Buy a brick in Seymour, honor a veteran

SEYMOUR - There is still time to purchase a brick to be installed at the Broad Street Veterans Park to honor a veteran, living or deceased.

Read all the details in a release published here in the New Haven Register.

Ansonia resident welcomed home from service

Sharing this from the City of Ansonia Facebook page:

"If you drove down Main Street today, you may have noticed a banner flying high. We proudly welcome home Cheryl Jacob after serving seven years in the Army. As an aviation specialist, Cheryl was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and South Korea, to name a few. Welcome home Cheryl and thank you for your years of service!"

Griffin in Derby schedules AARP driver program

DERBY - Griffin Hospital will host an AARP Driver Safety Program from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 5 in the hospital’s dining room meeting rooms.

The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation's first and largest refresher course for drivers. 

While the course is geared toward drivers age 50 and older, the course is open to everyone.

The training is designed to help you learn current rules of the road, how to operate your vehicle more safely in today's increasingly challenging driving environment, and some adjustments to common age-related changes in vision, hearing, and reaction time. 

The course also covers such topics as how to maintain proper following distance at all times; the safest way to change lanes and make turns at intersections; the effects of medications on driving; how to minimize the effect of dangerous blind spots; the importance of eliminating distractions, such as eating, smoking, and cell-phone use; proper use of safety belts, air bags, and anti-lock brakes and ways to monitor your own and others' driving skills and capabilities.

Participants will gain a greater appreciation of driving challenges and how they can avoid potential collisions and injuries to themselves and others. 

As an added bonus, participants can check with their auto insurance agent to learn whether their company provides auto insurance discounts for completing the course.

The cost is $15 for AARP members; $20 for non-members. Make checks payable to “AARP.”

To register, call Esther, 203-732-1523.

The hospital is at 130 Division St.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital. 

CWV Post 1562 in Derby plans pasta dinner, movie

DERBY - Catholic War Veterans Post 1562 and Auxiliary will hold their monthly Pasta Dinner and a Movie at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Post, 112 Derby Ave.

Have some pasta, meatballs, salad, and dessert for only $6 and if you like, stay for the movie and popcorn.

Bring a new, unwrapped toy for the Marines Toys for Tots Program and receive $1 off admission.

For more information call the Post at 203-734-9748 after 1 p.m.


This information is shared from an online community calendar sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the New Haven Independent.