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Volume 28, Number 5
IT’S STILL FISHING SEASON
Friday, February 4, 2022
COVID-19
Cases continue decline locally Town Times report
The state’s latest COVID-19 report, which includes two weeks of data, showed 110 positive cases in Durham and 50 in Middlefield, a marked drop from last month when local cases numbered 221 during one two-week span. Despite a slowing rate of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations statewide, health experts said that talk of turning the corner is premature.
Dominic Parciasepe, of Middletown, waits for a bite while ice fishing at Black Pond on Jan. 26. The 76-acre pond is located on the Middlefield-Meriden line. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Author to dish on ‘Real Housewives’ The “Real Housewives” reality television franchise is a guilty pleasure for many. If you count yourself among those faithful viewers, the Durham Public Library has just the program for you. On Thursday, Feb. 24, author Brian Moylan will discuss his New York Times bestseller, “The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives.” The virtual event begins at 6 p.m. “In the spring of 2006, a new kind of
show premiered on Bravo: The Real Housewives of Orange County. Its stars were tanned, taut, and bedazzled; their homes were echoey California villas; and their drama was gossip-fueled, wine-drenched, and absolutely exquisite,” the book jacket reads. “Fifteen seasons on, RHOC is an institution, along with The Real Housewives of New York, Atlanta, New Jersey, Miami, Potomac, and more. Over the years these ladies have done a lot more than lunch, See Real Housewives, A2
“It’s still too early to determine that,” said Dr. Ulysses Wu, chief epidemiologist & system director at Hartford HealthCare. “It has to move away from being widespread in all countries. I don’t know when, but eventually.” World governments, including the U.S., can do more to move things in the right direction, said Dr. Peter Hotez. A global vaccination effort, including developing and manufacturing vaccines that utilize a variety of technologies, is critical to keeping variants at bay and overcoming hesitancy. Hotez told reporters during a virtual media conference on Thursday, Jan. 27 that it’s time to take a look at the durability of the current mRNA vaccines now used to combat the pandemic. Hotez is dean of the National See COVID-19 cases, A2