A 3-year-old girl who suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday night after falling from the second story of a Worcester home was pushing an air conditioner out the window, police said Thursday.

Officers responded around 9:53 p.m. to a report of a child that fell from a window at a home on Illinois Street, the Worcester Police Department said in a statement.

Upon arrival, police were told that the childs mother drove her to the hospital, the statement said. The child was identified as a 3-year-old female. Her injuries are considered life threatening.

Police learned the child was pushing out the air conditioner from the second-floor window when she fell and landed on the pavement of the driveway, according to the statement.

The investigation is ongoing, the statement.

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Motorists are reminded thatwestboundTrinityDrivecontinues tobe reduced to a singlelanefrom DP Rd to the Knecht Street intersection. Thisclosureis necessary for the removal and installation of new curb & gutter, sidewalks anddriveway pads through this area, as part of the State DOTs NM502 reconstruction and roundabout installation.

Star Paving has placed new, additional signage (ROAD CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC) today. The additional signage was requested in response to safety concerns received by the County that motorists are using the Mari Mac Village entrance to travel across the parking lot to exit onto Centralwithout using proper parking lot driving lanes. This activity of cutting across parking spaces in the lot has increased over the past three weeks and created a potentially dangerous situation with other motorists and pedestrians in the lot.

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Time to get your hardscape in shape for outdoor living! Paver installationis not just a great way to make your yard look amazing, its also long-lasting, flexible and simple to maintain.

I recently spoke with Joe Raboine, director ofBelgardResidential Hardscapes. The result of our conversation? The following guide to paver installationpros, cons, prices, maintenance and more.

What types ofpaversare available?Materials: Four core types of paving materials are used for residential hardscapes. The oldest is stone pavers, then clay and most recently interlocking concrete pavers. There are also porcelain pavers, new within the last five years.

Shapes: The most common shape is a rectangle, which runs the gamut ofsizes. The small rectangular pavers resemble handmade cobblestones like youd see in European cities. Those get progressively larger, up to whats called a slab size, typically 12 inches by 12 inches or even larger. The biggest are 2 feet by 3 feet. In addition, there are hexagons and trapezoids for a slightly more contemporary look.

Colors: An almost endless variety of colors is available, both solid and blended. Solid colors really have caught on over the last few years, but the blends are still the most popular choices. I think those blended colors always will be popular because they mimic local natural stone, varying across the country.

Where are pavers used?Use pavers for your patio, walkway, pool decking or outdoor living room. Paver installation is great fordrivewaysand other vehicular applications, too. In some marketsTexas, for examplepaver driveways have almost become the norm.

What are the major advantages of pavers?1. Beauty. Pavers look awesome and add a lot oflandscape designappeal to your yard or driveway area. Blended colors will harmonize with their surroundings because they reflect the shades of indigenous local stone.

2. Flexibility. Because a slab of concrete will move, shift and ultimately break, you have to add expansion and control joints. By contrast, pavers are a flexible system, which acts like a blanket thats placed on the earth.

3. Longevity. Pavers have been around since theRomans used them to build roads and some of those are still in existence today. Theyre considered a flexible pavement. Due to their flexibility, paver installation lasts 50-plus years if done as recommended. Thats true in any climateeven one with harsh winters or very hot, dry weather. In fact, because theyre strong and manufactured in a controlled environment, concrete pavers often carry a lifetime transferable warranty. You would never get a warranty like that on poured-in-place products!

4. Ease of repair. Another great thing about pavers is that theyre easy to repair. If you drop something extremely heavy on a paver and crack it, or you spill oil on it, you can take out the damaged paver and put in a new piece. The simplest way to remove a paver is to crush it with a hammer and break it out of there. Once you replace it with a new one, you can just sprinkle in some polysand, brush it off and youre good to go.

And the disadvantages?1. Potential problems from faulty installation. Just like any other building material, you ideally need to have someone who has been professionallytrained and certifiedto install large-scale paver projects. Substandard installations will cause issues.

2. Cost.Because theres more prep time, pavers will cost more than concrete (or asphalt, for a driveway), but since theyre so durable, they end up costing you less in the long run.

