Lamont's announcement comes on the heels of successful municipal elections for Democrats in Connecticut.
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As students in Connecticut return to school, Governor Ned Lamont said Tuesday he wants to keep them there and avoid remote learning.
The Sept. 1 storm dumped as much as 8 inches of rain on parts of the state, resulting heavy flooding and an estimated $7.2 million in damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure, Lamont said.
At Hart Magnet Elementary School in Stamford, the staff and students are following the statewide COVID mandate.
Connecticut has reported the first death in the state from the highly contagious COVID variant linked to the U.K.