Community Bulletin Board
Why doesn’t Government understand ‘Nothing about us with out us’? ~~ by Joe Markley
Over 20 years ago, I helped to organize an anti-income tax rally at the State Capitol which attracted 65,000 people.
Over the past year, I have drummed up significant taxpayer support in blocking a $1,000-an-inch taxpayer-funded busway from New Britain to Hartford.
The Connecticut Democratic Party today at the 5th Congressional District convention overwhelmingly endorsed Speaker of the House Chris Donovan as the 5th Congressional District candidate for Congress in 2012. Donovan won the Democratic Party's endorsement by beating both of his competitors by more than 3-to-1; one of the largest margins in a contested convention in recent memory.
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Republican candidate for Congress State Senator Andrew Roraback was today endorsed by former 5th District Republican Congresswoman Nancy Johnson of New Britain.
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Mattatuck Museum board president, Cathy Smith and museum director Bob Burns invite the community to attend the museum’s 134th annual meeting on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from 4:30-6:30pm. This year’s meeting will recognize the museum’s many devoted volunteers.
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Connecticut Dance Theatre (CDT) is partnering with Chili’s on Wednesday, June 13 to raise funds for CDT’s Scholarship Program for deserving children from the Greater Waterbury area. The fundraiser will occur from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Chili’s Restaurant located at 225, Union Street in Waterbury, Conn.
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The City of Waterbury will get a boost to its recycling efforts this summer thanks to a significant grant made possible by The Coca-Cola Foundation. The City will receive twenty-four recycling bins designed specifically for placement outdoors in the downtown area.
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State Representative Larry B. Butler (D-Waterbury) led passage of a bill that would prohibit the eviction of an individual 62 years of age or older who is mentally disabled or family who has a member that is mentally disabled because the lease has expired. SB 94 affects housing complexes with five or more units, but it does not supersede current good cause eviction rules for evicting a tenant, it merely prohibits mental disability as the sole reason for that eviction.
StayWell Health Center has been named an official Reach Out and Read site. Under the leadership of pediatrician Dr. Upulie Nawaratne, StayWell is excited to be embarking on this new initiative.
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