Press Releases

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• 10/18/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, CLINTON ELECTED & TOWN OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE RECENT STEAP GRANT FOR TOWN OF CLINTON

  $500,000 in state funding is approved for an upgrade to the town’s radio communication system

• 10/13/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT ON BRISTOL POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Lt. Governor Bysiewicz released the following statement regarding the two Bristol Police officers who were killed, and third officer shot in the line of duty Wednesday night:

• 10/12/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT ON THE JURY VERDICT IN ALEX JONES TRAIL

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Lt. Governor Bysiewicz released the following statement in response to the jury verdict announced this afternoon in the trial involving Alex Jones, the families of those who were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and a first responder:

• 10/11/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, LIVEGIRL, CoWaG COUNCIL MEMBERS & ELECTED OFFICIALS CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL WITH RALLY AT THE CAPITOL

  International Day of the Girl focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights

• 10/4/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, ELLINGTON ELECTED OFFICIALS ANNOUCE STATE BONDING DOLLARS FOR TOWN

  $443,856 grant-in-aid to the Town of Ellington for park improvements and the installation of a municipal charging station

• 9/28/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ & THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF THE ARTS DESIGNATE BRISTOL AS A “CULTURAL DISTRICT”

  A Cultural District is a specific area of a city or town identified by the municipality that has a number of cultural facilities, activities and/or assets–both for profit and nonprofit

• 9/26/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, AVON ELECTED & TOWN OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE STEAP GRANT FOR TOWN PUMP STATION

  $500,000 STEAP grant for the rehabilitation of the Route 44 Sanitary Sewer Pump Station

• 9/1/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, HARTFORD ELECTED OFFICIALS ANNOUCE GRANT-IN-AID FOR GREATER HARTFORD YMCA

  $500,000 to the YMCA of Greater Hartford for capital improvements and upgrades at the Albany Avenue location

• 8/12/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, DANBURY ELECTED AND TOWN OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE GRANT-IN-AID FOR CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITIES, INC.

  Announcing $2 million in state bonding dollars to build a two-level garage accommodating roughly 100 parking spaces behind the Greater Danbury Community Health Center

• 8/8/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, FAIRFIELD ELECTED AND TOWN OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE GRANT-IN-AID FOR ROADWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

  Announcing a total of $3.75 million in state bonding dollars for bike and pedestrian safety improvements in Fairfield

• 8/1/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, STAMFORD OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT CONNECTICUT SUMMER AT THE MUSEUM PROGRAM

  From July 1, 2022 to September 5, 2022, Connecticut children age 18 and under plus one accompanying Connecticut resident adult can visit participating museums free of charge through the program

• 7/27/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, DECD DESIGNATE WETHERSFIELD AS THE STATE’S FOURTH “CULTURAL DISTRICT”

  A Cultural District is a specific area of a city or town identified by the municipality that has a number of cultural facilities, activities and/or assets–both for profit and nonprofit

• 7/21/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, NEW LONDON OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE PEDIATRIC VACCINES

  Parents and caregivers can now get 6-month to 5-year-old children vaccinated with either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine

• 7/19/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, NEW HAVEN OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF 2022 CT SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

  Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) dedicated $12 million of federal American Rescue Plan funding (ARPA) to continue the state’s highly successful Summer Enrichment Program

• 7/11/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, NEW BRITAIN OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT CONNECTICUT SUMMER AT THE MUSEUM PROGRAM

  From July 1, 2022 to September 5, 2022, Connecticut children age 18 and under plus one accompanying Connecticut resident adult can visit participating museums free of charge through the program