Chamber’s youth jobs program set to launch

Prevention and Health Promotion Director Carol Meredith from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and the REP Steering Committee, for their strong support of Charles and of this initiative.

While it continues to be a tough time in Middlesex County as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, I firmly believe that we are heading in the right direction and that we are on the verge of a strong resurgence.

I look forward to working with my fellow members of the newly formed DEMHS Region 2 Recovery Steering Committee. This group of regional stakeholders will focus on long-term recovery for our business community and our community at large. While public health remains most important, it is time to do the difficult but necessary work that will lead us on the path to economic recovery.

I continue to appreciate my weekly virtual meetings with the leaders of the Metro Chambers of Commerce in our state. The metro chambers collectively represent thousands of businesses in our state, and these meetings always feature productive discussions about collaboration and joint advocacy for the business community.

Finally, thanks to the generosity of Ted Rossi and The Rossi Group, the chamber of Commerce has free medical face masks (non-sterile) available for businesses and organizations in Middlesex County.

Face coverings, combined with social distancing and other important measures, can reduce the risk of contracting and/or transmitting COVID-19. If you are interested in picking up masks for the protection of your employees, please contact Haley Stafford at the chamber at 860-347-6924 or Haley@middlesexchamber.com.

On behalf of the chamber, I would like to thank Ted Rossi and The Rossi Group for their generosity, for their support of the chamber, and for their leadership in our community.

It is in this spirit of partnership and mutual support, that we will get through this together, and will be stronger in the end.

The sun always shines in Middlesex County! Have a great week.

Contributed photo Past chairman Don DeVivo, left, and event chairman Joe Santaniello are shown at last week’s “Start Your Engines to Sunday Funday – Middletown is Virtually Cruisin’ 2020.” The afternoon, which enjoyed more than 1,200 views on Facebook, raised money for youth programming.