Pols take victory lap for pro-small business efforts at Newtown winery

An all-star lineup of state and local government officials attended a March 19 event at a Newtown winery to boast of how small businesses have continued to thrive and to promote the easing of several Covid restrictions. Gov. Ned Lamont, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner David Lehman, and Newtown First Selectman Dan Rosenthal were among the speakers at the event, held at Aquila”™s Nest Vineyards, a 41-acre space at 56 Pole Bridge Road in Newtown.