Eleni Kavros DeGraw

It’s a broken record already, but we continue to be under an extreme heat advisory. I hope you are taking all precautions and if you do not have access to air conditioning at your home, you are seeking out the libraries and senior centers in Avon and Canton. Keeping that water bottle handy is extremely important right now.

Thank you to all the wonderful people who came out to the coffees in Canton on Saturday and the one this morning in Avon. Special thanks to LaSalle Deli & Market and to Beanz & Co. for hosting us – two extraordinary community builders in our community.

Special Session was a bit of a whirlwind yesterday as I brought out the 137-page emergency certification bill with an assist from Representatives Maria Horn and Jason Doucette. The bill passed in a bi-partisan fashion and not unusually, Republicans and Democrats found a lot to agree on.

Tomorrow the House will be in special session as the Senate is in today. Initially, we needed a special session because of an amendment to a House bill by the Senate that was deeply flawed. It would have significantly impacted commercial vehicles and secondarily personal vehicles.

As you most likely heard via news outlets yesterday, the Governor has activated the hot weather protocol this week due to the unusual-for-June 90-degree heatwave we are expecting.

Today, as a state, we mourn the passing of State Trooper Aaron Pelletier. While I did not know him, I do know members of his extended family and as you can imagine, it’s been an incredibly shocking and difficult time.

Today, as a state, we mourn the passing of State Trooper Aaron Pelletier. While I did not know him, I do know members of his extended family and as you can imagine, it’s been an incredibly shocking and difficult time.

While our parades were rained out this weekend, I heard that the ceremonies in each town were quite moving. I say “heard,” because, unfortunately, I’ve been down for the last week with what feels like the worst cold I have ever had. I was very sad to miss these meaningful annual events and hope many of you had the chance to be there.