TODAY AT 1 PM - DEEP ANNOUNCES OPENING OF SOME INLAND SWIM AREAS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS

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07/17/2020

TODAY AT 1 PM - DEEP ANNOUNCES OPENING OF SOME INLAND SWIM AREAS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS

(HARTFORD, CT) – Today at 1:00 p.m., Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes will hold a news briefing at Stratton Brook State Park in Simsbury to announce the opening of some inland swim areas and other state recreational areas previously closed in response to COVID-19 heath concerns.

WHO: CT DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes

WHAT: News briefing to announce additional swimming and recreational area openings

WHEN: TODAY – Friday, July 17, 2020; 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: Stratton Brook State Park, Simsbury CT

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