Punch Thrown At School Board Meeting: Report: CT News Digest

Good Wednesday morning Connecticut,

The warm weather remains through Friday, and we may see some rain showers late tonight, but it will be in the 60s on Thursday. The weekend looks like a dose of reality with rain on Saturday and temperatures in the low 40s and sunshine on Sunday with temperatures right around 40 degrees.

Fight breaks out at school board meeting

A hearing regarding the future of a high school mascot came to an abrupt end Tuesday night when a punch was thrown, according to WTNH News-8. A little more than a year ago, the school district voted 7-1 to remove the Tomahawk name and logo from Glastonbury High School.

The high school adopted a different logo, the Guardians. However, a petition to restore the Tomahawk logo was signed by hundreds, and a hearing on the proposal was scheduled.
The public comment portion of Tuesday night's meeting went well, then the meeting adjourned for board discussion, a school official told WTNH News-8. When the meeting was about to reopen, a board member and an audience member were having a discussion. Then the audience member punched the board member, according to media reports. It's unclear exactly what caused the fight.

Glastonbury police said they're investigating the incident, according to NBC CT. (written by Chris Rhatigan/Patch staff)

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Lamont issues statement regarding COVID-19 vaccine

Gov. Ned Lamont marked the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine by thanking the thousands of dedicated healthcare workers across Connecticut.

The State of Connecticut administered its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at Hartford Hospital one year ago today on December 14, 2020. Since that time, more than 5.8 million doses of the vaccine have been administered.

“I thank all of the workers from our local health departments, federally qualified health centers, pharmacies, and health systems who were instrumental in our COVID-19 vaccine roll out,” Lamont said. “Thanks to all of these dedicated individuals, Connecticut continues to have one of the best vaccination rates in the country. But we still have work to do, and I cannot stress enough that due to waning immunity and the Omicron variant, that there is no better time to get a booster than before the holidays.”

Recent estimates have shown that COVID-19 vaccines have averted hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and deaths across Connecticut. In addition, preliminary data shows that booster doses are effective at increasing protection in the face of the Omicron variant.

“Amid high demand for boosters, many residents of Connecticut are finding that their neighborhood pharmacy, primary care provider, or health system may not have availability for booster doses at convenient times,” Lamont said. “We want people to know that we have dozens of pop-up clinics occurring every day and no appointments are needed for these clinics.”

A list of pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics currently operating in Connecticut – which do not require appointments to be made in advance – includes:

Ansonia
Mead School
75 Ford Street
Tuesday and Thursday, 5 – 9 pm
Saturday, 8:30 am – 1:30 pm

Bridgeport
North Branch Library
3455 Madison Avenue
Thursday, 1 – 7 pm
Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm

East Hartford
East Hartford Public Library
840 Main Street
Tuesday, 4 – 7 pm
Saturday, 11 am – 4 pm

New Haven
Long Wharf Boathouse
389 Long Wharf Drive
Saturday and Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm

New Haven Public Library
133 Elm Street
Monday through Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm

Union Station
40 Union Avenue
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8 am – 3 pm

Norwalk
Family and Children’s Agency
66 Bayview Avenue
Tuesday, 9 am – 7pm

SoNo Branch Library
10 Washington Street
Tuesday, 3 – 6 pm
Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm

Stamford
Government Center
888 Washington Boulevard
Monday through Sunday, noon – 8 pm

Lathan Wilder Community Center
137 Henry Street
Monday and Thursday, 1 – 7 pm

Stamford Train Station
30 Station Place
Tuesday and Thursday, noon – 6 pm

Trumbull
Trumbull Mall
5065 Main Street
Saturday, noon – 4 pm
Sunday, 11 am – 3 pm

To find a full list of mobile clinics, where no appointment is required, visit ct.gov/covidvaccine/vaxvans. For more information on COVID-19 vaccines in Connecticut, visit ct.gov/covidvaccine.