Klarides-Ditria wishes community a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

I want to wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. 

This Thanksgiving, many families are making decisions on how to celebrate safely. 

Health professionals have suggested that families limit their Thanksgiving holiday dinners to immediate family and limit travel.

Even during a pandemic, there is a renewed appreciation for the heroic people who are there for us. From our frontline healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, childcare providers, pharmacy workers, grocery store employees, teachers, bus-drivers, truck-drivers, electrical line-workers and others we rely on for our everyday needs.  From our first-responders, 911 operators to members of our nation's military who keep us safe and free, I give thanks. The tradition of Thanksgiving – a celebration of good harvest – first took place in 1621, when English Pilgrims at Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts shared a meal with their Native American neighbors.  While opening our homes this year is an uncertainty for many, please make sure to call and check on isolated, elderly or fragile neighbors. Tell them you're thinking about them. If you are able and feel comfortable doing so, offer to bring them a plate or a piece of pie.  We will get through this pandemic and, when we do, I hope we come out the other side more appreciative, more giving and more generous with our time and our blessings.   Finally, I give thanks for the honor of serving as your state representative and, as always, welcome the opportunity to work for you.  Please, never hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns relating to state government at Nicole.Klarides-Ditria@housegop.ct.gov or at (800) 842-1423. Be well, stay safe, and spread only hope. Sincerely, State Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria, R-Seymour, represents the 105th District.

Derby Town/City Clerk posts Thanksgiving weekend schedule

Sharing message from Derby Town/City Clerk Marc Garofalo:

The City of Derby wishes you a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving 2020.

Derby City Hall is open until 5 p.m. today.

Here is a summary of our Thanksgiving Weekend Schedule:

 

Thursday, November 26, 2020

All City Offices will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving

No Trash or Recycling Pickup – It will be delayed one day

Transfer Station is closed

 

Friday, November 27, 2020

All City Offices will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving

Trash and Recycling for Thursday’s schedule will be picked up today.

Transfer Station is open from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Annual Tree Lighting on the Green is cancelled due to COVID-19

 

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Trash and Recycling for Friday’s Schedule will be picked up today.

Transfer Station is Open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

For more information, visit www.derbyct.gov .

Derby Public Library seeks history-related items for archives

  Photo of Derby Public Library, circa.1910

Looking for something fun to do while quarantined over the holidays? 

Turnback Tuesday is Hunting for History. And it’s a perfect time to peruse those family photos, scrapbooks and memorabilia. 

In particular, the Library is looking for Derby history-related items to add to our archives such as photos of your childhood home, the family business, everyday life in Derby neighborhoods, memorabilia from parades, celebrations, theater playbills, etc. So please let us know of your hidden treasures so we can preserve history together. 

Questions? Contact our Local History Coordinator Christine Boulay at dplreference@biblio.org. 

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Ansonia Library posts Thanksgiving holiday closing

 

Derby Fire Department cancels Popcorn Ball Sunday, Santa Gift Delivery

Due to the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in our area and out of safety concerns for the public and our members the department will not be hosting our annual Popcorn Ball Sunday or Santa Gift Delivery this year. 

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and your families.

Please stay safe and enjoy the holiday season.

Thank You,

Acting Chief
David Lenart

Shared from the Derby Fire Department Facebook page.

Seymour Christmas Parade Committee hosts holiday light contest in lieu of parade

SEYMOUR - The town's annual Christmas parade has been canceled this year due to COVID-19. 

Instead, the Seymour Parade Committee has put together a Christmas light contest to spread holiday cheer. 

An application must be completed and residents have until 12/15 to decorate. 

Prizes include gift cards for the top winners and the first 20 applicants will have a donation made in their name to the Seymour-Oxford Food Bank. 

Full rules and an application are available here: https://conta.cc/39elynP

This is shared from the Office of the First Selectman of Seymour Facebook page. 

Seymour Public Library to host paranormal investigator's lecture via Zoom