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By Patrick L. Sullivan, Debra A. Aleksinas and Leila Hawken
Updated Friday, April 3, 3:15 p.m.
State Rep. Maria Horn (D-64) said Friday morning, April 3, that the decision to drop Sharon Health Care from the list of possible nursing homes dedicated to COVID-19 positive patients does not mean the idea won’t be revisited.
On Thursday afternoon, April 2, nursing homes across Connecticut were still negotiating with the state government about plans to segregate nursing home residents into COVID-19 positive-only and negative-only facilities.
SHARON — Continuing to keep residents informed about measures being taken to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sharon officials issued an update in a weekly newsletter on Friday, March 27.
SHARON —Town social services departments have their hands full in the best of times. But when there’s a pandemic, efforts to provide for the needs of residents go into overdrive.
Miriam Jones, Sharon’s social services agent, is coordinating resources to meet the needs of seniors and others.
SHARON — Within a week of his appointment as president of Sharon Hospital last December, Dr. Mark Hirko found himself facing what would become one of the most catastrophic health crises to hit not just the town’s 78-bed hospital, but nearly every country in the world.
SHARON — The first case of COVID-19 was detected in the Northwest Corner, in the town of Sharon. Sharon Health Care Center reported Sunday, March 22, that a 57-year-old woman in a long-term care unit at the center tested positive for COVID-19.
SHARON — First Selectman Brent Colley is posting updates on the town website every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, to keep residents informed of what’s being done in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joe Heacox Photo by Leila Hawken
SHARON — Although Sharon Pharmacy is seeing COVID-19 as an unprecedented event, owner Joe Heacox is confident that he and his staff are well up to the challenge.
Heacox and his family bought the pharmacy in 1961 and have operated it ever since, so his perspective is long. The pharmacy is owned and run by several members of the family.
The J.P. Gifford Market & Catering Company will celebrate its 10th anniversary this summer. So far, business is still good at the Kent and Sharon locations for the store. Photo submitted
KENT and SHARON — J.P. Gifford Market & Catering Company co-owner Mike Moriarty said, “We have actually noticed an increase in sales in the past three to four days.”
SHARON — The first case of COVID-19 has been detected in the Northwest Corner, in the town of Sharon.
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