By LINDSAY CAREYSTAFF WRITER Southington Chamber of Commerce and BearingStar Insurance sponsored the Celebrity Breakfast with U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy on Monday, March 9 at the Manor Inn in Milldale. Murphy, who got his start in politics serving on the Planning and Zoning Committee in Southington, spoke about his connection to Southington, why foreign policy should be important to Connecticut residents and the current issues in foreign policy. Chamber of Commerce President Art Secondo said that he asked Sen. Murphy to speak on foreign policy because of all the news surrounding it lately. “The way that the world is revolving now with ISIS and Iraq and Israel and Iran, I thought it would be good to have someone like Mr. Murphy who’s really involved,” said Secondo. “He’s gone from Planning and Zoning in Southington, talking to John Weichsel, to now talking to the President of the United States of America.” Murphy said that Southington was the first town to give him his start in public service. He said that it’s where he first learned about politics. “When I was first entering public service, I had role models here in Southington that taught me how to do it right, that taught […]
By LINDSAY CAREYSTAFF WRITER Southington Chamber of Commerce and BearingStar Insurance sponsored the Celebrity Breakfast with U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy on Monday, March 9 at the Manor Inn in Milldale. Murphy, who got his start in politics serving on the Planning and Zoning Committee in Southington, spoke about his connection to Southington, why foreign policy should be important to Connecticut residents and the current issues in foreign policy. Chamber of Commerce President Art Secondo said that he asked Sen. Murphy to speak on foreign policy because of all the news surrounding it lately. “The way that the world is revolving now with ISIS and Iraq and Israel and Iran, I thought it would be good to have someone like Mr. Murphy who’s really involved,” said Secondo. “He’s gone from Planning and Zoning in Southington, talking to John Weichsel, to now talking to the President of the United States of America.” Murphy said that Southington was the first town to give him his start in public service. He said that it’s where he first learned about politics. “When I was first entering public service, I had role models here in Southington that taught me how to do it right, that taught […]