On August 3rd, the Access Community Action Agency will begin taking applications for the 2009-2010 heating season. August 3rd and 4th will be dedicated to completing applications for homebound individuals. An appointment to apply for assistance is necessary. Early intake for the Energy Program is available again this year in the state [...]
Rep. Christopher Coutu enjoyed a busy day in his district, first taking time to stop by the grand re-opening for a big employer in Norwich, Wal-Mart, which provides jobs to more than 300 people. Fresh from attending a ceremony where Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed a bill to help struggling dairy farmers, Coutu chatted with [...]
SCOTLAND — Rep. Christopher Coutu was among roughly 200 people here who feted Dan Syme for his nearly four decades of service to the community. Syme, a U.S. Air Force veteran like Coutu, retired as fire chief recently. Tony Kasacek is the new chief. For more information about Syme and Kasacek, click here.
COVENTRY — Rep. Christopher Coutu was on hand Monday when Gov. M. Jodi Rell came to town for the ceremonial signing of a bill designed to give struggling dairy farmers a much-needed lift. The bill creates an “agricultural sustainability account,” a fund the state’s Commissioner of Agriculture would rely upon to make quarterly payments aimed [...]
Government can’t sustain it’s current level speding. That was the message from Rep. Christopher Coutu today during his guest spot on Stu Bryer’s radio show broadcast on 1310 WICH. Coutu, who represents four eastern Connecticut communities, fielded calls over the course of his hour-and-a-half spot with most of them about the state’s budget crisis. Coutu [...]
NORWICH — Rep. Christopher Coutu today hailed news that Norwich Public Utilities will receive two grants from federal stimulus money administered by state government that will offset costs of projects, one for an upgrade to some pumping stations and the other the repainting and repairing of reservoir storage tanks. NPU is set to receive $700,000, according to a [...]
CANTERBURY — Rep. Christopher Coutu enjoyed the weekend sunshine here and in Norwich, where he celebrated the holiday with eastern Connecticut residents. Coutu started in Canterbury, which had its annual Independence Day parade honoring veterans. A throng of parade-goers cheered as the float-filled procession made its way along Main Street. Coutu spoke briefly, telling the crouwd [...]
Over the past six months I have worked hard to challenge the “business-as-usual” and “tax-and-spend” ideologies in Hartford. Recently, the majority party adopted $2.25 billion in new taxes. Gov. Rell has since vetoed it. A few months earlier, they had proposed $3.3 billion in new taxes. I consider this unacceptable, as it will result in [...]
