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CT Daycare Worker Accused Of Endangering Toddler After Parents Allege Mistreatment: Police CT Daycare Worker Accused Of Endangering Toddler After Parents Allege Mistreatment: Police
CT Daycare Worker Accused Of Endangering Toddler After Parents Allege Mistreatment: Police An employee of a Connecticut daycare and preschool is charged with risking the well-being of a 2-year-old child under her care after the child's parents said they saw her mistreat their child on a video, police said.  Fairfield County resident Brittany Lindao, age 23, of Greenwich, faces three charges of risk of injury to a child following her arrest on Saturday, Sept. 14, Greenwich Police said. She was being held on a $100,000 bond, authorities added. Lindao worked as a teacher at Grace Daycare and Learning Center at 2 St Roch Ave. in Greenwich. While watching the live feed…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Support Floods In For Children Of Beloved Westchester Attorneys Killed In Thanksgiving Crash Support Floods In For Children Of Beloved Westchester Attorneys Killed In Thanksgiving Crash
Support Floods In For Children Of Beloved Westchester Attorneys Killed In Thanksgiving Crash Weeks after a tragic Thanksgiving crash in Connecticut that killed two beloved attorneys from Westchester, their community is coming together to ensure that the couple's children will be taken care of.  Scarsdale residents Toby Cohen, age 41, and Brooke Peltz Cohen, age 37, were both killed in a crash in Hartford County on Thursday, Nov. 23 just after 7:15 p.m. near the Bristol/Farmington town line on Stevens Street in Bristol.  Earlier Report - New Update: Scarsdale Parents Of 3 Killed In Thanksgiving Crash Were Beloved Attorneys According to Bristol Police, …

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
Biden Expected To Make Separate Stops In Connecticut This Week Biden Expected To Make Separate Stops In Connecticut This Week
Biden Expected To Make Separate Stops In Connecticut This Week President Joe Biden is set to return to Connecticut for stops in the region to promote his Build Back Better Agenda to “highlight the importance of investing in child care to keep costs down for working families." The White House announced that Biden will return to the Nutmeg State on Friday, Oct. 15 to promote his agenda, first to Hartford, and then to Storrs in Tolland County, with a pitstop at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut. Since its opening in 1995, the UConn center has been known as The Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. In August, the…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: CT's Now Fully Back In Business With Restrictions Lifted; Here's What It Means COVID-19: CT's Now Fully Back In Business With Restrictions Lifted; Here's What It Means
Covid-19: CT's Now Fully Back In Business With Restrictions Lifted; Here's What It Means The “new normal” is now back to “normal” in Connecticut as the state recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. All business restrictions put in place to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in Connecticut during the pandemic were lifted as of Wednesday, May 19, including social distance requirements, and curfews for businesses. Additionally, all limits on gathering sizes have been lifted and movie theater capacity is back to 100 percent. Beginning on May 19, there will also be no occupancy limits on gyms, barbershops, museums, amusement parks, and several other previously restricted businesses…

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by Zak Failla
News
The Struggle Is Real: 44 Percent Of Families Spent All/Most Of Savings Since COVID-19 The Struggle Is Real: 44 Percent Of Families Spent All/Most Of Savings Since COVID-19
The Struggle Is Real: 44 Percent Of Families Spent All/Most Of Savings Since Covid-19 A new poll of U.S. households with children found that more than 60 percent are facing major financial difficulties since the COVID-19 outbreak. Released in September, the new study, “The Impact of Coronavirus on Households With Children,” is a research project between NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. The study polled nearly 3,500 adults with children and highlights how households are faring in areas of child care, finances, employment, and health, among others since COVID-19 upturned the national economy. - 61 percent of households …

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
COVID-19: CVS Health To Provide Bonuses, Add Benefits, Hire 50K In Response To Pandemic COVID-19: CVS Health To Provide Bonuses, Add Benefits, Hire 50K In Response To Pandemic
Covid-19: CVS Health To Provide Bonuses, Add Benefits, Hire 50K In Response To Pandemic CVS Health is offering incentives to current employees and plans to bolster its workforce by 50,000 to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. Employees at CVS locations across the country will receive bonuses between $150 and $500 for those who assist patients and customers “in this time of unprecedented need.” The bonuses have been earmarked for pharmacists and certain other health care professionals on the frontlines, store associates and managers, and other site-based hourly employees. Additionally, CVS announced it is “embarking on the most ambitious hiring drive in the company's…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Workers In Nine Amazon Warehouses Test Positive As It Races To Hire 100K Employees COVID-19: Workers In Nine Amazon Warehouses Test Positive As It Races To Hire 100K Employees
Covid-19: Workers In Nine Amazon Warehouses Test Positive As It Races To Hire 100K Employees More Amazon warehouse workers have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the online retail giant seeks to hire 100,000 employees to accommodate shopper demand during the current outbreak. A week ago, an Amazon warehouse worker in Queens tested positive for COVID-19 as the virus began rapidly spreading in the region. Now, according to reports, there have been positive cases in at least nine warehouses across the country. Earlier report - COVID-19: Amazon Worker At NYC Delivery Station Tests Positive Other positive tests have reportedly been found in Wallingford, Connecticut, a…

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by Zak Failla