Richards, 81, who is British, has kept a home in Connecticut since 1985. He became the first recipient of the Connecticut ...

Keith Richards became the inaugural recipient of Connecticut’s Governor’s Award of Excellence. The Rolling Stones guitarist was recognized for his contributions enriching Connecticut’s cultural and ...

Richards, a longtime Connecticut resident, on Wednesday received the inaugural Connecticut Governor’s Award of Excellence. He ...

Keith Richards has been honoured with a new award which celebrates the excellence of Connecticut residents. The English Rolling Stones legend, 81, who is from Dartford, in Kent, has owned a home ...

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was presented with the inaugural Connecticut Governor's Award of Excellence by Gov. Ned Lamont at a library.

Today, more than 50 years later, Lamont is governor of Connecticut, and he decided that legendary Stones guitarist Keith Richards should be the first recipient of a new honor known as the Governor ...

Keith Richards, left, and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont smile during a ceremony for the presentation of the first Governor's Award of Excellence in Westport, Conn., Wednesday, March 5 ...

Appearing in a building of books instead of a stadium with amps, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was honored Wednesday with a new award that recognizes Connecticut residents for their ...

"As we celebrate Keith today, we are reminded that libraries ... "Thank you very much and thank you Connecticut," Richards said. "You kind of get lost for words with something like this around ...