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Stamford Community Update: COVID Cases, Arts & Culture Grants, VOTE Stamford, No Spectators, and More!

From the Mayor’s Office

The Stamford Arts & Culture Commission is now taking grant applications for special art projects in Stamford.

  • To submit an application and for more information on eligibility requirements, please click here.

COVID-19 Updates

  • Today — October 8 — Stamford has 3,700 confirmed cases and 80 probable cases. Last week — October 1 — Stamford had 3,634 confirmed cases and 82 probable cases.
  • Residents can read daily updates on new cases in Stamford by visiting the State of Connecticut’s dedicated website for COVID-19 updates located here: https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/COVID-19-Data-Tracker.

Stamford testing sites:

  • Stamford Hospital on Bennett Medical Center Campus. Operated by Stamford Health. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Schedule an appointment by calling 203.276.4111.
  • Murphy Medical Associates. 30 Buxton Farms Road. Open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 203.658.6051 or go online to schedule an appointment.
  • DOCS Urgent Care. 2001 West Main Street. Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Open Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Schedule an appointment online or call 203.298.4600.
  • AFC Urgent Care. 3000 Summer Street. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Open Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Schedule an appointment online or call 203.969.2000.
  • Optimus Health Care. 805 Atlantic Street. Open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Schedule an appointment, call 203.327.5111.
  • Community Health Center. 22 Fifth Street. Open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Schedule an appointment, call 203.323.8160.
  • CVS Health. 1928 W Main Street, 229 Hope Street and 969 High Ridge Road. Drive-thru testing. Schedule an appointment online.
  • More information on testing in Stamford available here.

Community: Phase 3 of Reopen Connecticut begins today

For a breakdown of what restrictions have changed from Phase 2 to Phase 3, see here

VOTE for Stamford!

The City is asking residents to vote! Stamford’s Boxer Square project has been nominated for the Reader’s Choice Award from America’s Transportation Awards. The project with the most votes gets a $10,000 grant for a scholarship to give to a local resident.

  • To vote, click here. You can vote once every 24 hours and you are encouraged to vote multiple times! Voting ends October 25.
  • Optimus Healthcare will host a pop-up testing event on Friday, October 9 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 37 Schuyler Avenue.

State

  • Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has signed legislation that increases accountability among Connecticut’s utility companies by implementing a performance-based incentive system that ensures their earnings and profits are tied to good performance and certain penalties can be enacted amid extensive service disruptions.
  • Governor Ned Lamont announced that his administration is dedicating $2.6 million of Connecticut’s Coronavirus Relief Funds to support the state’s public libraries as they continue to make health and safety improvements and offer more services to residents amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona announced that the state is expanding the Educators Rising Academy curriculum in ten school districts across Connecticut, giving high school students access to a program that encourages students early on to consider careers in education and diversifies the pipelines to the state’s teacher workforce.
  • Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation that will provide municipal election officials with the option of having more time to begin the process of verifying absentee ballots that have been received for the upcoming general election.

Services & Schools

Stamford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tamu Lucero announced there will be no spectators permitted at athletic events or competitions.

Garbage and recycling will be picked up on a normal schedule on Columbus Day, Monday, October 12.

Administrative offices, Scale House, and Katrina Mygatt Recycling Center will be closed on Monday, October 12 and reopen on Tuesday, October 13.

Updated information is available for the paving schedules:

  • Drainage work in progress on Shippan Avenue.
  • Drainage work in progress and paving to begin on Old Long Ridge Road.

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