Fees For Events at State Parks Could Go Up

By On May 7, 2013 · 5 Comments

The legislature’s finance committee endorsed a bill on Monday that would sharply raise the fees for special events, such as weddings, conferences and family reunions, at state parks.

Senate Bill 1011 would empower state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel C. Esty to raise the usage fees by up to 135 percent of the current [...]

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Two Cheshire Residents: New Look D.C. Delegation As Murphy, Esty Sworn In

By On January 3, 2013 · 3 Comments

The small town of Cheshire has fewer than 30,000 residents, but the community was standing tall Thursday when two residents stepped forward into major political positions in Washington, D.C.  Democrat Christopher Murphy joined the U.S. Senate and former town council member Elizabeth Esty joined the U.S. House of Representatives on her first day as a member of Congress.

Both Murphy [...]

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DEEP Chief Dan Esty Says He’s Not Going Anywhere, Now That His Wife’s Headed To D.C.

By On November 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Dan Esty said Thursday that he plans to remain as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, despite some public speculation that he might end up in a federal post in Washington, D.C., now that his wife, Elizabeth Esty has won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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