Volume 15, Number 34
Friday, November 13, 2020
www.northhavencitizen.com
Town has red COVID status
Division over presidential race reflected in local voting By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden topped Hillary Clinton’s 2016 performance in Connecticut while President Donald Trump’s support dipped in some area towns. Results showed Connecticut, although reliably blue, is nearly as divided as much of the rest of the country. Trump lost support in Wallingford, which went for him in 2016, 48.33 percent to Clinton’s 47 percent. This year, Trump garnered 45.89 percent of the vote to Biden’s 52.6 percent. In legislative races, Trump’s decline is believed to have helped some Democratic candidates.
Supporters of President Donald Trump and now President-elect Joe Biden wave flags and hand out information to arriving voters outside an early voting polling station in West Palm Beach, Florida during early voting on Friday, Oct. 30. Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press
Trump picked up some support in Meriden where he netted 39.43 percent of the city’s votes as compared to 38.59 percent in 2016. Trump also won Southington with 50.43 percent of the vote, but it
was less than the 53.10 percent he took in 2016. Trump also won in Berlin. In Cheshire, Trump claimed 46 percent of the vote in 2016 but that support dropped to 42.19 percent this time. See President, A6
CIAC delays start of winter season By Bryant Carpenter and Greg Lederer Record-Journal staff
A winter sports season is still a possibility for high school athletes in Connecticut. It just won’t be starting on time, or look the same.
In an email sent Thursday, Nov. 5 to its member superintendents, principals and athletic directors, the CIAC announced it is delaying the start of winter sports, which had been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21, in order to have time to review
upcoming recommendations from the Connecticut Department of Public Health. While the CIAC is still waiting on See CIAC, A2
North Haven is one of 68 communities across the state to enter the coronavirus red zone. The color coded status for cities and towns is updated each Thursday and represents two weeks of cases. The trigger for red status starts at a rate of 15 cases per 100,000 people per day. North Haven reported 80 cases Oct. 18 to 31. The changes that come with the red status include issuing a public health alert, advising high risk people to stay home, limiting trips outside of the home and gatherings with non-family members, canceling public events and limiting community gathering points. With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Phase 2.1 went into effect in Connecticut last Friday. The changes include reducing the capacity of indoor restaurants to 50 percent, with a maximum of eight people per table. Outdoor venues are reduced to 25 percent capacity with social distancing and masks required. — Citizen report
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