Sen Linares, Save programs that grow jobs

Sen. Art Linares toured Chester, CT-based manufacturer Aero-Cision on Feb. 27, 2013 as he works on bills that promote business-friendly policies to help create jobs. Contributed photo.

Submitted by Sen. Art Linares

I recently threw my support behind a bill that I believe will make Connecticut more business-friendly and help to create jobs.

This bill makes permanent the state’s temporary Job Expansion Tax Credit Program.  As the law stands now, that program is slated to end on Jan. 1, 2014.

The savings that small businesses can realize from this program are considerable.

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East Hampton Town Council agenda – from solar panels to a special horse

Image source: East Hampton VFW Post 5095

The East Hampton Town Council will hold a closed-door executive session at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 to discuss pricing for a solar project.

Also on the executive session agenda is discussion of the disposition of sexual harassment complaints filed with the CT Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) by a town employee, Elizabeth Shepard, against former Town Manager Jeffery O’Keefe, more than two years ago.

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Find info on East Hampton budget process here

The Citizens’ Guide to the Budget was created as a way to inform and engage voters in the budget process. It provides at-a-glance highlights to help residents understand East Hampton by the numbers and key financial measures including revenues, expenditures, fund balance and outstanding debt.

The East Hampton Board of Finance has published a newly updated Citizens’ Guide to the Town Budget.

According to a statement released by the Board of Finance, “The Citizens’ Guide to the Budget was created as a way to inform and engage voters in the budget process. It provides at-a-glance highlights to help residents understand East Hampton by the numbers and key financial measures including revenues, expenditures, fund balance and outstanding debt.

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In East Hampton, everything you ever wanted to know about outhouses

You are invited to “The Authority,” an entertaining presentation about outhouses /backhouses/ privy buildings at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 in the Community Room of the East Hampton Library.

You are invited to “The Authority,” an entertaining presentation about outhouses /backhouses/ privy buildings at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 in the Community Room of the East Hampton Library.

The talk will be given by Georg Papp, Sr. OBPA, of Colchester, CT … an author and someone who has been building and researching outhouses for many years.

Papp has been a guest on Boston, Springfield and Hartford television programs, as well as WNPR radio.

With a “mini-privy,” picture board and anecdotes, he talks about building this icon of Americana in a unique, folksy style designed to educate as well as serve its intended function.

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Witness alerts East Hampton Police to burglary

Brothers Brian and Christopher Cherry of East Hampton, CT were arrested and charged with stealing pipe from a property being renovated. Photos provided by East Hampton Police. Composite by Brenda Sullivan/HTNP News

Thanks to a witness’s report of “suspicious persons,” East Hampton Police were able to nab two alleged burglars at a building undergoing renovation.

East Hampton Police report that on Saturday, March 9, 2013 brothers Christopher and Brian Cherry (age 25 and 24, respectively) of 159 Main St., East Hampton, CT were arrested and charged with burglarizing a Summit Street building.

Police say the two were reported as “suspicious persons” at about 11 a.m., when a witness saw them “loitering” around the property at 13 Summit St, which is unoccupied and being prepared for renovation.

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Red Sox charity plate for CT scholarships to be unveiled

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman are expected to join representatives from the Boston Red Sox and other state and local officials at a news conference to announce the details of a Red Sox charity license plate program on March 8, 2013.

By Brenda Sullivan | HTNP News Editor

Editor’s note: Given the forecast for severe weather Thursday evening into Friday morning, this event may be postponed.

On Friday morning (March 8), Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman are expected to join representatives from the Boston Red Sox and other state and local officials at a news conference to announce the details of a Red Sox charity license plate program.

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Rep. Ziobron asks help to save state park

State Rep. Melissa Ziobron has introduced a bill to improve the Sunrise State Park in East Haddam, CT. DEEP photo.

By State Rep. Melissa Ziobron

One of my priorities since taking office has been to enact a plan to get Sunrise State Park cleaned up and back into safe condition so people can once again enjoy it as a recreational resource, without fear of getting hurt or injured.

To that end, I proposed a bill that has been brought forward with new language as a committee bill, scheduled for a public hearing in the Environment Committee this Friday, March 8, 2013.

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Fund approved for workers traumatized by Newtown shootings

The Sandy Hook Workers Assistance Fund will be used to reimburse medical expenses and lost wages. It will be overseen by the Connecticut Office of Victim Services and funded through private donations (including corporate donations), which will be handled by the United Way of Newtown.

By Brenda Sullivan | HTNP News Editor

The Connecticut General Assembly unanimously gave final approval today (March 6) for legislation that will create a special fund to assist workers who were traumatized by the shootings at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, CT. The Sandy Hook Workers Assistance Fund will be used to reimburse medical expenses and lost wages.

It will be overseen by the Connecticut Office of Victim Services and funded through private donations (including corporate donations), which will be handled by the United Way of Newtown.

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