A friend is giving Rep. Jeff Currey, D-East Hartford, a kidney for Christmas.

To be precise, Karen Gauvain’s donation of her kidney will be available immediately after the holidays, the busy season for the bakery she owns and operates in Avon with her sister. Gauvain was quick to offer the kidney, but cautious of leaving her sister alone or feeling pressure to return to work prematurely.

Friends and families of Connecticut’s nursing home residents are now allowed to make indoor, in-person visits following new guidelines from state officials. 

Hartford currently sits in last place among cities in the nation in responding to the 2020 census. Last week a federal judge ordered the deadline extended through Oct. 31, giving the city a few more weeks to target hard-to-count areas. But now the White House is appealing that order. 

To close out the annual Stamford Innovation Week, community members say they had to get creative in COVID times to bring people together safely to celebrate. A group of 30 transformed three floors of a parking garage into a drive-thru interactive art exhibit. 

Connecticut’s ban on utility shut-offs during the COVID-19 pandemic will expire at the end of the month, but state regulators said last week that utility companies haven’t done enough to educate customers about alternative payment programs. 

Protesters gathered in New Haven Thursday night, blocking traffic and demonstrating in response to the charges in the fatal Louisville police shooting of Breonna Taylor.