Fire calls and their responders in Newtown, Conn., for the period of August 27 to September 2, 2020.

Calls for Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps for the period of August 27 to September 3, 2020.

Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) Acting Commissioner Deidre Gifford, MD, MPH is urging all Connecticut residents — especially young adults — to "please: wear your mask, maintain social distance, wash your hands frequently, and use hand sanitizer."

Newtown Health District was notified late Thursday, September 3, that a Newtown resident has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). The individual is between the age of 30 and 39 Newtown Health District Director Donna Culbert said, and began experiencing symptoms August 14.

While Newtown Health District Director Donna Culbert knows that five of this week’s 13 new COVID-19 cases were registered within the Garner Correctional Facility, she remains frustrated over others ignoring quarantine restrictions after travel, or after being exposed to someone who is infected.

With COVID-19 forcing changes to the way Connecticut voters cast ballots this year, and with no-fault absentee balloting scheduled to begin October 2,

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Should governor be granted sole authority to extend executive powers?

The Connecticut Insurance Department seeks public comment at an informational public meeting on the rate proposals filed by Aetna, Anthem Health Plans, ConnectiCare Benefits Inc., Harvard Pilgrim and United Healthcare/Oxford for the 2021 plan year.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing the scheduled shift of I-84 westbound traffic on the Rochambeau Bridge.