Kara Rochelle

State Representative Kara Rochelle will hold a legislative update on initiatives affecting seniors and host a special panel discussion on prescription drug costs Wednesday Oct. 9, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Joseph Doyle Senior Center in Ansonia.

Rep. Kara Rochelle applauded the announcement of $1 million in state aid awarded to Derby’s Housing Authority for improvements to Cicia Manor, which provides housing to elderly and disabled residents.

It’s back to school season. So I wanted to take a moment to bring you up to speed on some of the important new laws we passed this session to make sure our kids get the best education possible.

Opioid addiction does not discriminate. It does not care about your age, background or whether you came from a good family.

This year’s budget implements tax cuts for seniors on social security and who receive pensions.

There were several laws passed this session to benefit our veterans and the military.

Installing wind turbines, phasing out plastic bags, a statewide ban on fracking waste, and growing our green energy industry are some of the bills we passed this session.

Here are some highlights from the past week and a look ahead at events for Ansonia & Derby.