Independent contractors and those self-employed as home health providers or homemaker companions are eligible for the Phase 1a vaccine.

Litchfield Garden Club member Sylvia Abbott has received the Garden Club of America’s highest honor — a national medal.

The Salisbury Winter Sports Association’s annual JumpFest and 95th annual U.S. Eastern National Ski Jumping Championships will attract professionals of all ages.

Hunt Library in Falls Village will host Zoom event on CT’s coyote population with wildlife conservationist Ginny Apple on Feb. 20.

Salisbury Bank’s food drive collects more than 1,700 nonperishable food, household items and $719 to benefit many food pantries.

More than $2,013,000 has been raised for Sharon Hospital with the help of nearly 300 donors and the challenger’s matching $1 million gift.

Winsted’s American Mural Project, approved to get donations via a CT act, reaps over $29,000 in donations.

Jaacks talks about her husband’s recent death and battle with Alzheimer’s disease, and how she coped through it.

New Milford’s VFW Post 1672 and auxiliary thank those who helped support the fall 2020 Luminaries on the Green Program honoring its veterans.

The Minor Memorial Library in Roxbury is welcoming Renaissance Art Historian Elaine Ruffulo as she presents a virtual program on painter Sandro Botticelli.

Woodbury Public Library’s reference/technology librarian to take look at new smart TVs in vitual talk on Feb. 6.

Susan B. Anthony Project in Torrington receives a $1,500 grant from Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation.

Participants will be able to learn more about the school’s customized programming and learning environments for all types of learners.

The 1,915 cases reported Wednesday were found out of 30,461 tests for a daily positivity rate of 6.29 percent, according to the state’s data

Searching for aliens is topic of Scoville Memorial Library virtual program Jan. 21 at 2 p.m.

A forum on ways to support farming in Litchfield will take place online and at Wisdom House on Jan. 23.

State police investigators returned to the property at 80 Mountain Spring Road in Farmington on Wednesday after several anomalies were identified.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has been appointed to co-lead a national task force to address COVID-19-related issues.

Take a walk through the winter woods under the first full moon of January with the educators of the Institute for American Indian Studies.

The Litchfield Community Center is offering a wide selection of February programs.

State police said they were “following up on old leads” in a search Tuesday of Fotis Dulos’ former Mountain Spring Road property in Farmington.

There were nearly 7,000 new coronavirus cases recorded statewide over the weekend as 16 more people were hospitalized with the illness.

American Indian Studies in Washington offers Native American-inspired craft workshops every other Sunday in January and February.

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Civic Life Project, which teaches students civic engagement, has gone virtual.

The New Milford Public Library, at 24 Main Street, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The complete renovation of New Milford Public Library is in progress and on schedule, according to Mayor Pete Bass.

Naomi Bell, a Terryville resident who grew up in Seymour, waived her right to a probable cause hearing during a brief court appearance Thursday.

Residents ages 75 and over can now register for their COVID-19 vaccine online or by calling the state’s appointment number.

The owners of the New Milford consignment and estate sale business said they couldn’t survive the coronavirus pandemic and will close next month.

The United Church of Christ in Southbury is having a Zoom webinar titled: “Where Do We Stand? Racial Justice in Southbury,” on Sunday.

As with most things pandemic-related, it won’t be as simple as calling the family doctor.

Connecticut surpassed 6,500 COVID-related deaths, less than two weeks after reaching 6,000.

All eight counties have been approved for major disaster declarations by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Letter: The kindness of strangers

Naomi Bell, accused of killing her 15-year-old daughter and wounding her 7-year-old son, is scheduled to have a probable cause hearing on Thursday.

110 Grill Canton is welcomed at The Shops at Farmington Valley.

Random Hacks of Kindness Jr.’s virtual hackathon focusing on food insecurity Jan. 30.

Litchfield Community Center offers movies, virtual talks, dinner and more.