Residents Reminded to Discourage Bears’ Bad Behaviors and Be Bear Aware

As much as we’d all like to have a friend like Paddington Bear, State Representatives Cindy Harrison (R-69) and Pat Callahan (R-108) yesterday joined members of the National Audubon Society and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in Southbury to remind Connecticut residents to remove birdfeeders to eliminate one source of human-bear interactions.

With black bears emerging from their dens with the warmer spring…

Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) Awards Funds to 21 Agricultural Enhancement Grant Projects Totaling $531,165

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture announced the 2024 Agricultural Enhancement Grant Program (previously known as the Farm Viability Grant) awarded more than $531,000 to fund 21 projects received from Connecticut municipalities, groups of municipalities, regional councils of governments, and/or agricultural non-profit organizations for projects that directly impact or…

Photo: State Representative Bill Buckbee, Pat Callahan, State Sen. Stephen Harding, State Rep. Cindy Harrison, listen to remarks from FHI Studio’s Marcy Miller, senior project manager, prior to touring Route 7.

The New Milford Delegation of State Representatives Bill Buckbee (R-67), Pat Callahan (R-108), Cindy Harrison (R-69), and Republican Senate Leader Stephen Harding (R-30), helped conduct a safety audit of Route 7 (Danbury Road). In addition to state lawmakers, New Milford’s Mayor Pete Bass,…

Household Hazardous Waste and Paint Collection Scheduled for Saturday, April 27 in Ansonia

The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) and participating municipalities are sponsoring a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Paint Collection event on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ansonia Public Works facility, located at 1 North Division Street.

The collection is open to residents of the following communities: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Derby, Middlebury, Naugatuck,…

A strong advocate for reading and literacy education, this morning State Rep. Cindy Harrison logged onto Zoom for a virtual book reading to children at Roxbury’s Booth Free School.  Rep. Harrison was at the school for Read Across America events earlier in the month when Principal Dr. Emily Rhew asked if she’d be willing to come back to read again.

Rep. Harrison jumped at the chance, but with the legislative session currently taking up most of her time had to appear online.   She was able to speak with…

Friends and neighbors,

Early voting was approved by Connecticut voters in 2022. During the 2023 legislative session, the General Assembly authorized in-person early voting for elections held after April 1, 2024. Under this schedule, the first election utilizing early voting will be the Presidential Preference Primary on April 2, 2024.

The early voting dates for this election have been modified to reflect the Good Friday holiday and Easter Sunday. Early Voting will be held Tuesday, March 26 through…

I’m sending a quick note about a subject that’s gained a lot of attention over the last few months—a ban on gas-powered vehicles.

It was pushback from residents and businesses in all corners of the state that caused the Governor and majority Democrats to pause their immediate push for an electric vehicle mandate, but new legislation makes clear that their intention is to revisit their unpopular plan to adopt California’s radical emissions standards.

On Wednesday, the legislature’s Transportation…

State Rep. Cindy Harrison joined Roxbury First Selectman Patrick Roy to spend part of their morning reading to children as part of Read Across America events at Booth Free School. Rep. Harrison read Dr. Seuss’ “What Pet Should I Get?” while Roy read Virginia Lee Burton’s “Katy and the Big Snow” with a slight change of the town in the story to Roxbury to the delight of the children.

Rep. Harrison also visited and read to Pomperaug Elementary School students later in the afternoon.

Last week, House Republicans unveiled our legislative proposals aimed at making Connecticut more affordable.

Highlighted by a call for an amendment to the State Constitution to codify our fiscal guardrails, our comprehensive priorities target tax relief and savings to residents and businesses – while emphasizing our commitment to financial responsibility.

Other priorities to support residents, families, and businesses include:

• Enacting a state child tax deduction
• Exempting children’s clothing items…
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