State Sen. Ceci Maher, now in her second term representing the 26th district, will update the New Canaan Men’s Club on the issues before the General Assembly when it meets Friday, March 21, at 10 a.m. in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge.
Maher recently joined with Sen. President Martin Looney, D-New Haven, and Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, in expressing outrage at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cancellation of programs supporting schools, food banks and farmers nationally. The programs provided funds enabling schools and food banks to purchase locally grown produce, resulting in the loss of $5.6 in future funding in Connecticut for fresh food for schools and child care facilities.
The legislature is again discussing the high cost of electric rates, a proposal to advance affordable housing near railroad stations, multiple initiatives relating to book bans in libraries and proposals aimed at addressing how the state budget is increasing relying on property tax revenues.
Sen. Maher’s presentation will begin around 10:40 a.m., after the business portion of the Men’s Club meeting concludes.
Her district includes portions of several Fairfield County towns, among them New Canaan, Wilton, Darien, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford, Weston and Westport.
With a masters in Social Work, before running for Senate, Maher was interim executive director of Sandy Hook Promise, a well-known organization dedicated to gun safety formed in the aftermath of the school shooting in Newtown.
Before that, she was a board member and held several positions with A Better Chance of Wilton and was CEO of Person-to-Person, a volunteer social service agency serving lower Fairfield County.
The Men’s Club has openings for new members, men 55-years old and above. For membership info, email ncmens@ncmens.org.