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A medical laboratory scientist inserts a patient's swab sample into the coronavirus testing machine in the lab at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn. Thursday, May 14, 2020. Stamford Hospital is using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing system, which multiplies a strand of potential virus RNA until millions of strains are present, at which point a "read" is performed. More than 9,000 of these COVID-19 tests have been performed at Stamford Hospital since March 4.
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Lamont: Deadlier strain could comprise half of CT COVID cases
Variants from the United Kingdom and New York comprised 85 percent of Connecticut’s COVID cases sampled last week, according to a new report.
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney
Middletown
IRS: Residents receiving VA benefits to receive stimulus checks
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said residents who do not typically file tax returns, such as those receiving VA benefits, will soon begin getting stimulus checks.
UConn assistant coach Shea Ralph embraces Geno Auriemma after the Huskies defeated Texas in the regional final of the NCAA tournament in Bridgeport in 2016.
Sports
UConn great Shea Ralph introduced as Vanderbilt coach
Former UConn coach Shea Ralph was introduced as Vanderbilt’s new women’s basketball coach Wednesday.
Lisa Lampanelli will perform her show "Sit Down & Shut Up" on April 24 at 8 p.m. at the Fairfield Theatre Company.
Entertainment
CT comedian Lisa Lampanelli returns to Fairfield
Nearly two years after retiring from stand-up comedy, former insult comic Lisa Lampanelli is still finding meaning in her life’s work.
Roasted asparagus
Arts & Leisure
Recipe: Savor spring with grilled asparagus
Serving asparagus to your loved one will provide them with a low fat, low calorie, food filled with both soluble and insoluble fiber.
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Joe Pisani (opinion): Love at first site?
Columnist Joe Pisani ponders the possibilities of the missives of love hidden in his junk mail folder.
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  2. CT comedian Lisa Lampanelli discusses television, downsizing and more
  3. Residents say cherry trees in Fairfield’s center were wrongly removed
  4. Feds: CT ‘money mule’ in romance, lottery scams gets 18 months
  5. Block Island crash victim 'a young man who lived life to its fullest'
  6. Lamont: Deadlier, more infectious strain could comprise half of CT COVID cases
  7. Panel agrees Greenwich needs more water but question diverting it from Fairfield
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