Whats the cost to install concrete pavers?Essentially the cost to install concrete pavers is between $5 and $25 a square foot, which is kind of a crazy range. But theres a reason.

In Southern markets such as Florida, you may get pavers installed for $5 to $10 a square foot because of the sand subsoil and because you dont get hardfreeze-thaw cycles. In the North where you need a thicker substrate to lay them on, cost starts at $10 and can go up to $20 or $25 per square foot.

Consider the cost of the paver material itself as well. Between the less expensive and the higher-end pavers, there may be a $3 to $5 per square foot difference.

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This is a press release from the City of Arcata:

The City of Arcata announced [recently] that the 2020 Bayside Paving Project will begin making infrastructure improvements on Monday, June 1.

The City of Arcata has contracted with Kernen Construction for this project, and work will consist of asphalt paving and the installation of accessible concrete driveways and ramps. The project also includes, but is not limited to, minor roadway excavation, roadway striping, water service upgrades, sewer improvements and drainage improvements.

Construction work will begin on Monday, June 1 on Bayside Road between Union Street and Buttermilk Lane, and additional work on Chester Avenue will begin in late June or July.

Work will take place Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on some days the contractor may extend work hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. On days of scheduled work, community members are encouraged to follow all safety directions and traffic control devices within the project area.

If challenges are encountered with this project, please contact Kernen Construction at (707) 826-8686 or the City of Arcata at (707) 825-2176.

This project is scheduled to be completed by August 28, 2020, and more information will be provided as it becomes available. Updates on construction progress and project plans can be viewed at cityofarcata.org.

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The contractor will continue to keep the northbound lane of traffic open on Martin Luther King Jr. Way from S. 11th St. to S. 9th St. this week, and will close MLK Jr. Way in both directions between S. 11th St. and S. 9th St. as soon as Monday, June 8.

In other areas, crews will start working on a water line on Pacific Avenue north of S. 7th St. The contractor will continue to install a sewer line on MLK Jr. Way from 6th Avenue to S. 8th St. On N. 1st St., crews will continue track installation, driveway and sidewalk work. On Division Ave., crews are installing track and foundations for Link power poles from Yakima Ave. to I St.

Looking ahead, the contractor plans to install track on the west side of Stadium Way near I-705, closing the I-705 onramp, as soon as June 8.

COVID-19. The health and safety of all workers on Sound Transits construction sites are of utmost importance to us. Our contractors have primary responsibility for their wellbeing while working on our projects. Sound Transit is actively working with the contractors and construction management teams on all our projects to assure that public health guidelines are being followed.

WhatConstruction and traffic restrictions on Pacific Avenue, Stadium Way, N. 1st Street, Yakima Avenue, Division Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Way, S. 7th Street, S. 10th Street, S. 11th Street, and S. 17th Street

Week of June 1

Later this week, the contractor will complete the track work on MLK Jr. Way from Earnest Brazill to S. 11th St., and will open that block on MLK Jr. Way as well as S. 11th St. Then, the contractor will close MLK Jr. Way in both directions from S. 11th St. to S. 9th St. for track installation. Crews will install track on the west side of MLK Jr. Way as far as S. 9th St. and then will turn around and install track on the east side of MLK Jr. Way from S. 9th St. going south. During the full street closure, S. 10th St. will be closed on either side of MLK Jr. Way for a half-block to the alleys. This street closure may start as soon as the afternoon of June 3 and take about 3-4 weeks.

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Three local paving contractors begin their work with the City of Asheville this month, resurfacing streets. Together they add up to $8 million of investment in upkeep on a combined 8.6 miles of City streets.

Two of these are bond projects, the other two were awarded as Fiscal Year 2019 and Fiscal Year 2020 resurfacing contracts.

Weather permitting, the resurfacing projects will begin this month and run into July, finishing up sometime in early fall.

Were happy to deliver these much-needed improvements to the community during these trying times, said Public Works Director Greg Shuler. The positive impacts to the quality of life will improve mobility for all modes of transportation.

