Coronavirus cases are surging in Connecticut and nationally, with the state Friday reporting more COVID-19 cases in a single day than at any point in the pandemic thus far. “These numbers are concerning, and they’re reflective of what’s going on around the country” Gov. Ned Lamont said at a Monday […]
Towns
Is it time to reopen Town Hall? Mass. cities and towns taking different approaches to COVID precautions
As the weather turns colder, some Massachusetts cities and towns are setting plans to reopen their facilities to the public. Others don’t plan to fully reopen municipal buildings anytime soon — and they say some of the new ways they’ve been connecting with residents could be here to stay. As […]
Business owners in college towns are ‘trying to do everything’ they can to stay afloat
Owner Claudio Gianello stands in the doorway of his temporarily closed Café Beaudelaire restaurant, on June 23, 2020, in Ames, Iowa, where the coronavirus surge is serious enough to prompt several business owners near the Iowa State University campus to close voluntarily just weeks after reopening. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Businesses […]
College towns fret about census count
PHOENIX (AP) — Betsy Landin was listed by her parents on the 2020 census as living at her family’s home in Phoenix when she really should have been counted in the college town of Tempe, where she studies finance at Arizona State University. Also missing from Tempe’s tally was Arizona […]
Fall semester brings no relief to struggling college towns and the businesses that rely on students
Freshman Sarah Anne Cook carries her belongings as she packs to leave campus following a cluster of COVID-19 cases at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. AP Photo/Gerry Broome Businesses in college towns in the US are still reeling from the mass exodus of students that […]
30 college towns that could face economic ruin if schools don’t reopen or have to close again this fall
Montana State University Classes begin for fall semester at Montana State University on August 17, 2020 in Bozeman, Montana. William Campbell/Getty Images Some college students are returning to campus for their fall semester. Whether universities decide to have in-person classes or a hybrid model, college towns where students usually make […]
Small businesses in college towns struggle without students
In the Same Towns, Private Schools Are Reopening While Public Schools Are Not
Punahou School in Honolulu, on Mach 9, 2007, will be open full time in the fall of 2020, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (Cory Lum/The New York Times) In Honolulu, nearly all public schools are planning to allow students to return for just part of the week. But […]