February 15, 2010 WALNUT BEACH BOARDWALK WORK FINALLY BEGINS
Work on the Walnut Beach boardwalk is under way, after the project had been marred by numerous delays. READ MORE
February 4, 2010 LAMBERT: BOARDWALK PROJECT UNDERWAY
State Representative Barbara Lambert (D-Milford) today announced that construction work has begun to improve the boardwalk, according to an agreed upon time table. READ MORE
January 15, 2010 REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA LAMBERT RECOGNIZED
FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
State Representative Barbara Lambert (D-Milford) was recognized by the Parents for Arts Centered Education (PACE) and Area Cooperative Educational Services Educational Center for the Arts (ACES-ECA) organizations for her support in the passage of vital education legislation that will allow ECA faculty to continue offering professional guidance to students. READ MORE
January 8, 2010 REPS. ROY, LAMBERT AND DAVIS: GOVERNOR THROWS TOWNS A CURVE
BY WITHHOLDING STATE ROAD FUNDING
State Representatives Richard Roy (D-Milford), Barbara Lambert (D-Milford) and Paul Davis (D-Milford, Orange, West Haven) called on Governor M. Jodi Rell to release millions in state aid that would fund paving projects and road repairs in Milford, Orange, and West Haven. READ MORE
January 3, 2010 WORK ON MILFORD BOARDWALK TO BEGIN, BUT MANY STEPS REMAIN
Call it “the project that wouldn't die.” Six years after it was first proposed, and after delays caused by concern over rare birds and state debt loads, construction on the Walnut Beach Boardwalk will begin January 19. READ MORE
October 11, 2009 CITY'S GOAL: LOWER ELECTRIC COSTS,
INCREASE RECYCLING
The price the city pays for electricity is going down, but officials would like to see another rate -- recycling participation -- go up. READ MORE
October 8, 2009 EVENT HONORS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Purple mums, most commonly seen this time of year as fall decorations, were used Wednesday to symbolize lives lost to domestic violence, as well as the hope that others will emerge safely from the cycle. READ MORE
September 29, 2009 CENSUS DATA: RECESSION FORCING MORE FAMILIES
INTO POVERTY
The recession is forcing Connecticut families into poverty at a rate higher than any other state over the last year, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. READ MORE
September 24, 2009 LAMBERT HONORED BY VETERANS ORGANIZATION
State Rep. Barbara Lambert (D-Milford) has been recognized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States during a remembrance service on behalf of the fallen and missing brothers and comrades in Milford last Friday. READ MORE
August 30, 2009
Rep. Barbara Lambert at the "Raise the Drop-out Age" press conference. She is a co-sponsor of the bill.
August 6, 2009 SAVING TAXPAYERS MONEY THROUGH INCREASED RECYCLING
When my husband and I relocated to Brooklyn, CT, from Milford in 1985, garbage was the first issue I became involved in. Stratford had just purchased a landfill in Brooklyn, and sixty trucks were driving almost one hundred miles every day to dispose of their solid waste. Now, in this legislative session, Bridgeport’s CRRA wants to do the same to Franklin, CT, and mar their quiet landscape with increased traffic and create an unsafe atmosphere on their narrow, winding roads. READ MORE
July 17, 2009 LAURALTON HALL, STATE JOIN TO PRESERVE BARN
Lauralton Hall and the state are partnering to help preserve an 1864 barn, originally owned by Gov. Charles Hobby Pond, that requires renovations expected to cost more than six figures. READ MORE
July 10, 2009 TIDE TURNS IN FAVOR OF SILVER SANDS BOARDWALK
The plan to link Silver Sands State Park to Walnut Beach with a boardwalk, which the state's budget crisis threatened to swamp, has been salvaged on orders of Gov. M. Jodi Rell. READ MORE
July 10, 2009 MILFORD OFFICIALS PUSH FOR BOARDWALK
City officials gathered Thursday at Walnut Beach to urge the state to reconsider the indefinite suspension of the boardwalk project that would link Walnut Beach to Silver Sands State Park. READ MORE
From left, Walnut Beach Association President Joe Garbus;
state Rep. Barbara Lambert, D-Milford; and Milford Mayor
James Richetelli Jr. hold a press conference Thursday at
Walnut Beach in Milford concerning the boardwalk extension
from Silver Sands State Park to Walnut Beach.
(Arnold Gold/Register)
July 9, 2009 MILFORD OFFICIALS PRESS FOR STATE ACTION
ON BOARDWALK
City officials are worried the long-awaited boardwalk connecting Silver Sands State Park and Walnut Beach will be a washout, after the state suspended the project indefinitely. READ MORE
June 3, 2009 STATEMENT FROM REP. BARBARA LAMBERT
RE: POTENTIAL GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
AT MILFORD CLEANING VILLAGE
“I had a very productive conversation with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding concerns of possible groundwater contamination existing at the former Milford Cleaning Village site and the impact it may have on the Robert Treat Apartment complex. Chemical tests have been sent out for analysis and I look forward to reviewing the results as soon they become available. I have been assured the drinking water is safe for families and residents in the complex. However, I will continue to monitor this situation closely together with other state officials, to find a reasonable solution to this issue.”
June 1, 2009 REP. LAMBERT HAILS NEW BUSINESS FRIENDLY LAW
State Representative Barbara Lambert (D-Milford) hailed a new law signed by the governor that requires state agencies to apprise appropriate committees when adopting regulations that have a fiscal impact or in any way affect small businesses at the time they are being considered. READ MORE
