Sen. Fasano Named 2016 “Children’s Champion”
Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano was presented with the 2016 “Children’s Champion” award by the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance for his leadership on issues related to Connecticut’s young children.
QU School of Law to host symposium on Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
“A Symposium on the Life and Career of Justice Antonin Scalia” will take place on Thursday, Oct. 6, from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Ceremonial Courtroom at the Quinnipiac University School of Law Center, 370 Basset Road.
Quinnipiac University appoints Adam Barrett as associate vice president and dean of law admissions
Barrett brings a wealth of experience to the position. He most recently worked as associate dean of admissions and financial aid at New York Law School.
FAST Tournament Champs!
The North Haven girls continue their winning ways by winning the U13 Division at Fairfield’s Fall Annual Soccer Tournament (FAST) Labor Day weekend.
CT Chapter of NOW endorses Democrat Steve Gifford
The Connecticut Chapter of the National Organization for Women has endorsed North Haven Democrat Steve Gifford for State Representative in 2016.
Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code to lecture at Quinnipiac University
Saujani created Girls Who Code to close the gender gap in technology. The organization has gone from 20 girls in New York to 10,000 girls in 42 states who learn about computer science through a variety of real-world projects in several areas, including art and storytelling, robotics, video games, websites and app development.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Building Connecticut’s Businesses
Last week, Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development released results of their First Five business incentive programs. The programs showed a gain of 3700 jobs and $2.2B per year in economic activity, at a cost to the state of $13K per job. While we can be proud of this record, it needs adjustment.
OP-ED: Time to Create Business Opportunity for All, Not Just the Privileged Few
For years Connecticut Republicans have called for policy changes to reduce business burdens. The less you tax a business, the more capital it will have to invest in growing services and jobs.
Yaccarino Updates Taxpayers
Rep. Yaccarino met with constituents to hear their concerns and answer questions.
North Haven Curbside Bulk Pick Up Scheduled
The two-week collection program for bulk items will be the weeks of September 12th and September 19th.
TWIST Tournament Champs!
The team went undefeated through all four games leading up to the championship game.
Three Nobel laureates to discuss peace, gender issues and human rights
Three Nobel Prize laureates will discuss peace, gender issues and human rights when they participate in a panel discussion at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Burt Kahn Court at Quinnipiac University.