Rep. John Rigby today gave the keynote address at the graduation for 194 Northwestern Regional School seniors during commencement exercises held at the Warner Theatre in Torrington. Rigby, a 1987 Northwestern graduate, talked to the graduates about the importance of community. Read this Register Citizen report about the event. Photo: Register Citizen.
State Rep. John Rigby looks forward to meeting with his Colebook constituents April 5 during office hours at Town Hall from 6 to 8 p.m. Rigby, a Colebrook resident, invites constituents to share concerns, ideas and ask questions. He’ll provide information about the last legislation session as well as the current one. Rigby has invited [...]
COLEBROOK — Members of the Colebrook Lions Club received a briefing tonight on the state budget crisis, courtesy of state Rep. John Rigby. Roughly two dozen people were at the Old Newgate Coon Club in Norfolk, where Colebrook resident Rigby explained the state’s budget process — from committee work to House chamber voting. Rigby, a [...]
NORFOLK — The state budget, loss of manufacturing jobs to southern states and the redistricting of probate courts were among the topics discussed last week during joint office hours held by Rep. John Rigby and state Sen. Kevin Witkos. The two state lawmakers met with more than a dozen residents of Norfolk and Colebrook at [...]
HARTFORD — Rep. John Rigby and his colleagues today renewed their efforts to dump costly state mandates that are taxing towns and cities, including delaying new in-school suspension rules and redefining the age of juvenile offenders. They plan to raise the subject during a legislative session next week. The majority-party budget approved Sept. 1 imposes [...]
State Rep. John Rigby and state Sen. Kevin Witkos look forward to meeting with constituents on Sept. 17 during joint office hours at Greenwoods Station Pub in Norfolk from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Northwest Corner legislators want to hear directly from residents of Norfolk and Colebrook on issues that matter most to them. Greenwoods [...]
COLEBROOK — Rep. John Rigby spent a bit of time at the end-of-summer fair here today, helping Lions Club members break down their tent before catching up with First Selectman Tom McKeon and school board members.
Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced she has signed a bill that would help save the state’s $1 billion dairy industry and preserve valuable farmland by providing direct aid for the next two years to farmers struggling with historically low milk prices and high production costs. “Dairy farms are an irreplaceable part of our landscape [...]
TORRINGTON — Rep. John Rigby participated in graduation tonight for Northwestern Regional School seniors during a ceremony at the Warner Theatre. Rigby, a Northwestern graduate himself, stood on stage and congratulated students along with officials from the four communities the school serves: Norfolk, New Hartford, Colebrook and Barkhamsted. Days earlier, Rigby presented top students (pictured [...]
COLEBROOK — Rep. John Rigby gave Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele a hand today in kicking off an annual summer reading program from Gov. M. Jodi Rell. Rigby joined Fedele on several stops in the Northwest Corner, starting bright and early at Colebrook Consolidated School. From there, the elected officials moved to Hartland and Winsted. Fedele [...]
