AARP Connecticut

AARP members have one final chance to visit the Beardsley Zoo for free as AARP Connecticut’s “Fourth Fridays Free at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo” will come to a close for 2016 on Friday, Sept. 23. With the offer, AARP members were able to enjoy free admission to Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo on the fourth Friday of each month from May to September. In addition, up to three additional guests of the AARP member received a 15% discount off of regular admission prices.

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In a joint collaboration, AARP Connecticut, Borrow My Glasses and Quinnipiac University will take people on a journey towards a new way to think about aging by hosting a free forum featuring internationally acclaimed longevity expert Dr. Bill Thomas on Tuesday, Sept. 27, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The free event – Revolutionize Aging: A Masters Level Discussion on Disrupt Aging – will be held at Quinnipiac University’s North Haven campus.

AARP is urging Connecticut residents to challenge a proposal by United Illuminating (UI) that would call for a 30%+ increase of electric distribution charges to the ratepayer over the next three years. The proposal also allows UI to increase its profits with a higher return on equity and a new “earnings sharing mechanism” giving the company’s shareholders an opportunity to earn even higher returns via an automatic revenue retention plan.

United Illuminating (UI) has proposed a 30%+ increase to their electric distribution charges to you, the ratepayer, over the n ext three years. The proposal also allows UI to increase its profits with a higher return on equity and a new “earnings sharing mechanism” giving the company’s shareholders an opportunity to earn even higher returns via an automatic revenue retention plan.

By Natalie Missakian

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AARP Connecticut will have a presence at the 42 nd Annual Milford Oyster Festival on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in Downtown Milford. The free event has 35,000 oysters and features the largest variety of oysters at any festival in the United States with 19 varities from eight East Coast states.