Jaime Foster

This week, more than $16 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief II (ESSER II) funds was made available to 170 school districts across Connecticut. This relief money will allow schools throughout our state to provide special education services to more than 80,000 students during the upcoming school year.

REMINDER- This afternoon, I will cohost a discussion with Sgt. Brian Santa, an Ellington Resident State Trooper on Facebook Live. The event will be streamed at 2 pm. Please join us if you have any questions.

The East Windsor Police Department is being recognized for their innovative new policing program. The event will take place this afternoon at 1:30 pm in front of the East Windsor Police Department.

Over the next few days Connecticut is expected to experience extreme temperatures that have prompted heat advisories from the National Weather Service through Wednesday.

The Connecticut Department of Mental Health (DMHAS) is conducting a survey that will assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Connecticut residents. To participate, a respondent must be 18 years of age or older and be a resident of Connecticut.

This Wednesday, June 30, I will be available for Office Hours from 5 pm - 7pm in the gazebo at Arbor Park in Ellington.

Tomorrow, June 15, I will cohost a farming roundtable. I will be joined by a diverse group of panelists - experts in farming, solar, energy and technology, as well as representatives from Oakridge Dairy and politicians on both sides of the aisle.

The House of Representatives sent a bill to the Governor’s desk that takes steps to address online harassment.