Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont will be inaugurated today for a second term, then he will deliver his State of the State Address and celebrate this evening at the Inaugural ball. Here is what you need to know if you plan to watch or go to the events:
Tickets are not needed. Seating is first come, first served.Lamont, Attorney General William Tong, Secretary of the State-elect Stephanie Thomas, Treasurer-elect Erick Russell and Comptroller-elect Sean Scanlon will receive the oath of office and Lamont will deliver remarks about his vision for Connecticut.
Michael Bolton will perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” and a student group from the Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary School in Bloomfield will also perform. After the ceremony, there will be a 19-gun salute and military helicopter flyover from the Connecticut National Guard. Residents of Hartford are warned to expect additional noise during the 19-cannon salute and military helicopter flyover, which are expected to happen between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m.
The Connecticut National Guard said cannons will be near the vicinity of the Capitol Avenue and Broad Street intersection.Residents should also expect temporary road closures near the State Armory.Lamont will deliver the State of the State Address around 1 p.m. during a joint session of the General Assembly in the House Chamber of the State Capitol.The Inaugural ball will be held at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts at 166 Capitol Ave. in Hartford.
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