Dan Haar, Columnist and Associate Editor

Dan HaarColumnist and Associate Editor

Dan Haar is Columnist and Associate Editor at Hearst Connecticut Media, writing about the intersection of business, public policy and politics and how the issues affect the people of Connecticut.

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Scenes in New York City in the summer of 2020 as the coronavirus crisis subsides reveal a mix of distancing and crowding, mask-wearing and none. Shown are partiers dancing at a late-night, spontaneous gathering in SoHo; doctors at a bar in the East Village; two runners at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and a night scene on Broadway.

Dan Haar: A half-masked New York City emerges from COVID’s shadow

July 10, 2020

Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana on Wooster Street in New Haven remains open for take-out orders on March 23, 2020.

Dan Haar: PPP loan list to CT companies shows a messy bailout

July 6, 2020

On Independence Day, attitudes about masks for coronavirus reflect the principles of the founding of the United States. Pictured are Massimo DeMedici and Liza Davis, in the bail bonds business, who have complex ideas about masks; and a scene in South Norwalk where a group of friends including A.J. Ibarrondo greeted one another with hugs.

Dan Haar: Mask warriors, worriers and wafflers reflect July 4 spirit

July 3, 2020

David Lehman, Gov. Ned Lamont's nominee for commissioner of economic and community development, in his office overlooking the Connecticut River in Hartford.

Dan Haar: How CT outpaced the nation in small business coronavirus aid

June 29, 2020

The statue of Christopher Columbus was removed from Wooster Square Park Wednesday afternoon hours after a skirmish erupted early in the morning between people of opposing viewpoints. Later, with a large police presence, hundreds of people gathered to watch the removal of the monument and demonstrate against racism.

Dan Haar: A pivotal day in a ‘time of reckoning’

June 24, 2020

Dan Haar: Is CT’s coronavirus recovery the nation’s best?

June 24, 2020

An ambulance at Stamford Hospital, in a file photo.

12 deaths, lower test rates as CT avoids coronavirus spike

June 19, 2020

Dan Haar: Lamont joins GOP in no-win unemployment fight

June 18, 2020

Gov. Ned Lamont took a walk in Hartford's North End Friday to talk with small business owners about the coronavirus crisis. He's pictured bumping elbows with Kenston Harry, owner of The Action Audio Store.

Lamont backs $450 federal stipends for workers to return

June 18, 2020

Medical workers bring a patient to the Northbridge Health Care Center in Bridgeport in April.

Dan Haar: The hidden story of CT coronavirus deaths in two numbers

June 17, 2020

Photos: Sherman Green concerts start back up in Fairfield

Police: Man charged with hit-and-run at party

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Fairfield police arrest suspect in fatal hit-and-run

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