Pulmonary/Critical Care. Both are members of the medical team that worked with Chris Tillett, the first Covid-19 patient in Connecticut. Tuesday, April 5, 2020, at Danbury Hospital, Danbury Conn.
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Dr. Guillermo Ballarino MD, Pulmonary/Critical Care, talks with Dr. Paul Nee MD, Infectious Disease. Both are members of the medical team that worked with Chris Tillett, the first Covid-19 patient in Connecticut. Tuesday, April 5, 2020, at Danbury Hospital, Danbury Conn.
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Customers shop at newly-reopened food trucks at Long Wharf in New Haven, Conn. on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. The trucks were forced to close when the coronavirus pandemic hit to address health department concerns including the use of masks and social distancing.
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A view of Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Conn., on Friday Aug. 7, 2020.
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Trumbull Day 2019 at Trumbull High School in Trumbull, Conn., on Saturday June 29, 2019. After being canceled last year due to COVID-19, Trumbull Day returns on July 2 and July 3.
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Journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden delivers the commencement speech during the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Photos from the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Photos from the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Photos from the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Photos from the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Photos from the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Photos from the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Photos from the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Superintendent Toni Jones speaks at the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Isabella Brachet receives her diploma during the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Photos from the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Principal Ralph Mayo speaks at the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Maurizio Arangoreceives his diploma during the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Class President Meredith Blanchard delivers the senior address during the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Valedictorian Iris Shi speaks during the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Anastasia DeMakes receives her diploma during the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden delivers the commencement speech during the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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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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Melanie Riera waves to family in the crowd during the Greenwich High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 700 graduates who endured the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic during their senior year received their diplomas Monday in a ceremony featuring journalist and bestselling author Joan Lunden as the commencement speaker.
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Turkeys are distributed at Bethel AME Church in Stamford, Conn. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020.
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Gov. Ned Lamont visits a vaccination clinic in March 2021 in Danbury, Conn., accompanied by Beth Bye, commissioner for the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood which has been working to expand child-care options for working parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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