Archive for January, 2009

Noujaim Hails Bond Commission Award for Mission

by: bsundie January 30, 2009

HARTFORD —A $135,000 grant approved by the State Bond Commission for the St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury will enable the organization to move ahead with long-delayed code renovations to the kitchen and bathrooms of its homeless shelter at 114 Benedict Street, state Representative Selim Noujaim said today.
The bond commission approved the grant at its [...]

Unemployment Benefits Expanded an Additional 13 Weeks

by: bsundie January 15, 2009

Unemployed residents who have used their 20 weeks of federally extended jobless benefits are eligible for 13 more weeks of compensation. The extension applies to job-seekers who have used their initial 26 weeks of state unemployment insurance and the 20 weeks of federal benefits are now eligible for a “Second-Tier” of 13 weeks, the governor’s [...]

Noujaim Addresses Participants in Parent Training Institute

by: bsundie January 10, 2009

WATERBURY—State Representative Selim Noujaim today congratulated 26 Greater Waterbury area parents on their decision to participate in the Parent Leadership Training Institute, a 20-week program that will sharpen their leadership and civics skills and enhance their ability to make positive changes for children in their communities. The parents, who hail from Waterbury, Naugatuck, Bristol, Oxford [...]

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