WINSTED–Life for needy people will be a little bit easier this holiday season thanks to John Rigby and members of the local Rotary Club. Rigby, state representative-elect for the 63rd House District, volunteered last week for the Salvation Army by collecting donations from customers at the Stop & Shop grocery store. Colebrook resident Rigby is [...]
John Rigby visited folks in Barkhamsted this week, visiting the senior center for breakfast with roughly 40 people. First Selectman Don Stein accompanied Rigby, a Colebrook resident elected in November to represent the 63rd House District in Hartford. The district includes not only part of Barkhamsted, but also Winsted, Canaan, Norfolk, Colebrook, North Canaan and [...]
Six newly-elected members of the Republican caucus were in Hartford this week for briefings on a variety of state issues, including the state of the budget deficit. The new representatives, to be sworn in early next year, include Tony Hwang (R-134), Fred Camillo (R-151), John Rigby (R-63), Terrie Wood (R-141), Chris Coutu (R-47) and Tim [...]
Folks in Winsted want to straighten up a park that once played host to the pageantry of the town’s annual Laurel Festival, and John Rigby showed up to help Saturday with a friend — his chain saw. Rigby, state representative-elect for the 63rd House District, dropped a bunch of pine trees and cleared overgrown underbrush [...]
