Archive for May, 2010
by: streadwell
May 27, 2010
State Representative Themis Klarides received the 2010 “Children’s Champion” Award given annually by the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance at an awards breakfast Wednesday morning, May 26 at the State Capitol.
“I am honored to receive the ‘Children’s Champion’ award. The Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance’s work tackles children’s issues with a whole-child approach including educational development, health [...]
by: streadwell
May 17, 2010
Public Announcement: State Parks free of charge this weekend
In Celebration of 375th Anniversary
This weekend, May 22nd and 23rd, entrance and parking fees for the 107 state parks and 32 state forests will be waived. This includes free admission to the Dinosaur State Park exhibit center in Rocky Hill.
If you enjoy letterboxing at the state forests, [...]
by: streadwell
May 1, 2010
Rep. Themis Klarides co-sponsors legislation banning dangerous chemicals in children’s products
Thursday, April 29th the Connecticut House of Representatives voted on legislation Rep. Klarides cosponsored that bans cadmium in children’s jewelry and includes a timeline of the ban of bisphenol-A in infant formula and baby food receptacles.
Cadmium is known for being highly toxic even in small [...]
