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GOVERNOR LAMONT RECEIVES REPORT WITH SUGGESTIONS ON GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY TO PREPARE FOR A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STATE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENTS

#HARTFORD, CT\ #Hartford CT – Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has received the final report from the independent consulting group that was selected to provide his administration and the members of the Connecticut General Assembly with an extensive analysis of opportunities to improve efficiency within state government and maintain continuity of critical services in light of an anticipated wave of retirements among state employees by July 2022. The Cliff Retirements Adding Efficiency, Accountability, and Technology to Economize State Government (CREATES) report was produced by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The firm was selected through a competitive procurement process in response to the state legislature’s requirements in Public Act 18-81, which was adopted in 2018 and directed the prior administration to…

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Ansonia News: ENDANGERED RUNAWAY

Ayana Moten has been upgraded to a Silver Alert due to her endangered status.  #Ansonia CT--The Ansonia Police Department is looking for the public’s assistance in locating a runaway juvenile. The juvenile is Anaya Moten, a 17 year-old black female with brown hair and brown eyes wearing a black jacket, black camouflage pants, black sneakers and a red bonnet hat. Anaya is 5’4” tall and weighs 230 pounds, she was last seen on Division Street in the area of Stop and Shop and Burger King at 4:20 P.M. on March 31, 2021. Anaya is considered endangered due to health issues and she does not have her medication. The department is asking anyone with information to please contact 203-735-1885 or tips…

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STRATFORD NEWS – Construction update West Broad St

STRATFORD – Construction update West Broad St Project and Travel Advisory.The Town‘s contractor for the above-referenced project will be working tocomplete the road reconstruction work on West Broad and California St thisspring. This effort will begin with the removal of the asphalt surface from I-95 toCalifornia St, which will begin on April 5th and be completed by the end of theweek. The contractor will also be performing installation and re-grading of theroad sub-base following the removal of pavement. Access through the corridorwill be maintained for local traffic but will be periodically closed to through traffic,especially from the Railroad to California St. The contractor will ramp up to eachdriveway so that it is accessible during the reconstruction.The installation of paving is…

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Look Who’s DoingItLocal!

Meet Lauro (left) and David from LADA Auto Sales located at 550 North Avenue. They are a used car serving the surround area and even the tri-state area! They take pride in their used inventory of all makes and models of cars, SUV, min-vans and trucks. Many of their vehicles are eligible for extended service contracts & warranties. When I was talking with David he took great pride in telling me that not only do they sell quality used vehicles but he is so happy to help people establish or reestablish their credit. He said “Our finance department has relations with most banks and lending institutions in CT and will help you get a car loan at affordable payments. We…

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CONNECTICUT ACCEPTED INTO PROGRAM TO SUPPORT CONTAINING HEALTHCARE COST GROWTH

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Office of Healthcare Strategy Executive Director Victoria Veltri announced that the State of Connecticut has been accepted into the Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs. Launched earlier this year by the Milbank Memorial Fund, the nationwide program was created to advance state efforts on addressing the growth of healthcare costs. Through the program, Connecticut will receive technical assistance support over the next two years from the Milbank Memorial Fund and Bailit Health as the state implements a healthcare cost growth benchmark. This support will include a learning collaborative with other states that are accepted into the program. The state’s acceptance into the program coincides with recent, final recommendations from the Office of Healthcare…

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