Newsroom 2011
December 6, 2011
FREE INFORMATION FORUM TO BE HELD FOR PEOPLE FACING FORECLOSURE
State legislators are urging people to attend a free public forum on foreclosure prevention options for homeowners from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15, in the Lion’s Room at Raymond Library, 840 Main St., East Hartford. READ MORE
October 26, 2011
CREATING MORE JOBS IS NO. 1 JOB OF SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION
State Representatives Henry Genga, Timothy Larson and Jason Rojas hailed the bipartisan passage of a comprehensive jobs bill Wednesday that is expected to boost Connecticut’s ability to grow and retain jobs. READ MORE
October 22, 2011
RAYMOND LIBRARY SLATED TO GET STATE MONEY
After languishing without enough funding for years, the plan to renovate and expand East Hartford’s Raymond Public Library is ready to go, as the state is poised to pump $4 million into the project this month. READ MORE
October 21, 2011
RAYMOND LIBRARY PROJECT TO GET $3 MILLION
The project to expand Raymond Library, which has been in the works for years, is about to receive its final $3 million. READ MORE
October 20, 2011
$4 MILLION GRANT FOR RAYMOND LIBRARY
Rep. Henry Genga announces that East Hartford is set to receive $4 million in state funding to complete the expansion of Raymond Library. READ MORE
September 30, 2011
RAYMOND LIBRARY TOUR HIGHLIGHTS CRAMPED SPACE
Officials Seeking $3 Million For Expansion
Local officials and legislators toured the Raymond Library Thursday morning, pointing out cramped computer stations, a lower stairwell where book donation boxes are piled up and other examples of how a big community's library operates in a small space. READ MORE
September 30, 2011
GRANT DELIVERS DENTAL CARE TO EAST HARTFORD STUDENTS
A school-based dental program for East Hartford's school children has received an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The four-year grant will fund a program that brings dental care directly into the town's public schools. READ MORE
August 16, 2011
EAST HARTFORD YMCA GIVES LEADERSHIP AWARD TO STATE REP. HENRY GENGA
The East Hartford YMCA has presented its prestigious James O. MacDonald Volunteer Leadership Award to state Rep. Henry Genga. READ MORE
August 12, 2011
SCHOLARSHIP FUND CREATED IN MEMORY OF LOCAL BUSINESSMAN, SPORTSMAN
Rep. Henry Genga announced Thursday the creation of a scholarship fund in memory of the late Frank Benettieri, who owned Frank's Willow Inn on Main Street. READ MORE
August 11, 2011
IN MEMORY OF EAST HARTFORD BUSINESS OWNER FRANK BENETTIERI
Rep. Genga has announced a sports and academic scholarship to honor the legacy of Frank Benettieri, an East Hartford business owner, sportsman and philanthropist. READ MORE
June 7, 2011
GENGA REMEMBERS A GREAT FRIEND AND SPORTSMAN
Every Tuesday morning for many years, people gathered at Frank’s Willow Inn on Main Street. READ MORE
May 26, 2011
PRIVATE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS
House unanimously approves bill championed by Rep. Genga that allows teachers in private schools to obtain professional certification as long as they meet all of the same continuing education requirements of public school teaching and at no cost to the state. READ MORE
May 9, 2011
STATE BUDGET IS BALANCED, RESPONSIBLE AND AVOIDS GIMMICKS
When the General Assembly convened in January we faced an unprecedented challenge a $3.5 billion budget deficit and an economy still trying to recover from the nation's worst recession since the Great Depression. READ MORE
April 25, 2011
EH OFFICIAL SEEKS LEGISLATION TO HELP SENIORS PAY TAXES
When Town Council member Susan Skowronek discovered that seniors on fixed incomes in town were going to banks to obtain loans to pay their property taxes, she was astounded. READ MORE
April 19, 2011
REP. GENGA SERVING ON DMV COMMITTEE STUDYING PEOPLE DRIVING WITH MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS, SUSPENDED LICENSES
State Rep. Henry Genga is serving on a special Department of Motor Vehicles committee that is examining ways to reduce the number of people who have multiple motor vehicle violations and license suspensions and are still driving. READ MORE
March 30, 2011
KEY COMMITTEE OKS GENGA BILL SUSPENDING LICENSES OF BAD DRIVERS
The state legislature's Transportation Committee has approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Henry Genga that would require the suspension of a driver's license if the person has any additional moving violations after undergoing a driver retraining class for multiple violations. READ MORE
March 25, 2011
CONN. MUNICIPAL LEADERS APPLAUD BUDGET
Leaders of Connecticut cities and towns are among the few groups who have publicly lauded Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s new budget, which has drawn criticism for a broad variety of tax increases. READ MORE
March 18, 2011
EAST HARTFORD LEGISLATORS HONOR LIFEGUARDS FOR HELPING SAVE GIRL’S LIFE
East Hartford legislators honored two lifeguards Wednesday for helping to save the life of a 1-year-old girl last summer at a town swimming pool. READ MORE
March 1, 2011
EAST HARTFORD LEGISLATORS TARGET DRIVERS WITH MULTIPLE OFFENSES
Responding to complaints by residents of an neighborhood that the same reckless driver endangered pedestrians month after month, state lawmakers are considering a bill that would crack down on motorists with bad driving records. READ MORE
March 1, 2011
TESTIFING IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION FOR SUSPENDING LICENSES OF DRIVERS WITH MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS
State Rep. Henry Genga and East Hartford Mayor Marcia Leclerc told the legislature's Transportation Committee this week that state laws must be tightened to keep unsafe motorists with multiple driver's license violations and suspensions off the roads. READ MORE