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COVID-19: Free Weekend  Summer Bus Service To Start In CT COVID-19: Free Weekend  Summer Bus Service To Start In CT
Covid-19: Free Weekend Summer Bus Service To Start In CT In an effort to help Connecticut residents recover financially from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state would be providing free weekend busing over the summer. On Tuesday, March 30, Lamont said that he is directing CTtransit to provide free, statewide bus service to all customers every weekend this summer beginning Memorial Day weekend and lasting through Labor Day. According to the governor, offering free bus service on weekends through the summer will encourage Connecticut residents to visit locally owned small businesses and help the commun…
COVID-19: CT Restaurants Demand Indoor Dining Within Days COVID-19: CT Restaurants Demand Indoor Dining Within Days
Covid-19: CT Restaurants Demand Indoor Dining Within Days Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: CT Phase 2 Start Date Moved Up, With Indoor Dining, Movie Theaters, Gyms Reopening More than 500 restauranteurs in Connecticut are pushing for Gov. Ned Lamont to ease up restrictions on restaurants to allow indoor dining amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. At least 550 restaurants signed off on a letter to the governor urging him to permit indoor dining as soon as Wednesday, June 10. The date would mark three weeks after outdoor dining began and nearly 90 days since restaurants were forced to shut down due to the virus. The l…
COVID-19: NY, NJ, CT Among Seven States Working Together Developing Plans To Reopen Economies COVID-19: NY, NJ, CT Among Seven States Working Together Developing Plans To Reopen Economies
Covid-19: NY, NJ, CT Among Seven States Working Together Developing Plans To Reopen Economies This story has been updated. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are among now seven states in the region forming committees to determine proper protocols to reopen the economy in the region as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to plague the country. The governors from the tristate area joined their counterparts from Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island in announcing during a conference call on Monday, April 13 that they are forming committees to share information and advice as they look to slowly begin reopening some parts of their economies. After that announcement,…