Connecticut House debates extending gasoline tax cut, free buses around state, premium pay for essential workers
courant.com > politics...Ned Lamont and Democratic lawmakers recently crafted the final deal on the 28-page bill, saying that compromises were needed because they were cognizant of the costs of the measure.... ...But House Speaker Matt Ritter of Hartford said the voters have already spoken on the issue, re-electing Lamont over Republican Bob Stefanowski, who publicly pushed for extending the gasoline tax far longer than Lamont....
FBI involved in manhunt for Connecticut father suspected in "gruesome" killing of infant daughter
foxnews.com > us...Camilla Francisquini, who was laid to rest on Saturday, was found "in a state of dismemberment" when investigators and first responders discovered her remains at the Naugatuck home of her father, Christopher Francisquini, on Friday, Nov.... ...18, according to Naugatuck Police Chief Colin McAllister. "If anyone out there is providing aid, assisting or helping hide Francisquini, you yourself are not safe," McAllister told reporters last week....
L'escale Restaurant will remain open at Delamar Greenwich Harbor hotel
sfgate.com > business > article...Executive chef Frederic Kieffer, general manager David Fletcher, and members of the staff will stay in place, according to a press release. Charles Mallory, the group's founder and CEO, noted that L'escale will close Jan.... ...Hearst Connecticut reported in July that L'escale was not offered a lease renewal after 20 years at the hotel. L'escale's founder and owner, Rick Wahlstedt, was planning to find a new home for the restaurant....
Connecticut facing growing cost of pandemic bonus pay
sfgate.com > news > article...The Connecticut General Assembly was meeting to revamp the distribution formula for the Premium Pay Program for private sector workers.... ...Under the revamped Connecticut plan, which cleared the House of Representatives and awaited a vote in the Senate on Monday night, funding would be boosted by $76.6 million and a new tiered system would be imposed for the program, which has stopped accepting new applications....
Greenwich students see Spot run — and dance — at robot presentation at Julian Curtiss School
stamfordadvocate.com > news > article...GREENWICH -- Futurist and artist Agnieszka Pilat believes that "art is a language that takes people to the future," and she showed that off to fourth- and fifth-graders at Julian Curtiss School with a demonstration of her robot dog, Spot.... ...Pilat said she loves to "humanize technology" and her presentation was a lesson in STEAM concepts, or science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. A native of Poland, Pilat now lives in both New York City and San Francisco. "Where the machines are," she said....
Connecticut's flu season more severe, earlier onset, with almost 6000 cases so far
courant.com > news > connecticut...There have been almost 6,000 cases of flu so far this season, mostly in the very young and very old, and 102 hospitalizations, "far higher than any of the last four years in terms of flu seasons," state Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani said Monday.... ...Juthani said COVID-19 appears to be leveling off but she expects there to be a surge this winter and she hopes the flu will not have a second peak but will simply be an earlier season than normal. - 07/26/2021 - Dr. Manisha Juthani, the state public health commissioner...
Connecticut facing growing cost of pandemic bonus pay
newsobserver.com > news > nation-world > national...The Connecticut General Assembly was meeting to revamp the distribution formula for the Premium Pay Program for private sector workers.... ..."This is the first time we've ever done a program like this in the history of Connecticut, to my knowledge. And guessing what that's going to be is hard to do," said Democratic state Rep. Sean Scanlon....
A Beatnik Staple Returns To Greenwich Village
forbes.com > sites...The historic Greenwich Village coffee shop is back, thanks to husband and wife duo, Mario and Marta Skaric and partner, Florence Zabokritsky.... ...Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Al Pacino and Sam Shepard were also noted regulars at the neighborhood staple that channeled the energy of an artistic downtown crowd. Before closing in 2008, Le Figaro Café went through numerous iterations....
L'escale Restaurant will remain open at Delamar Greenwich Harbor hotel
stamfordadvocate.com > business > article...Executive chef Frederic Kieffer, general manager David Fletcher, and members of the staff will stay in place, according to a press release. Charles Mallory, the group's founder and CEO, noted that L'escale will close Jan.... ...Hearst Connecticut reported in July that L'escale was not offered a lease renewal after 20 years at the hotel. L'escale's founder and owner, Rick Wahlstedt, was planning to find a new home for the restaurant....
Connecticut fire: Marina overtaken by windy "inferno," residents forced to evacuate
news.yahoo.com...Mystic Fire Chief Anthony Manfredi Jr told Fox News that the fire was made more dangerous by strong southerly winds that stoked the flames in the direction of responding firefighters and nearby residences, which drove some concerned residents from their homes....