Month: December 2016

Health Care Deadline Extended

(Hartford, CT) – Today, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT) and AHCT CEO Jim Wadleigh will host a media call to announce an extension of the 2017 Open Enrollment period deadline for coverage beginning January 1, 2017.   The previous deadline, December 15, 2016 at midnight, has been extended to midnight December 17, 2016 to accommodate high application volume.   This news report is made possible by:

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Bridgeport Cold Weather Protocol Activated

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that the Bridgeport Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will activated the city’s cold weather protocol tomorrow through Saturday morning December 17, 2016 at 6:00 a.m.  This means all Bridgeport public library branches and senior centers as well as the Greater Bridgeport Transit Terminal will be open during the day as warming centers.  In addition, the United Congregational Church located at 877 Park Avenue will serve as an overflow shelter for anyone in need of a warm shelter during the extreme cold temperatures expected to impact the region for the next two days.   “With frigid weather expected to drop temperatures to sub-zero levels and extreme wind chill, everyone who needs…

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