9 positive cases of COVID-19 in North Haven By Lauren Sellew Record-Journal staff
NORTH HAVEN — Police are issuing warnings to residents to follow recommended safety protocols after nine residents have tested positive for COVID19 in town. Police noted that in the upcoming weeks there may be a peak of coronavirus cases.
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into trash receptacles. Medical waste includes gloves, gowns and N-95 masks, the post stated. The public works department has seen an increase in these types of items being thrown in trash and are asking residents to bag them before discarding them.
Police are also asking residents that have complaints regarding non“North Haven is not imcompliance with Gov. Ned mune to this pandemic, so Lamont’s executive order while we may see into “Stay home, stay safe,” creased cases in the weeks to email crimetips@ to come, we continue to town.north-haven.ct.us, encourage our community and not to call 911 for to practice social distanc- those cases. Residents are ing, frequent hand washasked to include their ing, good personal hyname, phone number, the giene, and staying inname of the business or formed through legitimate person involved and a desources,” according to a scription of why they bepost on the police depart- lieve they are not in comment Facebook page. pliance with the executive Police are asking residents order. not to discard loose waste, especially medical waste,
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How Central Connecticut towns are responding to coronavirus By Everett Bishop Record-Journal staff
Across the state, communities are responding to coronavirus in a variety of ways in an effort to keep residents safe while maintaining normalcy. As of Tuesday afternoon, Connecticut had a total of 3,128 confirmed cases of the virus. Of those, nine were in North Haven. Nearby, 11 cases were confirmed in Berlin, seven were in Plainville, one was confirmed in Durham, and there was one in Middlefield. In response to the encroaching threat, North Haven, Durham, Middlefield, Plainville and Berlin have all closed town offices and pub- A researcher at Protein Sciences in Meriden moves a vial in a lab on Thursday, March 12. The biotech company is lic buildings. Durham, which confirmed its first case of coronavirus on Thursday, March 26 has been closely coordinating with its health department to monitor the virus in town. "We knew it was only a matter of time before there was
currently researching a vaccine for COVID-19.
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a confirmed case in Durham, given that community spread has already been established in our region," said First Selectman Laura Francis. "We must assume that there are other cases al-
ready in our community at this time, and that the number will increase. If someone is sick with a fever and has a cough, you need to assume See Response, A12
Senate GOP Leader Len Fasano not seeking re-election By Mark Pazniokas The Connecticut Mirror
Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano is not seeking re-election, opening a fight to succeed him in a suburban New Haven district and as leader of the GOP minority in the Connecticut Senate. Fasano, who filed papers
creating a campaign committee in February, could not be reached for comment Tuesday night. But a staff member confirmed that the senator has informed colleagues and supporters of his decision not to seek a 10th term representing the 34th District of Durham, East Haven, North Haven and Wallingford.
Fasano, 61, is a centrist Republican lawyer who was elected to the Senate in 2002 and succeeded John P. McKinney as the caucus leader after the 2014 election cycle, when McKinney ran for governor instead of re-election. Fasano was re-elected in 2018 with 58.5 percent of the vote.
Republicans have not controlled the Senate since a two-year run in 1995 and 1996, but they won an 18-18 tie in 2016, forcing a rare power-sharing arrangement with Democrats, who retained nominal control due to the tie-breaking ability of a Democratic lieutenant governor.
With Donald J. Trump in the White House and the Democratic base energized, Democrats won 23 of the 36 Senate seats in 2018. The Democratic advantage fell to the current 22-14 after Republicans picked up a seat in a special election last year. See Fasano, A6