Connecticut’s social services safety net is bracing for a double-whammy as the coronavirus crisis intensifies. Dozens of nonprofit group homes are preparing emergency quarantine scenarios — if necessary — as they struggle to maintain residential services for the developmentally disabled, the mentally ill, drug addicts and others. Read More

Michaels Jewelers has closed most of its locations through April 1 in response to the coronavirus outbreak. However, the retailer will continue to buy gold and jewelry from customers in need of cash in their non-mall-location stores in Orange, Danbury and Canton. Read More

Connecticut restaurants have begun to notify the state of major layoffs, citing Gov. Ned Lamont’s order this week that restaurants close for any on-premise service besides take-out orders. Read More

New Haven BIZ begins a series of conversations with business people about how they and their companies are coping with the coronavirus crisis. Read More

The personal-finance website SmartAsset has released its sixth annual study on the healthiest housing markets in Connecticut. Read More

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