Friday, January 8, 2021
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Volume 27, Number 2
COVID IN CONNECTICUT Republican Paul Cicarella celebrates victory in the 34th state Senate race in November. Cicarella succeeds Republican Senate Leader Len Fasano, who did not seek reelection. Nadya Korytnikova, Town Times
Cicarella begins tenure; Kokoruda says farewell A message from State Senator Paul Cicarella: First, thank you to the voters of the 34th District: Durham, East Haven, North Haven and Wallingford for putting your trust in me as your state senator. This is a great district and we all share the common concerns of making Connecticut affordable to provide for our families, living in safe communities and the ability to earn a living as small business owners and public and private employees.
I was born and raised here in East Haven and was educated in our public schools. I've gone on to coach local students in wrestling and
started a family here along with several businesses -- all of which are based in this district. My career started in law enforcement and it has always reflected preserving a safe community. If you asked me about serving in state government one year ago, I'd tell you that option wasn’t in my near future. I've been involved in my community at the local level with the intention to make it better. I was approached by our outstanding outgoing State Sen. Minority Leader Len Fasano to run for this seat and, after reflecting on the opportunity, I had no choice but to be a voice for the people of the 34th District. From there, it was off to the races.
These past eight months of campaigning brought me an even better sense of what you, the people of Durham, East Haven, North Haven and Wallingford are going through on a daily basis here in Connecticut in the midst of COVID-19. Through what I've learned, one thing is abundantly clear: we must find a way to balance keeping people safe and finding a way to get everyone back to work. This goal starts with making the state friendlier for small businesses. These small business owners and their employees must have the ability to pay their bills, unencumbered by the state. See Lawmakers, A8
103 positive cases reported locally reported among Connecticut residents was 199,454, including 187,749 laboratory-confirmed and 11,705 probable cases. One thousand one hundred thirtynine patients were hospitalized with laboratoryconfirmed COVID-19, and there had been 6,230 COVID-19-associated deaths.
Durham and Middlefield – like nearly all other Connecticut municipalities – are in the coronavirus red zone. The color coded status for cities and towns represents two weeks of cases. The trigger for red status starts at a rate of 15 cases per 100,000 people per day. The state’s most recent report, issued Dec. 30, showed 68 positive cases in Durham and 35 in Middlefield. That works out to an average of 67.5 daily cases in Durham and 57.1 in Middlefield per 100,000 people.
COVID-19 symptoms can include cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever or chills, muscle or body aches, sore throat, headache, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, runny nose or stuffy nose, fatigue and loss of taste or smell.
As of Jan. 5, the total of laboratory-confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases
— Town Times report
Water main extension The Town of Durham will host a meeting Thursday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. to update the community regarding the efforts to provide clean water to the Durham Meadows Superfund Site and other areas of Durham. As part of the meeting, the EPA will provide an update of the project to provide a new drinking water supply for the properties within the Durham Meadows Superfund Site. The meeting will be held via Zoom. Visit Durham’s municipal website for details.
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