Reps. Labriola and Rebimbas Honor Essay Contest Winners

State Reps. David Labriola and Rosa Rebimbas presented legislative citations to essay winners Karissa Moore and Samantha Valentine, from Cross St. Intermediate School, and NeHa Samuel, from Hillside Middle School. The theme of the essay contest, sponsored by the General Assembly, was to describe an “Important Woman in Connecticut History.” Moore wrote about Denise L. Nappier, Valentine wrote about Joan Joyce, and Samuel wrote about Isabella Beecher Hooker.