Michelle L. Cook

Rep. Cook has been appointed Deputy Majority Leader for the 2017-2019 term by Democratic leaders, Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz (D-Hamden) and Majority Leader Matthew Ritter (D-Hartford.)

I want to make all residents aware that the Northwestern Connecticut Transit District is eliminating Route 4 – Torrington: East Main Street to East Side from the Candystriper schedule.

I am proud to announce that the state approved a grant-in-aid to the city of Torrington for storm drainage improvements in the area of the new Litchfield Judicial Courthouse.

I want to thank the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance for recognizing me as a 2016 Children’s Champion for the eighth consecutive year!

I am pleased to announced that I have been recognized as the 2016 Co-Legislator of the Year Award by the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut.

Today, Torrington welcomed a total of $80,063 in art grants from the Department of Economic & Community Development’s Office of the Arts.

I am excited to announce that Torrington received a state grant of $1,825,000 to construct a two-mile extension of the existing three-mile Sue Grossman Still River Greenway into downtown Winsted.

I’m happy to announce that the Senate passed the firefighters cancer coverage bill! Here I stand with firefighters from Torrington who came all the way to the Capitol to support the bill’s passage. I am proud to stand by them. This bill will establish a relief fund used for wage replacement of those who are diagnosed with certain conditions of cancer as a result of their service as paid municipal or volunteer firefighters.