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.

Join State Representative Auden Grogins as she welcomes Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan and other local legislators for a discussion of the devastating impact of Governor Rell's proposed budget cuts on our children's invaluable and NOW endangered educational resources.

Let your voices be heard.  Learn what you can do to help protect the invaluable resources our kids rely on as well as the impact on tourism for the economic future of our state on:

Beardsley Zoo