Ximena Solorzano, Staff Photographer
In the wake of a protest calling attention to individuals’ being turned away from shelters and warming centers, Gov. Ned Lamont activated a policy ensuring that anyone in need will be connected to a place to go to, including hotel rooms if necessary.
Last Thursday, a group protesting the city’s homelessness policies claimed that individuals were being turned away from shelters during below-freezing temperatures before pitching a tent inside City Hall. Mayor Justin Elicker responded that nobody would be turned away during “cold weather emergencies.”…