Bond projects

Kenilworth Road The Kenilworth Road repaving project is part of the Citys Phase 3 Bond package. The entire 1 mile length of Kenilworth Road will be resurfaced. Existing speed humps will be reinstalled. The budget for this project is $800,000. Now that sidewalk improvements are wrapping up, milling and paving operations are expected to begin in mid-June in coordination with remaining stormwater replacement work.

State Street The State Street project is also part of the Citys Phase 3 Bond package. The entire .8 mile length of State Street will be resurfaced. The budget for this project is $1.28 million. State Street sidewalk, curb and driveway concrete work started in April. The contractor expects to begin the milling and paving the week of July 6.

Bryant Land and Development Services of Burnsville was awarded the contract for these two bond projects.

The Citys bond transportation projects are on schedule and on budget. Keep up with progress by visiting Capital Projects Bond Project Dashboard at this link:

Fiscal Year 2020 resurfacing

At their April 14 meeting, City Council adopted a resolution authorizing a $2.28 million contract to Harrison Construction Company Division of APAC Atlantic Inc. of Asheville for the resurfacing of 3 miles, including these streets:

Black Street

Brownwood Avenue (Haywood Road to Waynesville Road)

Camby Street

Cedar Street

Chapel Park Road

Chatham Road (Merrimon to Laurel)

Eagle Street

Elkin Street

Graham Lane

Grandview Drive

Greeley Street

Madeline Avenue

Marcellus Street

Reynolds Street

Salem Avenue

Shadowlawn Drive (Appalachian to Appalachian)

Water Street

White Pine Drive (Tunnel to White Pine Court north intersection)

Fiscal Year 2019 paving wrapping up

At the same time these paving projects are going on French Broad Paving of Marshall will be wrapping up resurfacing projects awarded last year. This contract was in the amount of $2.1 million. Here is that list, along with notes about which streets have already been completed:

Allen Street: Completed

Arbutus Road: Completed

Baker Drive

Erskine Circle

Erskine Street: Completed

Farrwood Avenue: Completed

Garden Terrace: Completed

Hibernia Street: Completed

Hudson Street

Lenoir Street: To be resurfaced beginning June 3

Oakview Road

Sterling Street

The $8 million investment represents the commitment by City Council, City management and all taxpayers to invest in infrastructure that impacts all users daily lives, whether by motor vehicle, bicycle, or pedestrian, said Streets Division Manager Chad Bandy.

As always, if there is resurfacing in your area, please reroute if you can. Cars parked on the street will need to be moved. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers or signals but there may be delays. So thank you for your patience! And you will have nice smooth streets to ride on when these projects are finished.

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Indoor dining, gyms, movie theaters, small weddings and events to reopen June 17, three days early

HARTFORD Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday moved up his Phase 2 reopening plans by three days to June 17, paving the way for indoor dining and the opening of gyms, movie theaters, hotels and other businesses.

Lamont indicated the move to a Wednesday reopening was to avoid coinciding with the Fathers Day weekend.

To avoid having Phase 2 of Connecticut's reopening efforts take effect during a busy Father's Day weekend, we're going to move it up a few days earlier to June 17.

We'll release additional safety guidance for businesses that fall under Phase 2 in the next couple of days.

Well release additional safety guidance for businesses that fall under Phase 2 in the next couple of days, he wrote on Twitter.

Restaurants opened for outdoor dining on May 20, but many remain closed. They will now have a soft opening for indoors ahead of the weekend. Hair salons were allowed to reopen on Monday.

Phase 2 also includes other personal services such as nail salons and tattoo shops; formal events such as weddings; hotels and motels, outdoor amusement parks; libraries; pools and social clubs; and museums and aquariums. Connecticuts Beardsley Zoo, which reopened outdoors only, will be allowed to reopen its indoor pavilions.

All businesses and activities, however, will continue to have strict guidelines for social distancing including limits on the numbers of people allowed.

Lamont announced Friday that another 31 people died from COVID-19-related ailments, bringing the total to 4,038. But a net reduction of 23 patients brought the number of people hospitalized down to 350 on Friday. The peak hospitalization was 1,972 on April 22.

