Monthly Archives: May 2014

New Milford Student Receives Scholarship Award

State Rep. Cecilia Buck-Taylor on Thursday evening was at Rentschler Field in East Hartford for a special ceremony recognizing winners of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust’s “Dream Big” scholarship competition, including New Milford fifth grader Wesley Szollosy-Hallock. The annual event, sponsored by the State Treasurer’s Office and TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing Inc., attracted nearly 4,000 submissions…

Buck-Taylor Supports Legislation to Grow State’s Maple Syrup Industry

HARTFORD — Legislation co-sponsored by state Rep. Cecilia Buck-Taylor that aims to expand the maple syrup market in Connecticut has been approved by the state legislature. Under the legislation (H.B. 5340), a private landowner that allows an enterprising maple sugar producer to tap trees on his property would be protected from civil liabilities for injuries…

Buck-Taylor Supports Protections for Retail Energy Customers

HARTFORD — State Rep. Cecilia Buck-Taylor today supported legislation that offers protections for customers who purchase electricity from retail suppliers rather than the two major transmission companies. The proposal is a response to residents with variable rate contracts from third party providers—customers who said they had no idea that their rate had changed until they…