Griffin Hospital in Derby provides prostate cancer screenings for 23

Dr. Joseph Cardinale, back center, and Dr. Joyce Chung, far right, of The Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital, and resident physicians at Griffin, recently provided 23 free prostate cancer screenings to help encourage men to get checked for the disease./ Contributed photo

DERBY - The Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital recently provided 23 free prostate cancer screenings to help encourage men to get checked for the disease and to increase men’s health awareness.

This is the second year Griffin has offered these free screenings to the community. 
Participating physicians included Dr. Joseph Cardinale, of the Center for Cancer Care, and Drs. Grace Biggs and Joseph Camilleri, of Griffin Faculty Practice Urology, and residents at Griffin Hospital. 
The event was sponsored by the Health Initiative for Men (HiM).
As a result of the screenings, two men were referred for further testing.
“Being screened for prostate cancer is a critical part of men’s health,” said HiM Co-founder Frank Michaud. “Prostate cancer is the second-leading cancer killer in men, however it can be successfully treated if caught early. We hope the men who took part in this screening go home and encourage to get tested.”

According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer screenings are recommended for men at 50 years old. Men at higher risk, including African-American men and men who have a first-degree relative (father or brother) diagnosed with prostate cancer before age 65, should be screened at age 45. Men at a very high risk (multiple family members diagnosed with prostate cancer before age 65) should be tested at age 40.
“We’re proud to partner with Griffin Hospital for this important event and encourage men to get their annual check-up to learn more about their overall health and see what screenings they may need to catch potential diseases at a treatable stage,” said HiM Co-founder Judy Michaud.
If you or someone you know is due for a prostate cancer screening, contact your physician, call Griffin Faculty Physicians, 1-800-382-0903, or visit griffinfacultyphysicians.org.

For more information about men’s health, including a “check-up list” for screenings, visit Griffin Hospital’s Health Initiative for Men website, griffinhealth.org/him.


This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Derby Board of Education, Superintendent win CABE recognition

DERBY – The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education recently recognized the Derby Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Matthew J. Conway, Jr. for exhibiting excellence in educational communication by honoring them with the Bonnie B. Carney Award.

In 1975, CABE established the Awards of Excellence in Educational Communication to
recognize the good work done on a daily basis.

The board won awards in two submissions in the Excellence for Educational Communication. 
The first is for its use of social media, utilizing its website, YouTube account, Facebook and 27 Twitter handles to communicate district information and promote and broadcast events to families and the community. 
The second award was for Irving School’s broadcast news network, W-IRV News, which is a daily broadcast of school news and events to keep families and the community aware of the happenings at the elementary school.

In addition, the board was awarded Honorable Mention in two categories: the district
calendar and the Derby Public School’s Budget Presentation to the Board of Apportionment
and Taxation.

“The Derby Board of Education was happy to hear that our school system won the Bonnie B. Carney Award for Excellence in Educational Communications,” said Board Chairman Jim Gildea. 
“We recognize the importance of ensuring all relevant stakeholders are communicated with regularly. We recognize that it takes a community to educate our students and we are excited that our efforts to communicate with our parents, students, staff and community members has been noticed.”

“We are thrilled to receive this award again,” Conway said. “It is recognition of the creative ways staff and students have engaged in communicating with each other, our board, parents and the community at large. They model effective communication and use social media as a way to share the great things going on in our schools and classrooms.”


This is a press release from Derby Public Schools.

'Turnback Tuesday' features Derby journalist, history writer

Turnback Tuesday brings you Derby native Leo T. Molloy. 

Molloy's career was in newspapers starting in 1913 when he worked at the Ansonia Sentinel (Derby/Shelton division.) 

He later became city editor and manager of the Derby-Shelton branch. 

Molloy also had an interest in history, which led to his writing and compiling of books including "Commodore Isaac Hull, His Life and Times," "Henry Sanford 1823-1891 and the Tercentenary Pictorial," and "History of Lower Naugatuck Valley." 

Molloy even held the position Judge of Probate for two years in 1925.

Thanks go to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

Three Saints Orthodox Church in Ansonia to hold annual Cookie Walk

ANSONIA - Three Saints Orthodox Church will hold its annual Cookie Walk from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 15. The church is at 26 Howard Ave.

Cookies will be $7 a pound. All cookies will be labeled with the name of the cookie and the ingredients. 
Nut free, sugar free and gluten free cookies will also be available. 
The church store will be open for unique gifts. 

St. Nicholas will arrive at noon. The event will be held in the hall in the lower level.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.