AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in South Windsor 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/south-windsor-ct 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/south-windsor-ct https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:54:44 -0600 Hartford, CT –Governor Ned Lamont on Feb 15th, released the following statement regarding the historic level of state funding for UConn that is https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-statement-on-the-historic-level-of-state-funding-for-uconn-in-his-budget-proposal-31537562-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-statement-on-the-historic-level-of-state-funding-for-uconn-in-his-budget-proposal-31537562-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Bridgeport, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Feb 16th, held a news conference in Bridgeport to announce that the fiscal year 2024-2025 biennial https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-budget-and-policy-proposals-include-support-to-expand-access-to-affordable-and-workforce-housing-31537593-bridgeport-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-budget-and-policy-proposals-include-support-to-expand-access-to-affordable-and-workforce-housing-31537593-bridgeport-ct.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 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-16-2023-31537602-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-february-16-2023-31537602-hartford-ct.html Health and Fitness Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 CT Democrats Spend the Week Proposing Reparations, higher Landlord Taxes, & Encouraging Homelessness By this point in the legislative session it https://www.americantowns.com/news/legislative-democrat-lunacy-continues-in-hartford-31538342-danbury-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/legislative-democrat-lunacy-continues-in-hartford-31538342-danbury-ct.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will join a bipartisan https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-to-travel-to-munich-security-conference-31538718-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-to-travel-to-munich-security-conference-31538718-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Friday https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-applauds-188-million-from-the-bipartisan-safer-communities-act-to-support-mental-health-for-students-31538730-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-applauds-188-million-from-the-bipartisan-safer-communities-act-to-support-mental-health-for-students-31538730-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-the-republicans-lifting-up-putin-are-the-same-ones-trying-to-destroy-democracy-31538731-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-the-republicans-lifting-up-putin-are-the-same-ones-trying-to-destroy-democracy-31538731-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -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 Mon, 17 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 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a bipartisan group of 27 lawmakers, including U.S. Senate Majority Leader https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-leads-bipartisan-bill-to-honor-constance-baker-motley-with-the-congressional-gold-medal-31539792-hamden-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-leads-bipartisan-bill-to-honor-constance-baker-motley-with-the-congressional-gold-medal-31539792-hamden-ct.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 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 Mon, 17 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 Mon, 17 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 Mon, 17 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 Mon, 17 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 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600