WATERTOWN—More than 60 World War II veterans were at Swift Middle School today to receive special citations honoring their service to our country. Roughly 200 people, including friends and family of the veterans, packed into the auditorium for the ceremony organized by Watertown Town Clerk Lisa Dalton and the Secretary of the State’s office. Local [...]
HARTFORD — Get involved. That was the message today from Rep. Sean Williams, who met with a group of Watertown High School students at the Capitol today. Williams, who represents both Watertown and Woodbury, started the session by describing ways in which state government affects their lives. The high-schoolers followed by describing their interaction with [...]
WATERTOWN — Communities throughout the state are struggling to find money for building blocks such as road repair or new school books for children, but the state’s legislature could ease local budget crunches by rolling back costly municipal mandates it imposes but does not pay for, Rep. Sean Williams said. That was the message from [...]
Rep. Sean Williams congratulates Josh Bartlett of Watertown after he was awarded the Eagle Scout Badge in a Court of Honor March 4th at the Union Congregational Church. Representative Williams presented Bartlett with a Citation from the Connecticut General Assembly during the ceremonies. The citation honors him for “achieving the highest honor available from The [...]
Jennifer Zaccagnini of Watertown’s nomination to become a member of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles was confirmed by the state House of Representatives February 25th. The state Senate acted favorably on her nomination to the board on February 11th.
State Representative Sean Williams and state Senator Rob Kane last week honored Watertown Police Officer Jeffrey Desena for rescuing a baby from a burning building by inviting him to the State Capitol to meet Governor M. Jodi Rell. “I’ve been honored to know Officer Jeff Desena and his entire family since I was a kid. [...]
State representatives Sean Williams and David Labriola, and state Senator Rob Kane, today hailed the award of Small Cities grants for housing improvement projects in Watertown and Oxford. Earlier this week, Governor M. Jodi Rell announced the award of a $300,000 grant to Watertown for housing rehabilitation, and a $700,000 grant to Oxford to help [...]
