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NAUGATUCK The VFW Post 1946 will honor six members of the community at its annual Citizens Awards dinner on Sept. 18 at the Crystal Room, 98 School St.
Cash bar opens at noon and dinner will be served at 1 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person. Call Charles Barnsley at 203-233-2
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Lamont highlights how he d like to spend federal COVID aid
SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont provided an early look on Friday at how he wants to spend billions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief funds, pledging to focus on initiatives ranging from continued COVID-19 vaccination and testing in the state s hardest-hit areas to summer learning camps for youth and more assistance for struggling small businesses.
The Democrat is required to provide the General Assembly with a proposed allocation plan by Monday for legislators consideration.
Connecticut is receiving $2.6 billion for “state recovery” efforts, as well as more than $1 billion in education funding a portion of which is being directed to the state Department of Education. There s also $145 million in capital project funding and $1.6 billion that will go to cities and towns. That s all in addition to the earlier financial relief Connecticut received from the federal
Lamont says his plan for $6B in federal pandemic relief will transform CT
Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.org
Gov. Ned Lamont said the goal with $6 billion in federal funding is nothing less than a dramatic transformation of the state over the next three years.
The largest child care expansion in state history, summer learning camps for nearly 100,000 students, huge investments in worker training and business growth, and a continued focus on COVID-19 vaccinations topped the list of initiatives Gov. Ned Lamont outlined Friday for the latest round of federal pandemic relief.
Lamont, who must show the legislature on Monday how he wants Connecticut to spend more than $6 billion arriving via the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, said the goal is nothing less than a dramatic transformation of the state over the next three years.