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Popular CT Pizzeria Opens New Location Months After Fire: 'We Couldn't Be More Grateful' Popular CT Pizzeria Opens New Location Months After Fire: 'We Couldn't Be More Grateful'
Popular CT Pizzeria Opens New Location Months After Fire: 'We Couldn't Be More Grateful' A Connecticut pizzeria that had been a neighborhood mainstay for over three decades has opened a new location months after a fire that severely damaged the original building.  Abate Apizza & Seafood Restaurant, once located in New Haven, opened its new location in North Haven at 61 State St. on Thursday, Sept. 21.  The reopening follows a blaze in the eatery's original location at 129 Wooster St. in New Haven on Thursday, May 11 that left the building and owner Louis Abate's attached apartment heavily damaged.  Months after the fire though, Abate managed to rebuild and continue his pa…

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
COVID-19: Here's When New York City Will Reopen '100 Percent,' Mayor Says COVID-19: Here's When New York City Will Reopen '100 Percent,' Mayor Says
Covid-19: Here's When New York City Will Reopen '100 Percent,' Mayor Says New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has big summer plans for the Big Apple. In a sweeping statement, de Blasio declared that New York City will be ready for reopening as of Thursday, July 1, marking the first time it was open for business since the shutdown began in March last year as COVID-19 rapidly spread through the region. At the height of the pandemic last year, where New York City was at the epicenter of the initial outbreak, an average of more than 800 virus-related deaths were reported, though that number has dropped to approximately 40 a year later as the number of vaccines adminis…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Starting Thursday, Towns Can Roll Back COVID-19 Restrictions To Phase 2 Starting Thursday, Towns Can Roll Back COVID-19 Restrictions To Phase 2
Starting Thursday, Towns Can Roll Back Covid-19 Restrictions To Phase 2 Cities and towns will soon be able to make their own decisions on whether to loosen COVID-19 restrictions as Connecticut moves forward with reopening the economy. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order giving community leaders the power to go back to “phase 2” of reopening their local economies if COVID-19 infections spike there.  This means cities and towns could choose to go back to COVID-19 restrictions that were in place prior to Oct. 8. Such restrictions included smaller caps on gatherings and fewer activities. Towns can put the brakes on reopening if thei…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
COVID-19: These Restrictions In Place As Beaches Reopen COVID-19: These Restrictions In Place As Beaches Reopen
Covid-19: These Restrictions In Place As Beaches Reopen Some Fairfield County beaches will be reopening next week, though with certain restrictions as the state looks to kickstart the economy amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As of Wednesday, May 20, Calf Pasture Beach, Shady Beach, and Cranberry Park will reopen to traffic in Norwalk, with parking lots permitted to reach 50 percent capacity, city officials announced this week. There will also be limited parking for non-residents. “The City of Norwalk weighs numerous factors when deciding what services, amenities, and staffing levels should be during these unprecedented times,” ac…

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by Zak Failla