AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Quaker Hill Connecticut. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/quaker-hill-ct 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/quaker-hill-ct https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:47:30 -0600 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today held a news conference in New Britain to announced that he has submitted multi-pronged legislative https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-proposes-legislation-to-reduce-health-care-costs-31539247-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-proposes-legislation-to-reduce-health-care-costs-31539247-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is committing Connecticut to join the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, a newly https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-connecticuts-participation-in-newly-launched-reproductive-freedom-alliance-31539249-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-connecticuts-participation-in-newly-launched-reproductive-freedom-alliance-31539249-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-baldwin-blumenthal-senate-colleagues-urge-biden-administration-to-limit-availability-of-junk-health-care-plan-31539795-westport-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-baldwin-blumenthal-senate-colleagues-urge-biden-administration-to-limit-availability-of-junk-health-care-plan-31539795-westport-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON –As the five largest publicly traded oil companies boast to Wall Street about their record $264.3 billion haul in 2022, U.S. Senators https://www.americantowns.com/news/after-record-year-for-big-oil-murphy-blumenthal-introduce-bill-to-claw-back-windfall-profits-and-send-relief-to-the-american-public-31539796-meriden-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/after-record-year-for-big-oil-murphy-blumenthal-introduce-bill-to-claw-back-windfall-profits-and-send-relief-to-the-american-public-31539796-meriden-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hartford, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Feb 22nd, announced that FORGE– a nonprofit organization that connects startups creating physical https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-forge-establishes-operations-in-connecticut-offering-free-support-to-local-startups-31539991-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-forge-establishes-operations-in-connecticut-offering-free-support-to-local-startups-31539991-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HARTFORD—House Republicans have used a parliamentary procedure to circumvent Democrat opposition to a bill that would save inflation-weary https://www.americantowns.com/news/house-republicans-petition-bill-to-provide-residents-and-business-with-financial-relief-31540525-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/house-republicans-petition-bill-to-provide-residents-and-business-with-financial-relief-31540525-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hartford, CT– Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statements regarding the one-year anniversary of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-and-lt-governor-bysiewicz-statements-on-the-oneyear-anniversary-of-the-invasion-of-ukraine-31540641-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-and-lt-governor-bysiewicz-statements-on-the-oneyear-anniversary-of-the-invasion-of-ukraine-31540641-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hartford, CT – Governor Ned Lamont and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) New England Regional Administrator Mike Vlacich on Feb 23rd, https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-and-us-small-business-administration-announce-expansion-of-hubzonecovered-area-in-torrington-31540647-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-and-us-small-business-administration-announce-expansion-of-hubzonecovered-area-in-torrington-31540647-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hartford, CT– As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-february-23-2023-31541210-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-february-23-2023-31541210-hartford-ct.html Health and Fitness Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Bridgeport, CT– Governor Ned Lamont on Feb 27th, held a news conference in Bridgeport to announce that he has submitted a legislative proposal https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-proposes-establishing-the-english-learners-bill-of-rights-to-safeguard-the-provision-of-bilingual-education-31541692-bridgeport-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-proposes-establishing-the-english-learners-bill-of-rights-to-safeguard-the-provision-of-bilingual-education-31541692-bridgeport-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hartford, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Feb 27th, announced that he is nominating Bryan Cafferelli to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-nominates-bryan-cafferelli-as-consumer-protection-commissioner-31541701-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-nominates-bryan-cafferelli-as-consumer-protection-commissioner-31541701-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday celebrated passage of the National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act, which was https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-celebrates-black-history-month-passage-of-legislation-to-honor-black-revolutionary-war-patriots-31541838-westport-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-celebrates-black-history-month-passage-of-legislation-to-honor-black-revolutionary-war-patriots-31541838-westport-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hartford, CT –Governor Ned Lamont on Feb 27th, announced that he is ordering all executive branch state office buildings closed to the public on https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-directs-state-office-buildings-closed-to-the-public-tuesday-february-28th-due-to-winter-storm-31542332-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-directs-state-office-buildings-closed-to-the-public-tuesday-february-28th-due-to-winter-storm-31542332-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked Trinity College student https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-questions-trinity-college-student-on-urgent-need-for-equal-rights-amendment-at-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-31542530-danbury-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-questions-trinity-college-student-on-urgent-need-for-equal-rights-amendment-at-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-31542530-danbury-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 [HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT today issued the following statement on the death of former West Hartford resident Elan https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-statement-on-the-death-of-elan-ganeles-31542531-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-statement-on-the-death-of-elan-ganeles-31542531-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600