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10/16/2026

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Be an informed voter! Learn what incumbent Governor Ned Lamont (D) had to say at the nonpartisan "Future Forward" breakfast hosted by the MetroHartford Alliance and Hartford Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs (HYPE).

๐Ÿ‘€ Watch here: http://ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?odID=26980

Fazio touched on his platform priorities, including:
Regional economic development and workforce retention
Cost of living and housing
Infrastructure and utilities
Healthcare cost

๐ŸŽฅ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ? Watch Ryan Fazio's (R) discussion with the same hosts: http://ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?odID=26981

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3! # CTNetwork

10/15/2026

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Be an informed voter! Learn what gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio had to say at the nonpartisan "Future Forward" breakfast hosted by the MetroHartford Alliance and Hartford Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs (HYPE).

๐Ÿ‘€ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: http://ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?odID=26981

Fazio touched on his platform priorities, including:
Economic affordability
Business climate and investment
Energy and utility costs
Retention of next-generation talent

๐ŸŽฅ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ? Watch Governor Ned Lamontโ€™s discussion with the same hosts: https://ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?odID=26980

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Election Day is Tuesday, November 3! See less

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Are you registered to vote?โฃโฃWith Election Day coming up on November 3, it's a great time to make sure your voter reg...
10/13/2026

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Are you registered to vote?โฃ
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With Election Day coming up on November 3, it's a great time to make sure your voter registration is up to date!โฃ
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Whether you've moved, changed your name, or simply aren't sure about your registration status, checking is easy.โฃ
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๐Ÿ“… ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” is Connecticut's online voter registration deadline for the November 3 election.โฃ
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โœ… Check your registration status or register online: https://portaldir.ct.gov/sots/LookUp.aspx
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Miss the online deadline? Connecticut also offers same-day voter registration at designated locations during early voting and on Election Day.โฃ
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Your vote. Your voice. Your democracy.โฃ
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10/08/2026

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ” ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง! ๐Ÿฅโฃ
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On October 3, we brought the past to life at Connecticutโ€™s Old State House for Rochambeau Day, commemorating the historic 1780 meeting of Generals George Washington and Rochambeau โ€” a meeting that helped shape the American-French alliance during the Revolutionary War.โฃ
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๐Ÿฅ Marching drums, historic military traditions, and a visit from Washington and Rochambeau themselves made for an unforgettable celebration!โฃ
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A HUGE thank you to the First & Second Company Governorโ€™s Foot Guard, First & Second Company Governorโ€™s Horse Guard, our reenactors, and everyone who joined us!โฃ
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โœจ History happened here. And for one morning, it felt like it was happening all over again.โฃ
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๐ŸŽถ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ!โฃโฃJoin us on ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ— as we close out Connecticutโ€™s Old State House 2026 Summer...
10/07/2026

๐ŸŽถ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ!โฃ
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Join us on ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ— as we close out Connecticutโ€™s Old State House 2026 Summer Concert Series with ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ฒ, award-winning songwriter, poet, former Connecticut State Troubadour, and internationally recognized mountain dulcimer player.โฃ
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Thomasina blends traditional and contemporary folk music in performances rooted in simplicity, humanity, and the rich traditions of folk music. Her work has reached audiences around the world, with music aired in more than 20 countries.โฃ
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๐Ÿฅช Bring your lunch and join us for one final Friday of music at the Old State House!โฃ
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๐Ÿ“… Friday, October 9โฃ
๐ŸŽถ Thomasina Levyโฃ
โฐ 12โ€“1 PMโฃ
๐Ÿ“ Connecticutโ€™s Old State Houseโฃ
๐Ÿ“บ Canโ€™t make it in person? Watch live on Facebook or YouTube.โฃ
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A special thank you to the ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐. ๐†๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  and the ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐ for their generous support of this yearโ€™s Summer Concert Series.โฃ
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10/05/2026

๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ. ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ’™โฃ
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From fresh finds at the Farmers Market and live music filling the courtyard to opportunities to learn, connect, and engage with history and democracy โ€” September was a busy one at Connecticutโ€™s Old State House!โฃ
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Thanks to everyone who stopped by, joined us for a program, enjoyed a Friday concert, shopped the market, or simply spent some time with us in the heart of Hartford.โฃ
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Hereโ€™s a little look back at the month that was. โœจโฃ
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๐’๐ž๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ! ๐Ÿโฃ
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๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ. โค๏ธโฃโฃThank you to Mount Vernon and the George Washington Teacher Institute 250 for p...
10/05/2026

๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ. โค๏ธโฃ
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Thank you to Mount Vernon and the George Washington Teacher Institute 250 for partnering with Connecticutโ€™s Old State House for Freedomโ€™s Complexity: Teaching Washington, Rochambeau, and the American Revolution.โฃ
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Educators spent the day exploring the complexities of freedom and the American Revolution through presentations, discussion, historic resources, and a walking tour highlighting ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š.โฃ
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They left with new ideas, resources, and perspectives to bring back to their students and continue these conversations in the classroom.โฃ
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And a special thank you to all of the educators who joined us! Weโ€™re grateful for the thoughtful conversations, questions, and curiosity you brought to the day.โฃ
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Swipe through for a look back! โžก๏ธโฃ
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๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐๐„๐– ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„! ๐‘๐จ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐‡๐„๐ƒ๐”๐‹๐„๐ƒ.โฃโฃDue to the inclement weather forecast for this weekend, ๐‘๐จ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ...
09/23/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐๐„๐– ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„! ๐‘๐จ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐‡๐„๐ƒ๐”๐‹๐„๐ƒ.โฃ
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Due to the inclement weather forecast for this weekend, ๐‘๐จ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐Œ.โฃ
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The date may have changed, but the program remains the same!
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Join us for a family-friendly commemoration of the historic 1780 meeting between General George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau in Hartford.โฃ
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๐Ÿฅ Watch the First Company Governorโ€™s Foot Guard and Foot Guard Band march from the State Capitolโฃ
๐Ÿ’ Observe a wreath-laying ceremonyโฃ
๐Ÿ’ฅ Witness a musket and cannon volleyโฃ
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Meet General Washington and Comte de Rochambeauโฃ
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๐Ÿ“… ๐๐„๐– ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„: ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘โฃ
๐Ÿ•ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐Œโฃ
๐Ÿ“ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฐ๐งโฃ
800 Main Street, Hartfordโฃ
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๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž. ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž.โฃ
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Thank you for your understanding, and we hope to see you next Saturday!โฃ
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โš ๏ธ The program includes musket and cannon fire. Ear protection is encouraged for those sensitive to loud noise.โฃ
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