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Volume 17, Number 1
Friday, January 7, 2022
‘Busiest year on record’ for NHFD
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
On the first day of the New Year, the North Haven Fire Department shared with its Facebook followers a recap of the department’s actions in 2021, "it's busiest year on record."
N95 masks and COVID-19 test kits were distributed Monday night at the North Haven Athletic Complex. North Haven Fire Department, Facebook
326 new cases in town The state’s most recent COVID-19 report, which includes two weeks of data, showed 326 positive cases in North Haven, which kept the community in the coronavirus red zone. The trigger for top-of-the-chart red status starts at 15 cases per 100,000 people per day. In the previous report, North Haven had 212 cases. Connecticut’s daily COVID positivity
"Companies responded to 4,896 calls for service including 23 building fires, 15 vehicle fires, 99 fires within buildings, 43 other fires (brush, rail, dumpster, etc.) 346 MVA’s, 95 Hazardous Conditions (Carbon Monoxide, Hazardous Materials, Wires Down/Outside Electrical Fires), 304 Alarms and 2,593 EMS incidents," the NHFD stated in the Jan. 1 post.
rate reached 21.5 percent Monday, setting another record, as the highly contagious omicron variant continued its spread throughout the state.
“The good news is, if you’re vaccinated and particularly if you’re boosted, the majority of people are having mild symptoms.”
The department was unusually busy last year, even as recent changes served to lessen its workload.
“I know people are scared and are concerned with hearing about a new variant yet again,” Dr. Manisha Juthani, the state’s public health commissioner, said at a press conference in Stamford Monday morning.
“As you heard about what happens with viruses as they adapt over time, they do become more infectious and less virulent,” she said. “But for the
"The implementation of priority dispatching made possible by hiring additional emergency dispatchers, reduced the FD
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Chefs for Seniors expands into New Haven County By Michael Luciano Special to The Citizen
With locations in 26 states, Chefs for Seniors—a program which provides personal chefs to prepare meals for seniors—has expanded into New Haven County. “It’s primarily for people who could really use the service. That’s where we like to help the most—people in rehab, pediatric care, or those who have trouble getting around,”
Satin
said Nikki Satin, who launched the New Haven County Chefs for Seniors. “Those golfers though, people who age in place, or try to live that healthy lifestyle; it works for them too. It goes both routes.”
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Satin has an extensive background in food service. In addi-
tion, she is Health and Sanitation Safety Awareness-trained and was even involved in running preparatory programs for teaching COVID-19 protocols to culinary teams. Being a competent cook is only one thing Satin looks for in kitchen hands. She pointed out that Chefs for Seniors is as much about companionship as it is meal prep. “It’s important to understand what the needs of seniors are, and those
needs vary,” she said. “Someone with a memory condition for example, might forget they have food in the fridge, or started on a plate of food that’s been sitting in their living room. We want someone that’s mindful of what specific needs are to seniors. And that’s where we start. You don’t have to be a chef or graduate, but of course, we’re going to look for someone who can efficiently cook, has sanitation training, and See Chefs for Seniors, A2