North Branford

Colton and Harper Sacco play together as squirts - 9- and 10-year-olds - for the youth hockey program in North Branford, Connecticut.

Colton and Harper Sacco play together as squirts — 9- and 10-year-olds — for the youth hockey program in North Branford, Connecticut.

House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora, a Republican from North Branford, said claims Connecticut is one of the safest states are a “slap in the face” to residents.

Hope Looney, owner of JCakes bakery in North Branford, had to let her 10 employees go just to help preserve the business.

The owner of Connecticut Sportsplex, an indoor/outdoor recreation attraction in North Branford, Candelora said he’s already planning for large-scale layoffs at his business because of the virus.