NORWICH — Rep. Christopher Coutu has done his best to promote the city’s 350th anniversary celebration. Recently, Coutu stopped downtown at Howard T. Brown Memorial Park and checked out the mobile Vietnam Wall memorial — a replica of the memorial in Washington D.C. While there, Coutuspenta bit of time with Gov. M. Jodi Rell as [...]
NORWICH — Larry Pontbriant waved the blue folder overhead triumphantly after the governor handed it to him, signifying the culmination of an effort to help save the lives of others. Inside was legislation, a law that makes automatic external defibrillators available in schools while ensuring that at least two staff members are trained to use [...]
HARTFORD — Rep. Christopher Coutu today attended the 234th birthday celebration for the Army held at the armory here, where retired Sgt. Major Moller and retired General McHale were installed as executive officers. People at the event were proud to have two World War II veterans on hand. Coutu, who represents four eastern Connecticut communities, [...]
NORWICH — Over the last couple of weeks Rep. Christopher Coutu has talked a lot about the 350th anniversary celebration in Norwich and the importance of participating in local events, no matter the community you live in. Coutu did just that over the weekend when he and his wife, Neringa, joined hundreds of other people [...]
It’s a wonderful time to be an eastern Connecticut resident, and I couldn’t be more proud to represent this great area of the state.
Thousands of people turned out for Memorial Day events in our towns—a deserving tribute to the 1.3 million people who gave their lives to protect our freedoms.
The Norwich Chamber of Commerce [...]
PLAINFIELD — Rep. Christopher Coutu was the guest speaker today at the 11th annual Reason to Ride, an event that raises money for needy veterans. The motorcycle ride attracted roughly 1,500 people and Coutu, a veteran himself, told the crowd “we ride to honor the 1.3 million who have lost their lives.” Riders meandered through [...]
HARTFORD — The legislature’s majority party has been busy lately touring different parts of the state criticizing Gov. Rell’s plans to make cuts that would help close the state’s budget shortfall, but Rep. Christopher Coutu believes their time would be better spent at the Capitol working on solutions. NBC 30 reporter Tom Monahan interviewed Coutu [...]
Rep. Christopher Coutu spent a lot of time in Hartford over the last couple of weeks of the 2009 legislative session, so it was no surprise to see him anxious this week to get back to work in his district. Norwich resient Coutu started his day with a trip to Sayles Elementary School in Sprague, where [...]
CANTERBURY — State Rep. Christopher Coutu has organized an informational meeting about how to help residents manage their energy costs. The session will be held at Town Hall. A Connecticut Light & Power representative will make a presentation and will be available to answer energy-related questions at the event. Information regarding low-income and other energy [...]
