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| Dear Neighbor,
Halloween is just around the corner! If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, don't miss this year's Mall-O-Ween event at Westfarms on October 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This free event features free trick-or-treating at Westfarms retailers. Participants will also be eligible for surprise giveaways. You can learn more about this great event here. |
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Thousands of Connecticut residents have dedicated their careers to public service. The federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program recognizes this choice with complete student loan cancellation after 10 years of public service work and loan payments. Teachers, nurses, government and nonprofit employees, veterans and others are among those eligible for this program.
The temporary PSLF waiver is a time-limited change to PSLF rules that allows borrowers to receive credit for past periods of repayment that would otherwise not qualify. This one-time opportunity ends on October 31, which is a reminder to act now and complete an application at studentaid.gov/pslf.
For additional information, including how to get help with your application, you can also visit pslfCT.org. |
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| Families with children under the age of 18 have until November 15, 2022 to claim tax benefits under the federal Child Tax Credit. Most families will be able to receive thousands from this tax credit, which was expanded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This year, U.S. residents can receive up to $3,600 per child under 6 years and up to $3,000 per child ages 6 to 17. Individuals can claim their child tax credit using GetCTC's simplified tax filing tool. The form takes about 15 minutes to complete and tax documents are not required. Click the button below to get started. |
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| Connecticut State Community College is launching free statewide small business and startup seminars to help Connecticut's small businesses and entrepreneurs grow and thrive in the post-COVID-19 economy. Seminars will be offered in-person and virtually from October through mid-December and will cover the challenges businesses currently face and tactics to navigate them. Funding for this initiative was included in the state budget that I proudly supported.
You can register for a seminar here. For more information, please contact the Northwestern Connecticut Community College Entrepreneurial Center Director John Fiorello at jfiorello@nwcc.edu. |
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| The West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District in partnership with the West Hartford Police Department will hold their annual National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Charter Oak International Academy. This day offers members of the public a chance to dispose of expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medication in an environmentally-safe manner. Accepted items include prescription and over-the-counter dosage medications like tablets, capsules, vaping products, and liquids.
Items that will NOT be accepted include intravenous solutions, injectable medicines, Epi-pens, and needles.
For more information, please contact the Health District at 860-561-7900 or the Police Department at 860-570-8845. |
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| To help West Hartford teens navigate social and academic pressures, stress, anxiety, and depression, Community of Concern (CoC) will host an open discussion on Wednesday, November 2 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Bristow Middle School. This event will provide tweens and teens with tools and strategies to handle stress and pressures. This is an in-person event, however, a link will be provided to interested persons who cannot attend the event in-person. To register for this event, please click here. |
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| As always, if I can be of assistance to you and your family, please reach out to me at 860-240-8585 or email me at Kate.Farrar@cga.ct.gov. Follow @KateforCT on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay up-to-date on everything I'm doing at the Capitol!
Sincerely,
Kate Farrar
State Representative
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