Administrators say the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act precludes the mental health and substance abuse facility from releasing individual information.

Maybe we can take this time and rediscover who and what we are as Americans because we know what has kept and keeps America strong.

Cloth masks is not as are not as effective as medical-grade surgical masks, which is why Dr. Daniel Barron believes a plastic face shield is important.

Joann Rubino brought her cell phone outside to the balcony and swept the camera around for a neighborhood panorama. The sky blazed a brilliant blue, the apartment buildings an unmistakable burnt sienna.

“...If we don’t act fast to halt the spread ... we would have a New York style set of difficulties here in our state,” the doctor said.

LITCHFIELD — The owners of the Litchfield Distillery said they would never have envisioned that they would be forsaking their spirits production and working overtime with a small crew to provide hand sanitizer, which they are giving away for free. Co-owner Jack Baker said, “We started produc…

WASHINGTON — Since you can’t come to the Institute for Native American Studies, the Institute is bringing the Museum to you, virtually. Although they not able to welcome you on-site, the staff is doing everything they can to stay connected to you and to the community. You can keep in touch w…

“Maureen Zeiner, who has been a pharmacist with us for more than 30 years, will manage the New Hartford store,” Joe Petricone said.

Two Quinnipiac University professors sat down to discuss what we know — and what we don’t — about the novel coronavirus.

One challenge for local government is how to allow boards and commissions to hold meetings, since most are held in a public forum and allow public participation.

The coronavirus has closed many churches and other buildings where AA and other groups meet. Zoom, an online meeting app, is a popular alternative.

A public health directive to distance yourself from others for safety causes our fight or flight impulses to kick in and try to take over.

Some municipal beaches and parks and playgrounds are closed, as well as certain state park facilities, such as the Meigs Point Nature Center at Hammonasset.

The spread of novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, has become an international public health crisis, with people sickened worldwide, including 159 confirmed cases in Connecticut as of Thursday night

“We’re trying to motivate the employees and make them understand this is something that is absolutely necessary, we’re saving lives,” the CEO said.

BROOKFIELD — The Brookfield Republican Town Committee elected George Blass as its new chairman recently, said an email from the organization. Blass, a 26-year Brookfield resident, businessman and long-time member of the Planning Commission, unseated outgoing Chair Loretta Donovan by a vote o…

LITCHFIELD — The sign on Route 118 reads “Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center.” It hardly does justice to this unique and comprehensive place. Drive up to the complex of buildings and be prepared to enter a fascinating environment, offering spiritual, intellectual, challenging, and …

In Connecticut and nationally, complying with federal infection-control requirements is a challenge for some nursing homes.

Software offerings like WebEx and GoToMeeting make it easier for workers to telecommute; experts say the practice requires a certain mindset from employees and managers.

More hospitals and commercial labs are equipping themselves to tests. Professionals say there still will be some limits.

Homodeus, the company that is developing the coronavirus test, is one of several of Rothberg’s companies based out of a business incubator.

“This dispensation is offered with the understanding that some will still wish to attend Mass, while others may be less willing...,” Archbishop Blair said.

With variable rate electric generation contracts, a customer’s supply rate fluctuates from month to month based on market prices.

LITCHFIELD — Litchfield Piano Works owner Joe DiBlasi recently renovated his Route 202 building, creating a space to serve his tenants who provide music and voice lessons as well as a chiropractor and a karate school.

Wendy Metcalfe, the VP of content and editor-in-chief of Hearst Connecticut Media, discusses the role journalists have during a time of uncertainty like the coronavirus outbreak.

Some remain open with signs on the door asking residents to consider their own health before entering; others are closed.

A new survey indicates the pandemic is hitting manufacturers around the country hard, particularly those that rely on raw materials and parts coming from China.

By canceling events and keeping distance from others, the ability of Covid-19 is reduced and the steep increase in cases is flattened.

While some communities have been told to prepare enough food for a month inside their homes, for many who utilize soup kitchens, that’s not possible.

Education and municipal officials across the state are scrambling to provide food to children who typically get one or more meals in school.

People who call 833-ASK-YNHH with concerns about the coronavirus can talk to a doctor and find out whether they should be tested for the illness.

LITCHFIELD — For several houses of worship in the Litchfield Hills, it has become a struggle of faith to continue, and some have been forced to close and sell their church buildings, find a new church to attend, or search for a radical new approach.

The addition of ballroom to Papermoon Performing Arts’ curriculum comes after a two-year hiatus.

TORRINGTON — It takes a caring community to make a telethon successful, and for the last 41 years, the greater Torrington area has stepped up to help beat childhood cancer by taking part or pledging money to the annual Tim Driscoll St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Telethon.

WINSTED — A longtime resident and Native American musician will be honored posthumously by the New England Music Hall of Fame, one of 10 individuals to join the inaugural class, according to a statement.

WOODBURY — The March 15 concert with Connecticut-based husband and wife duo, Handler and Levesque, presented by the Friends of the Woodbury Senior Community Center, at 2 p.m. March 15 has been canceled.

On Thursday, which was supposed to be the food bank’s last day, Director Karen Thomas and board President Dan Hartnett said the community saved them.

Connecticut has some of the earliest school start times in the country, according to a recent report.

The idea that a disease from a foreign country would spread to personally affect my family was surreal.

Blumenthal said he assumed those measures were ongoing, but recent reports of people leaving airports without being screened has sparked concern.

The 50-year-old is in critical condition, while his wife and two children, and the neighbor who drove him to the hospital, also have the virus.

The Diocese of Bridgeport and the Archdiocese of Hartford have implemented some precautionary practices amid concerns of the coronavirus.

Leigh Appleby, a spokesman for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system said the system began planning a response in January.

Lisa Shaia said her research revealed that there were no specific yoga classes for children offered on a regular basis in the area.

BioHaven is also developing a nasal spray for treating migraines called Vazegepant.