Eleni Kavros DeGraw

I hope you are staying safe in all of this rain and my hope is we will have minimal or hopefully no power outages.

As I mentioned last week, there are so many opportunities to help our neighbors this holiday season, and something for every budget. I’m sponsoring my second annual Winter Warm Up for our most at-risk neighbors, the homeless in our region. Details below of all the local drop-off points.

I’ll be honest, Thanksgiving has never been my favorite holiday (no lights, no real theme, no music?) and this year is especially difficult for my family. This Thursday, as everyone gathers with family and friends, we have an empty seat at our table and in our hearts as this would have been my grandfather’s 100th birthday. Yes, he had a long life, but as he was in great shape physically and mentally, we really thought we had more years to come.

As you’ll see below, we have quite a few things happening. Up first, for those needing home heating assistance this winter, I’ve included information on how to apply.

You may have noticed I didn’t send out an e-news last week. We were all a little tired after the election and there wasn’t quite as much local information to provide as there normally is. But, we are back at it this week!

One thing I know for sure about being your State Representative: no two days are the same!

I have a pretty hearty e-news for you this week!

We are two weeks away from Election Day. Be sure to check out the information on Early Voting. As a reminder, Early Voting passed on a previous ballot, and we now join 47 other states in being able to vote early.

After a majority of Connecticut voters approved a ballot measure a few years ago, we will finally join 47 other states and will be able to commence early voting this Monday, October 21st.