Dodd honored with Roger Sherman Public Service Award Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) was awarded today with the Roger Sherman Public Service Award from the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM). Members of the CCM are in Washington this week for the National League of Cities annual conference. “These are difficult times for our cities and towns. They’re having to do more with less. They face budget shortfalls, declining tax revenues, and cuts in state aid. And, meanwhile, people are more in need of basic services than before,” said Dodd. “But I’m committed to working with local officials in cities and towns all across Connecticut, not just to make things better today, but to plan for a brighter future for our state.” More Mar 17, 2010 - 6:58 PM
Dodd meets with Lung Cancer Alliance Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) met this week with the Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA), a national non-profit organization dedicated solely to providing patient support and advocacy for people living with or at risk for lung cancer. “The Lung Cancer Alliance serves as a valuable advocate for all those touched by this terrible disease,” said Dodd. “Their hard work helps increase awareness about lung cancer and paves the way for additional innovations to ensure that our future generations are not affected by this insidious form of cancer.” More Mar 17, 2010 - 5:57 PM		Dodd: HIRE Act will create and save jobs in Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) issued the following statement today after the Senate passed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. “Getting Americans back to work in stable, good-paying jobs is our highest priority,” said Dodd. “The HIRE Act is the first in a series of bills that will create jobs for American workers and get our economy back on the right track. This bill will ensure transportation projects can continue to move forward, and it creates incentives for businesses to hire more workers.” More Mar 17, 2010 - 5:39 PM
Governor Rell gives GAE committee testimony supporting her bill for PERFORM commission Governor M. Jodi Rell today submitted written testimony to the Legislature’s Government Administration and Elections Committee supporting her proposal for a 24-member commission that would conduct a top-to-bottom review of state government, identify potential savings and recommend ways to permanently reduce its size and cost. More Mar 17, 2010 - 1:21 PM		On St. Patrick's Day 2010 Dodd renews calls for piece in Northern Ireland Today, St. Patrick’s Day, Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) renewed his call for lasting peace in Northern Ireland, as initiated by the Good Friday Peace Accords. Dodd, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a third-generation Irish-American, will meet this week with Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen; Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness, First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland; and Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, the second-largest political party in Northern Ireland. More Mar 17, 2010 - 12:28 PM
SBA names Stamford's Beldotti Bakeries Family Owned Business of the Year First County Bank Helped Fund Beldotti’s Growth First County Bank customer Beldotti Bakeries LLC has recently been named the 2010 Jeffrey Butland Family Owned Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Connecticut District office. Beldotti Bakeries was nominated by First County Bank last November. More Mar 17, 2010 - 11:58 AM		Hartford Healthcare unveils new Wethersfield medical office Hartford Medical Group and Eastern Rehabilitation Network, members of Hartford Healthcare, have opened a new, state-of-the-art medical building in Wethersfield. The new facility – located at 1025 Silas Deane Highway – offers a wide range of comprehensive health care services for the community in a large, comfortable, technologically-advanced environment. More Mar 17, 2010 - 6:28 AM
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes will be in concert at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, May 1 The rock ‘n’ roll band Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, best known for their classic songs “I Don’t Want To Go Home”, “The Fever”, “All I Want Is Everything” and “Havin’ A Party”, have recorded twenty albums and performed in thousands of live concerts around the globe. On Saturday, May 1 at 8 p.m., Southside Johnny and his eight-piece band will take the stage of The Ridgefield Playhouse. Media sponsor is the Peak 107.1fm. More Mar 17, 2010 - 4:29 AM		“Divine Comedy” opens at WAC This April Fools’ Day The Westport Arts Center is launching a new exhibition series based on the theme of storytelling, beginning with an exhibition of cartoon art, entitled “Divine Comedy: Drawings by R. Crumb & Roz Chast.” The show is on view from April 1-May 30, and will open with a public reception on Thursday, April 1, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. “Divine Comedy” will be the first exhibition at WAC curated by Helen Klisser During, the new director of visual arts, appointed in January. “I was compelled to unite all of our upcoming exhibitions at WAC this year through a theme, reviving the lost art of storytelling,” she said. More Mar 17, 2010 - 4:27 AM
Mayor Pavia advises residents to report storm damage Mayor Pavia today is advising residents and businesses that have suffered property damage from this weekend’s storm to report it to the City immediately. This will enable the City to begin providing the assistance needed, and pave the way for a smooth permitting process that will help expedite reconstruction and restoration. More Mar 16, 2010 - 1:42 PM		Governor Rell asks DPUC, DEMHS to probe utility response to storm Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced she has asked the Department of Public Utility Control and the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to examine the actions of the state’s two largest electric utilities – Connecticut Light & Power Co. (CL&P) and United Illuminating Co. (UI) – in the initial hours of the weekend storm that contributed to the deaths of at least three people, downed thousands of trees and tree limbs, snapped hundreds of utility poles and left nearly 100,000 Connecticut homes and businesses without power. More Mar 16, 2010 - 12:28 PM
CancerCare receives $15,000 from Fairfield County Community Foundation The Fairfield County Community Foundation has awarded $15,000 to CancerCare of Connecticut in support of the nonprofit’s Outreach to Diverse Communities Program. The funds were provided by an anonymous donor who receives philanthropic advisory services from the Community Foundation. The initiative is designed to reduce health disparities relative to cancer through culturally competent outreach to Latinos and people of other diverse ethnicities in Fairfield County. Services offered include cancer-related counseling, education, practical help and direct financial assistance. More Mar 16, 2010 - 10:57 AM		‘Parfumerie’, Douglas Cosmetics hosts “Meet the Cast” Local ‘Parfumerie’, Douglas Cosmetics will host a reception to “Meet the Cast” of Westport Country Playhouse’s upcoming musical, “She Loves Me,” one of the all-time great Broadway classics, on Tuesday, March 23, 5 to 7 p.m., at the store, 57 Main St., Westport. Open to the public, guests are invited to meet company members of the enchanting musical romantic comedy that is set in a 1930s European parfumerie. The production will launch Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th season in April. More Mar 16, 2010 - 9:29 AM

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