Susan Johnson

The largest Third Thursday Street Festival is taking place on Thursday, September 19 with 145 vendors, merchants, and bands. Willimantic is paying tribute to the Borinqueneers during Hispanic Heritage Month.

It’s National Suicide Prevention Week, and we’re all on a mission to eliminate barriers in crisis care access. Remember to call 988 if you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis.

Jazz in the Garden, a fundraiser for Windham Free Library, is taking place on September 8. An excellent youth employment program is expanding across the state.

Railroad Day will take place on Saturday, August 31 from 11 A.M. – 3 P.M. at the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum. I was honored to be at the Windham Public Schools Annual Convocation.

I am proud to join Senator Mae Flexer and local education leaders in welcoming $140,000 in new state funding for before-and after-school programs in Windham.

Sales Tax-Free week runs from Sunday, August 18 through Saturday, August 24. The state has expanded tuition-free community college in Connecticut.

Connecticut's annual Sales Tax-Free Week begins on Sunday, August 18 and runs through Saturday, August 24. It provides a chance to save money, whether it is taking the kids back-to-school shopping or treating yourself.

Those on SNAP benefits can now double the fruits and vegetables they buy at Willimantic's Farmers' Market. Walmart is inviting everyone to get a check-up on Saturday at its facility in North Windham.