April 3, 2014

Bolinsky: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Take the Pledge

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In honor of April being designated Distracted Driving Month, Connecticut’s All Star Driver (ASD) is launching an awareness campaign called “Park Your Phone, Drive Your Car,” and asking students and their families to sign a pledge to not use their phone while driving.

Please help us get the word out, and join the movement!

While you can certainly feel free to just put your phone away and not text or call while driving, I’m urging you to encourage your friends and family to take the pledge. Social media is another great way to pass the message along to your friends. In fact, part of the program encourages social media use.

Before you begin driving take a minute and post a selfie letting your followers know you’ll be off the grid for the next ______ minutes, and to call or text later.

I’m attaching a copy of the ASD pledge, and a sheet with some scary distracted driving statistics. Please click on the images below for larger copies.

Don’t wait for a tragedy to change your behavior. Join me this April, Park Your Phone, Drive Your Car!

Newtown State Representatives Honor Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Department

Newtown, CT. – Ahead of their 100th anniversary celebration later this month, State Representatives Martin Foncello (R-107) and Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) joined command and staff members of the Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Department for their August monthly meeting. The state representatives presented a citation to leaders of the all-volunteer department marking the anniversary of the department’s […]

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Bolinsky: 2025 Sales Tax‑Free Week

Connecticut’s 2025 Sales Tax‑Free Week is set for Sunday, August 17 through Saturday, August 23, 2025. During this period, most clothing and footwear items priced under $100 per item can be purchased tax‑exempt, saving buyers the state’s usual 6.35% sales tax when the item is paid for during that week, even if delivery happens later. This exemption […]

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