Bob Godfrey

Cold weather is headed our way in the coming months and the Connecticut Community Action Agency (CAA) Network is accepting energy assistance applications ahead of the 2018-2019 heating season.

A new season brings new laws. As we look to the beginning of October, we should take note that over 70 new laws go into effect on October 1.

Schools across Connecticut are welcoming students back to the classroom this week and parents, children and motorists should be extra careful on the road.

Connecticut has just launched a new Text-to-911 capability as part of the state’s new Next Generation 9-1-1 Emergency Telecommunications System.

Get ready for back-to-school savings. Connecticut’s annual sales tax holiday is right around the corner! Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 19 through Saturday, August 25 to save with some great exemptions.

Are you familiar with the services provided by Operation Fuel, a private, nonprofit statewide program that offers emergency energy assistance to low income families and elderly residents?

Connecticut’s economy is seeing significant improvement with jobs being added to the workforce and unemployment at an historic low. According to the state Department of Labor, more than 6,000 jobs were created in June and the Governor reports Connecticut has added more than 12,000 jobs in two months. Private sector employment now stands at more than 111 percent, fully recovering from pre-recession levels.

I am pleased to report the approval of funding for transit-oriented development in downtown through a $2 million grant to design and construct downtown sidewalk and streetscape infrastructure improvements along pedestrian routes near the Danbury Train Station.

My dad was a railroad brakeman and his dad was a railroad engineer. To see development around the railroad station makes me remember their lives and legacies. Like me, they would be delighted to see this economic development near the train station, and the jobs and opportunities that come with it.