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COVID-19: Retailer Closing Connecticut Location COVID-19: Retailer Closing Connecticut Location
Covid-19: Retailer Closing Connecticut Location A popular retailer has filed for bankruptcy and plans to permanently close nearly half its stores, including one in Connecticut, after temporary store closures amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Kitchen goods retailer Sur La Table made the Chapter 11 filing late this week, saying 51 of 121 stores will close. The Seattle-based company, founded in 1972, brands itself as "the leading retail destination for those passionate about cooking and entertaining." The company announced it would sell its remaining stores and brand names to Fortress Investment Group. "Following the sale, …

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
COVID-19: 'Wake Up' To White House Pandemic Response Danger, NY Gov Says COVID-19: 'Wake Up' To White House Pandemic Response Danger, NY Gov Says
Covid-19: 'Wake Up' To White House Pandemic Response Danger, NY Gov Says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Americans need to wake up to how the White House is handling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the numbers of cases spike in many other states beyond the tristate area, including Florida. "You have two very different situations happening in states across this country," Cuomo said. "Some states, the numbers are going down. Some states, the numbers are going up. Why? Same country, same virus. Why?" Cuomo said there's one place to point the finger and that's at the White House and its handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Americans need to realize Pr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Family Reunites With Newborn Baby After CT Teacher Helps COVID-19: Family Reunites With Newborn Baby After CT Teacher Helps
Covid-19: Family Reunites With Newborn Baby After CT Teacher Helps A teacher who selflessly saved the day for a family suffering from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after taking care of their newborn baby announced the baby has been united with his mother. "It is with a happy heart that I have the honor to announce that Baby Neysel is finally home with his family," wrote Stamford teacher Luciana Lira on Facebook on Saturday, May 16. The story began when Luciana, a teacher at Hart Magnet Elementary School in Stamford, received a call from the mother of one of her students, 7-year-old Junior, who had recently moved from Guatemala. The mother, Zully, was …

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by Kathy Reakes