The one-week event eliminates Connecticut’s 6 percent sales tax on all clothing and footwear costing less than $300 per item from the third Sunday in August through the following Saturday. The increased exemption replaces the standard $50 exemption for clothing and footwear.

Since sales tax is calculated after the use of any coupons or discounts, if the final price is less than $300, the sale is exempt from taxes. Clothing or footwear under $300 either rented or put on layaway is also tax-free. Purchases totaling more than $300 will have sales tax calculated on the full cost.

For more information, visit the Department of Revenue Services website at www.ct.gov/drs.

Rep. Noujaim and Shop Rite Supermarket owner Paul Tornauindici handed out more than two dozen free bicycle helmets to kids in the Waterbury Bureau of Recreation’s Hamilton Park Summer Camp Wednesday.  The helmets, donated by Tornaquindici, were given to the kids before they took part in a short ride and skills course at the park.  The program hosts more than 120 kids.

Watch a short video of the event.

Rep. Selim Noujaim addressed an excited 2010 graduating class at Crosby High School in Waterbury Monday night but the loudest applause were for retiring principal Barbara Carrington-Lawlor.  Rep. Noujaim read a proclamation from Governor M. Jodi Rell naming Monday, June 14, 2010, as Barbara Carrington-Lawlor Day in the state.  Noujaim praised her 38 years as a dedicated educator and thanked her for her service to the City of Waterbury and the thousands of students she has interacted with.

Watch a short video of the event here.

Rep. Noujaim combined his manufacturing expertise and legislative knowledge while addressing the New Haven Manufacturers Association meeting May 27, 2010.  Using a PowerPoint presentation Rep. Noujaim, himself a small business owner, dissected the past year’s session, state budget and recent legislation.

Rep. Noujaim talks with Peter Lent, assistant executive director for the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and Eric Hampton, development agent for the State Department of Economic and Community Development, during the 2010 Waterbury Government and Agency Fair at Crosby High School Tuesday night.

The event featured booths and exhibitions staffed by representatives from state and municipal agencies and non-profit groups including: Department of Labor, CT Works, public health, public utility control, economic and community development, child advocate, banking, the Connecticut Housing Financing Authority, Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, Connecticut Innovations, Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, the University of Connecticut, Charter Oak State College, the Western Connecticut Agency on Aging, and the Connecticut Light & Power Co.

The Government and Agency Fair is a service to the community. It was free of charge and open to anyone in the Greater Waterbury area.

Rep. Noujaim and his 2010 legislative intern Olivia Puckett, a student at Eastern Connecticut State University, were on WATR 1320 with host Larry Rifkin last week to promote the annual Waterbury Government and Agency Fair.  The free event is open to the public and will be held May 11, 2010 from 4:30pm to 8 pm at Crosby High School, 300 Pierpont Road.  The event features booths and exhibitions by 29 different groups to provide information and services to those in need.

To watch a video clip click here

Rep. Noujaim met with the Crosby High School robotics team recently where he gave them a donation to continue with their competition efforts.  Rep. Noujaim congratulated the team for their successes and urged them to continue competing in the difficult area of robotics.  He told them they can do anything they set their mind to if they work hard and work diligently toward a goal, reminding them that Crosby High alumnus and NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio recently returned from his second trip in space.

To watch a short video of their robots click here.