Its unclear what additional rules Lamont will set, but he told reporters after an anti-gun violence event at St. Francis Hospital here that the guidelines will be released in upcoming days.

Its a really big weekend, Lamont said of the June 21 Fathers Day. They said a few extra days lets us prepare. Weve giving them notice today, certainly the metrics on Monday. It gives them time to prepare for a really big weekend. Our positivity rate has been very low over the last week and that has been heartening. A lot of athe restaurants said give us a little more time to prepare for that coming weekend.

Scott Dolch, executive director of the Connecticut Restaurant Association, said that during the devastating 80-plus day closure of restaurants for indoor dining, Lamont has remained responsive and that the industry appreciates the open door to a new normal of social distancing and protecting the dining public as it makes its soft reopening.

Its been a devastating and unprecedented experience for our industry and the 160,000 people we employ across the state, Dolch said in a statement. When COVID began, the restaurant industry did not ask or demand to remain open indoors. Rather, our owners understood the gravity of this problem, and they knew they had to step up and be part of the solution, even though it meant putting their businesses and their livelihoods at risk.

While the industry asked for earlier dates to reopen indoors, Dolch noticed that Lamonts June 17 date puts Connecticut slightly ahead of reopening protocols in neighboring Massachusetts and New York.

Given that Connecticut restaurants make up 10 percent of our state economy, its critical that we not fall behind regionally, and every day counts, Dolch said. Connecticut restaurants are ready for this next step.

Rich Ndini, co-owner of Ralph & Richs restaurant, a downtown Bridgeport fixture for 30 years, said it was good news, so the staff can planned for a reconfigured indoor dining to supplement the 14 outdoor tables. Were just going to go by their rules, said Ndini during a mid-afternoon phone call on Friday.

We clean the tables with a special disinfectant and when people enter the patio they have to wear masks, said Ndini, who made special family style trays. The key is to give customers confidence.

Not everyone is going to come out, Ndini said, who had not heard about the earlier reopening until contacted by a reporter. Whatever the guidelines are, of course well follow them. He said that the restaurants smaller staff has also been specializing in takeout platters.

On the reopening of hotels, Lamont said that the infection and hospitalization rates as well as the fatality statistics, will have an important role in determining the percentages of rooms that will be allowed to be reserved.

Going back to the early of the days of the pandemic, we had said hotels are only for first responders, and no short-term rentals, Lamont said in the hospitals driveway. We wanted to do everything we could to discourage a lot of New York-to-Connecticut back-and-forth. But were in a different place today and here we are in June, summers coming. Its time to get our holiday season going and well be able to open up our hotels as well.

The reopening of the state remains on track as coronavirus infection, hopsptalization and death totals continue to decline. The number of people being treated in hospitals, for example, has fallen to 373, a decline of 75 percent since the peak of 1,972 on April 22.

Connecticut reached 4,000 deaths from coronavirus on Wednesday, but the number of new weekly deaths has also declined sharply in late May and June.

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Photos by Kayla Renie/The HeraldBeckett Franzel, 8, top, and his sister, Emerson, 12, draw a spring scene using chalk on the driveway of their home in Jasper on Thursday. Because of COVID-19, the 17th annual Jasper Community Arts Chalk Walk Festival opted to have participants create artwork in their own driveways and sidewalks in order to follow safe social distancing measures. "We wanted to do something happy and colorful," Emerson said.

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JASPER Some are simple like a few pastel shades scribbled on a slab of concrete.

Others are ornate like the bright neon jellyfish, or the spot-on depictions of famous cartoon characters, or the sprawling combinations of shapes that resemble stained glass windows.

Jaspers annual Chalk Walk wont take over the citys Courthouse Square this summer. Instead, young artists who would have turned downtown pavement into bright canvases brought the event closer to home.

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Redubbed as Chalk Your Walk, creatives across the area turned to their own sidewalks, driveways and more to keep the spirit of the long-running art festival alive.

