Posted on September 24, 2020 by admin
The Veterans of Foreign Wars is once again accepting applications for the “Patriot’s Pen” and “Voice of Democracy” scholarship awards!
According to the VFW website, The Patriot’s Pen scholarship essay contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay and expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief.
The 2020-2021 theme for this scholarship is: “What…
Posted on September 10, 2020 by admin
The Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) recently announced that Connecticut has been approved for an additional two weeks of Lost Wages Assistance supplemental benefits funded by $44 billion in federal Stafford Act disaster relief. This program will provide an additional $300 per week for any claimant who has a weekly benefit of at least $100 (including the dependency allowance) and who has become unemployed or partially unemployed due to COVID-19.
Payments are expected to be made starting mid-September…
Posted on September 4, 2020 by admin
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Next Tuesday, the Energy & Technology Committee will hold a public informational forum on legislation to address recent issues with our electric utility providers. Please read the bulletin announcement below for more information and instructions on how to submit public testimony.
Energy & Technology Committee Informational Forum – Tuesday September 8th
The Energy & Technology Committee will hold a virtual Listening Session on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.…
Posted on September 1, 2020 by admin
Absentee Ballot Process
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we conduct business, educate our children, and go about our daily lives. It has also changed our election process.
In July, the legislature passed a bill that is now law making all residents eligible to vote by absentee ballot (AB) in the November general election citing COVID-19 as their reason. You simply need to check the appropriate box on the application.
This legislation was passed to ensure that all residents have the opportunity…
Posted on September 1, 2020 by admin
The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced that bridge maintenance will be performed on Bridge #00266 carrying Gallivan Lane over I-395 Southbound and Northbound in the town of Montville. This project is scheduled to occur on Thursday, September 3rd, 2020, through approximately Friday, September 25th, 2020.
LANE CLOSURE INFO
Drivers can expect lane closures on I-395 southbound and northbound in the town of Montville; Southbound between Exit 9 to the Montville Rest Area and northbound…
Posted on August 28, 2020 by admin
The Department of Transportation announced they are developing plans to replace signs and sign supports along Route 2, Route 3, Route 11, Route 17, including associated on-ramps and off-ramps, including revisions to mileage-based exit numbering.
The new signs and sign supports will be installed in accordance with the latest federal and state standards and guidelines. The types of signs that will be replaced include, but are not limited to, large overhead and side mounted Guide signs and smaller signs…
Posted on August 27, 2020 by admin
Energy and Technology Committee Hearing August 27
The legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee is holding an informational hearing tomorrow, Thursday, August 27th, regarding Eversource and United Illuminating’s storm management responses, delivery charges, initiatives to improve the grid and more.
The hearing agenda, with a list of invited speakers, is available here.
While the public may submit written testimony, the hearing will not be open for oral comments except from the members of the…
Posted on August 25, 2020 by admin
The unemployment rate in the state is approximately at 16% and families are struggling to meet their basic needs. An an extra $600 in additional federal weekly unemployment benefits was set to expire, Governor Lamont applied for extended funding from the federal government to provide an additional weekly wage supplement for Connecticut’s unemployed.
In response to the pandemic and the extended unemployment across our nation, the President signed an Executive Order to provide an additional $44 Billion…
Posted on August 13, 2020 by admin
Dear Neighbors,
With our normal routines disrupted by the virus, I want to remind you to take advantage of the upcoming “Tax Free Week” which runs from Sunday, August 16 through Saturday, August 22.
This one-week event eliminates Connecticut’s 6.35 percent sales tax on clothing and footwear costing less than $100 per item. Since sales tax is calculated after the use of any coupons or discounts, if the final price per item is less than $100, the sale is exempt from taxes. Clothing or footwear under…
Posted on August 11, 2020 by admin
Hello Friends and Neighbors:
At the insistence of my office, and that of my legislative colleagues, the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) temporarily suspended Eversource’s recent rate increase while it conducts a full review, the purpose of which is to ensure that Eversource is not over-collecting revenues…