Walk with Harold & Friends is back!  Join us Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at the St. Mary's-by-the-Sea beach in Black Rock, CT. Noon registration, 12:30 walk time. Dog fair booths until 3.  Walk with your dog for one mile along scenic St. Mary's-by-the-Sea to benefit Milford Hospital's cancer education programs and the Bridgeport animal shelter.  Vendors, prizes for top dogs, food and refreshments and more.  T-shirt for the first 200 entries. Entry donation $20 per dog-walker. More info: 203-783-1143

State Rep. Auden Grogins (D-Bridgeport) joined with House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) at a press conference to unveil the First Phase Recommendations of the Speaker's Blue Ribbon Commission on Municipal Opportunities and Regional Efficiencies (MORE) at a press conference Wednesday in the Legislative Office Building.

St. Mark's Brewster Street Property Options Meeting

Tell Us What You Think

When: Tuesday, March 23rd @ 7pm

Where: Black Rock Library, 2705 Fairfield Ave.

Special Guest: Amy Paterson, The Trust for Public Land, CT State

State Rep. Auden Grogins (D-Bridgeport)has been named by House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) and House Majority Leader Denise Merrill (D-Mansfield) Vice-Chair of the State Grants to Municipalities and Mandate Relief sub-committee of a new a commission that will seek to identify opportunities for more regional collaborations designed to create efficiencies and save money for municipalities.

Please join your State Representative Auden Grogins, Police Chief Joseph Gaudett, and our district's Black Rock city council members Susan Brannelly and Martin McCarthy, for a public meeting to discuss Parking and Public Safety Issues at Ellsworth Field.  The meeting will be held Wednesday, January 13 at 7 PM at the Black Rock Branch Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT.  For more information contact State Representative Grogins at 1-800-842-8267 X8538.

Join Rep. Auden Grogins as she presents an informational forum to discuss the state budget and its impact on services,programs, and funding in Bridgeport. 

Rep. Auden Grogins announced that Bridgeport will receive more than $22 million in state funds to build more classroom space at Longfellow School. "Longfellow School students and teachers deserve these long-awaited improvements, which include plans to enlarge classrooms, so the educational environment is enhanced and one that is conducive to learning," Rep. Grogins said. Rep.

Rep. Auden Grogins is sponsoring an informal meeting on the current and future state of education in Connecticut on Tuesday, October 6 at 7 PM at the Black Rock Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue.  This is being presented in conjunction with Black Rock Families for Excellence.  State Rep. Auden Grogins, is a member of the Education Committee and State Rep. Denise Merrill is the House Majority Leader.  Please print out the attached flyer for your convenience.

REP. AUDEN GROGINS PROUDLY ANNOUNCES PASSAGE OFSTATE BUDGET SAVING BRIDGEPORT ASSETS  

Representative Auden Grogins (D-Bridgeport) proudly announced her support today for a state budget that “saves Bridgeport assets that were on Governor Rell’s chopping block and supports programs and services vital to Bridgeport families.”

Please send an e-mail as soon as possible asking for the proposed budget cuts to be restored.  Two sample letters are provided below.   Feel free to cut and paste.

Sample Letter Regarding Cuts to Museum, Aquarium and Zoo

Dear Governor Rell:

I am writing to urge you to please reconsider your budget cuts which zero out all state funding to the Beardsley Zoo, The Discovery Museum and Planetarium and the Maritime Aquarium.