AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in South Glastonbury 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-glastonbury-ct 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/south-glastonbury-ct https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:21:56 -0500 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced details of a new state initiative https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-and-education-commissioner-russelltucker-announce-initiative-to-strengthen-teacher-recruitment-and-retention-efforts-31553094-new-london-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-and-education-commissioner-russelltucker-announce-initiative-to-strengthen-teacher-recruitment-and-retention-efforts-31553094-new-london-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 (HARTFORD, CT) – As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-31553095-new-britain-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-31553095-new-britain-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.), https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-menendez-cardin-shaheen-coons-introduce-global-voices-of-freedom-act-31554218-greenwich-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-menendez-cardin-shaheen-coons-introduce-global-voices-of-freedom-act-31554218-greenwich-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 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-when-it-comes-to-putting-american-troops-in-harms-way-we-owe-it-to-our-voters-to-make-sure-aumfs-arent-expanded-beyond-their-initial-scope-31554221-fairfield-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-when-it-comes-to-putting-american-troops-in-harms-way-we-owe-it-to-our-voters-to-make-sure-aumfs-arent-expanded-beyond-their-initial-scope-31554221-fairfield-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Senator https://www.americantowns.com/news/during-march-madness-murphy-blumenthal-urge-dhs-to-protect-international-college-athletes-nil-opportunities-31554222-milford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/during-march-madness-murphy-blumenthal-urge-dhs-to-protect-international-college-athletes-nil-opportunities-31554222-milford-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-questions-dhs-secretary-on-nil-rules-for-international-student-athletes-tiktok-security-concerns-and-resettling-ukrainian-and-afghan-refugees-31555941-waterbury-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-questions-dhs-secretary-on-nil-rules-for-international-student-athletes-tiktok-security-concerns-and-resettling-ukrainian-and-afghan-refugees-31555941-waterbury-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today in response to a new Responsible Marketing Code https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-statement-on-updates-to-the-american-gambling-associations-responsible-marketing-code-31555942-meriden-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-statement-on-updates-to-the-american-gambling-associations-responsible-marketing-code-31555942-meriden-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Sheldon https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-booker-menendez-merkley-and-whitehouse-urge-noaa-to-address-rising-number-of-whale-deaths-along-the-atlantic-coast-31555944-groton-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-booker-menendez-merkley-and-whitehouse-urge-noaa-to-address-rising-number-of-whale-deaths-along-the-atlantic-coast-31555944-groton-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [Hartford, CT] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today joined U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-and-murphy-join-colleagues-in-letter-to-pentagon-underscoring-national-security-imperative-to-provide-abortion-leave-for-service-members-31555946-westport-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-and-murphy-join-colleagues-in-letter-to-pentagon-underscoring-national-security-imperative-to-provide-abortion-leave-for-service-members-31555946-westport-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday held a https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-chairs-hearing-with-secretary-mayorkas-on-department-of-homeland-security-fy24-budget-request-31555947-bloomfield-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-chairs-hearing-with-secretary-mayorkas-on-department-of-homeland-security-fy24-budget-request-31555947-bloomfield-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) spoke on Wednesday at a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing with https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-roasts-former-starbucks-ceo-on-federal-labor-law-violations-31555950-southbury-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-roasts-former-starbucks-ceo-on-federal-labor-law-violations-31555950-southbury-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday announced that Connecticut will receive $1.46 https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-blumenthal-announce-146-million-in-federal-funding-for-connecticut-conservation-efforts-31555953-newtown-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-blumenthal-announce-146-million-in-federal-funding-for-connecticut-conservation-efforts-31555953-newtown-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today said that the findings of Connecticut’s first-ever healthcare cost growth benchmark report https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-connecticuts-firstever-healthcare-cost-growth-benchmark-report-confirms-the-need-for-reforms-to-make-healthcare-more-affordable-31556420-southington-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-connecticuts-firstever-healthcare-cost-growth-benchmark-report-confirms-the-need-for-reforms-to-make-healthcare-more-affordable-31556420-southington-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that – in accordance with a proclamation from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-flags-lowered-to-halfstaff-in-honor-of-the-victims-of-the-mass-shooting-in-nashville-tennessee-31556422-stratford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-flags-lowered-to-halfstaff-in-honor-of-the-victims-of-the-mass-shooting-in-nashville-tennessee-31556422-stratford-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee for voting this afternoon to https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-applauds-committee-approval-of-comprehensive-gun-violence-prevention-legislation-31556423-shelton-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-applauds-committee-approval-of-comprehensive-gun-violence-prevention-legislation-31556423-shelton-ct.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500