SPRAGUE — It was fun in the sun here today for Rep. Christopher Coutu, who mingled with the crowd at the annual Riverfest. Coutu, the town’s state representative, enjoyed the nice weather as dozens of people made their way down stream in kayaks and tubes. The day would get sweeter for Coutu and his wife, [...]
TAFTVILLE — Rep. Chris Coutu and his wife, Neringa, helped Sacred Heart celebrate its school’s 100th anniversary today during a church social here tonight. Pictured above is Theresa Phagen, the eldest of the alumni and Coutu’s sponsor for his first Communion. Nearly 150 people enjoyed attended this great event. Coutu’s childhood home was once the [...]
CANTERBURY — Connecticut’s female hero, Prudence Crandall, is just that. Rep. Christopher Coutu today visited the Canterbury Community Center for the premier of a 27-minute film about the life and legacy of Crandall, who established the first academy black women here in 1833. Coutu, of Norwich, said the movie does justice for both Crandall and [...]
HARTFORD — Rep. Christopher Coutu recently participated in the 90th anniversary celebration of the Soldiers’ Sailors’ and Marines’ Fund. “This has been self-sustaining since its establishment years ago,” Coutu said, “and I know family and friends, who were down and needed help, who got the assitance they needed through the fund.”
HARTFORD—More men and women who left high school for service in the armed forces prior to their graduation could soon be eligible for diplomas.
State Rep. Christopher Coutu tonight voted for House Bill 6687, An Act Concerning Various Revisions to the Education Statutes—a bill that would permit local or regional boards of educations to award diplomas [...]
Visiting four Memorial Day events in four communities? No problem for state representative and U.S. Air Force veteran Christopher Coutu, who spent time in Taftville, Sprague, Norwich and Scotland to honor men and women who lost their lives for our country. ”We will never forget the 1.3 million people who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our [...]
NORWICH — Rep. Christopher Coutu today stopped by Computer Science Corp., one of the city’s largest taxpayers, and listened to its concerns about the removal of a sales tax exemption on data service, a legislative move that company leaders said could affect their plans to hire more workers. Company managers, according to the Norwich Bulletin, [...]
HARTFORD—Rep. Christopher Coutu joined House and Senate Republicans recently in unveiling an alternative balanced budget that eliminates substantial tax increases proposed by Democrats while calling for concessions in health care and pension benefits from state workers that would save $662 million.
What’s more, the “No Tax Increase” budget described at a Capitol news conference recently preserves [...]