A total of 119 entries were chalked up, photographed and submitted to the Jasper Community Arts Facebook page for voting. Winners from each category will be announced on that page on Saturday.

In a world that has become socially distant, the virtual fest still gave artists a way to feel connected to something bigger than themselves.

I think kids are missing out on a lot of interactions that weve kind of taken for granted, said Sarah Hulse, whose three daughters Ava, Madi and Sammy created a collage that included a big flower, animals and a rainbow.

Beckett Franzel, 8, colors in the sky of a spring scene using chalk on the driveway of their home in Jasper on Thursday.

Mom later added: And I think doing this and being able to talk to their friends about it, and even having a project for the girls to work on together, kind of helps them fill that void.

Emerson and Beckett Franzel made a sprawling spread filled with a sun sporting sunglasses, smiling clouds and other bits of nature. The siblings are regulars each year at Chalk Walk gatherings, and Emerson liked working with her brother to create their artwork.

We just wanted to do something happy, with lots of colors, said Emerson, who is 12. And something we could each ... take part in.

She likes looking at the other entries, too. If you scroll through the many photos posted on the community arts page, youll find loads of beautiful and bold works, including one meticulously crafted by 13-year-old Marley Hildenbrand.

The talented, aspiring artist created a depiction of a girl with black and green hair, looking ahead with big eyes and wearing an accessory that has become commonplace in the age of COVID-19: A protective face mask.

Ive been working a lot on drawing people, and I thought it would be a good way to not only practice my skills, but also kind of [make] something relevant at the same time, Marley said.

Siblings Owen and Ava Gelhausen created chalk art of the family dog and a happy taco, respectively. Owen loves that dog. Ava does, too. She also loves tacos.

Her favorite part of Chalk Walk is the platform it gives her to highlight and show her work to a big audience.

Most of the time I feel like I do really good, and I want other people to see that, said Ava, 10.

And even though things are a little different this year, she, and many other children, still got to do just that.

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It's pretty common to get a time for the sunrise and sunset, but where do you find a moonrise time?

There is a strawberry moon tonight. Unfortunately it's not because it looks like one. There's actually another reason why it's called that.

According to the Farmer's Almanac, the term "Strawberry Moon" is a native American phrase that comes from The North American Algonquin tribe and it was a reminder to start picking wild ripened strawberries.

It doesn't really have a red hue to it, but it will be a colorful full moon. Look for it to be more of a yellow though.

The moon will be low so you will get what you call a "moon illusion" from it. Which means that it will look much bigger because it will be lower.

We only get so many full moons in a year. This will be our 6th. And we will get 7 more before the end of the year.

If you want to see it, make sure to check your moonrise time by clicking here and entering your zip code. It's simple as that!

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IPSWICH After a winter with no snowpack and a sudden dry spell, it is now time to worry about water.

Town manager Tony Marino told the select board on Monday that water levels were dropping.

He and Vicki Halmen, director of water and wastewater, then announced on Tuesday mandatory water restrictions that ban a lot of outdoor uses (see below).

The restrictions are based on the towns drought management plan.

Mandatory restrictions are put in place during a moderate drought, the plan says. This is the third of five stages in the plan and happens when the reservoir is between 75% and 60% of normal conditions.

The National Weather Service said 2020s rainfall is almost 3.5 inches below normal.

The restrictions are meant to combat the strain on water supply caused by the lack of rain, decreased reservoir storage, increased water demand, and reduced flow of the Ipswich River, Halmen and Marino said in their announcement.

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Selectperson Kerry Mackin noted the restrictions came earlier in the year than they normally do, and added that water flow in the Ipswich and Parker rivers were very low.

USGS readings show the river is near 40% of its flow rate for this time of year.

Its very dangerous for the ecological health of the rivers, Mackin said.

Selectperson Linda Alexson wanted to know if restrictions would apply to new developments in town. Marino said they would.

We urge everyone to comply with the restrictions to ensure an adequate water supply through the summer, said Halmen. If these restrictions are not effective and rainfall is insufficient, a water ban prohibiting all outside water use will be imposed.

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