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Taken through the slider on this date in 2018.
Friday, January 31, 2025
Griffin community thanked for support of gloves, mittens drive for children
Keeping Little Hands Warm this Winter
A warm and cozy thank you to all the Griffin Health caregivers and members of our community for their support of this year's Griffin Health Community Outreach and SafeKids Greater Naugatuck Valley Gloves & Mittens Drive.
More than 200 pairs of gloves and mittens were collected at Griffin Hospital in December.
They were distributed throughout the Valley this month, including at the TEAM Inc. HeadStart program where children used their new gloves to play Winter Safety BINGO recently.
This is shared from Griffin Hospital's Facebook page.
Seymour Oxford Food Bank seeks volunteers, donations
The Seymour Oxford Food Bank is located at 20 Pine St., Seymour.
Shared from the Seymour Community Center Facebook page.
From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: 1890 wedding photo
This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features a photo of Edith and Robert Gardner's wedding.
The wedding took place in Robert's home at 22 Derby Ave. on May 29, 1890. Robert Gardner, born in 1867, was a jeweler and a member of the Derby-Shelton Board of Trade. He gave up his business when he became GM of F. Hallock Co. in 1890.
That same year, he married Edith Hallock, daughter of the deceased Franklin Hallock. Robert continued as GM for the Hallock Company until the death of its president in 1932, at which time, Gardner took over as President. Robert was also very active in the community. He served as Deacon and Treasurer for the Second Congregational Church and was also on the Board of Directors of the Derby Public Library in the 1920s.
A portrait of Mr. Gardner hangs in the Library’s Local History Room.
[First posted on this date in 2017.]
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
Saturday is Take Your Child to the Library Day
Local libraries are participating in Take Your Child to the Library Day tomorrow.
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Beacon Falls Public Library info:
***This event has reached its capacity for Registration - a Wait List is now open***
Visit Beacon Falls Public Library for fun, games, and a visit with a beloved character!
- Craft Bags and Games From 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Character Meet & Greet w/Photo Op from 11 am.-noon in the Assembly Room.
- Party snacks will be served
Registration is required - please call the Library at 203-729-1441 or RSVP on Eventbrite.
The Library is at 10 Maple Ave., Beacon Falls.
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DERBY - Coming up Saturday at Derby Neck Library it's TAKE YOUR CHILD TO THE LIBRARY DAY!
Our theme this year is GAME ON, and we'll have snacks and surprises all day, including a scavenger hunt.
Stop in at any point to take part and learn all about the services your library has to offer!
The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave., Derby.
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The Library is at 49 Great Hill Road, Oxford.
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The Library is at 46 Church St., Seymour.
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SHELTON - Plumb Memorial Library Children’s Department will have games and activities for our young visitors throughout the day Saturday, Feb. 1 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
1) LEGO Estimation Station
2) Bluey Party: 10-11 a.m.
Registration rRequired.
Program Registration is currently FULL, Wait List is available: 203-924-1580 ext. 5108
3) Bluey Hide and Seek Scavenger Hunt
4) Groundhog Shadow Voting Booth
5) Bring your CT library card and borrow books, DVDs, Book Kits, Wonderbooks, Family Movie Night Bundles, Tonies!
6) Pick-up a “Yeti to Read Bingo Card”-begin our Winter Reading Challenge for a chance at wonderful prizes!
7) Participate in our Lunar New Year Trivia Game.
We hope to see you and your families too.
The Library is at 65 Wooster St., Shelton.
Abundant Life Ministries in Ansonia to hold food giveaway Monday
Seymour Congregational Church to host Death Cafe' gathering Wednesday
SEYMOUR - Seymour Congregational Church will host a Death Cafe', a welcoming, informal gathering where people come together to share experiences, thoughts, and questions about death - without agenda, judgment, or sales pitch.
Led by open conversation, this supportive space provides an opportunity to normalize discussions around life's natural end in a safe and respectful environment.
The church is at 45 Broad St.
This is shared from the church's Facebook page.
Thursday, January 30, 2025
From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Derby High School yearbook
This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features the Derby High School yearbook, “Lookout.”
The logo is of a clipper ship like the ones formerly built in Derby. On the ship, the "lookout" was another name for the "crow’s nest." The Derby Public Library has copies of the Lookout yearbooks going back to 1901. These Lookout books started out as publications from the high school students themselves including various school activities and the like. The first Lookout that had photos of students was in 1935.
The Library would also like to request your help to complete our Lookout collection. Missing years are 1938, 1939, 1940, 1999, and 2006.
Note: All book donations are accepted at the Library’s discretion. Thanks in advance for your assistance.
[First posted on this date in 2018.]
Thanks goes to Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
Shelton Seed Library reopens Saturday at Plumb Memorial Library
SHELTON - The Shelton Seed Library reopens for the 2025 season THIS Saturday, Feb. 1 at Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St. All seeds are free to the public, limit 3 seed packets per person.
The Shelton Seed Library is managed by the Olde Ripton Garden Club in partnership with the Shelton Library System.
A special thank you to our generous donors, Friends of the Shelton Libraries, Hilltop Blooms Shelton / Allison Knick-Menendez, Benedict's Home & Garden, UConn Extension Master Gardener Program and our amazing Shelton gardeners!
This is shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Derby Neck Library to present online author talks in February
In the depths of winter, books can bring us together, and this February’s Online Author Talks are giving us [at Derby Neck Library] a lot to talk about!
Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts starts our month as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power to save ourselves.
Waubgeshig Rice is joining us to chat about his newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves, the hotly anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow, a brooding story of survival, resilience, Indigenous identity, and rebirth.
And to complete our month, journalist and author Lee Hawkins will talk to us about examining his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience in his riveting memoir, I Am Nobody’s Slave.
Whether you join us for the live-stream or go back to watch the recording, you can submit questions for our presenters when you register ahead of time for the talks!
Whether you join us for the live-stream or go back to watch the recording, you can submit questions for our presenters when you register ahead of time for the talks!
All registered participants will receive a link to the recording through their email.
View all upcoming events by clicking here.
View all upcoming events by clicking here.
This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.
Griffin Center in Oxford to hold free stress management workshop
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OXFORD -The Griffin Center for Healthy Living is helping individuals better understand and cope with the pressures of daily life with a free workshop in February.
Stress can cause or worsen many health disorders, including excessive weight gain, poor sleep, lung and heart conditions, a weakened immune system, reproductive health issues, and skin and hair ailments.
The Griffin Health Stress Management Workshop provides practical tools and techniques based on the proven, best practices for stress management by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine to help individuals better understand and cope with the pressures of daily life in healthier ways, leading to increased resilience, improved emotional balance, and a better quality of life overall.
Offered on Fridays, Feb. 7, 21, and 28 and March 7 from 1-2 p.m. at the Griffin Center for Health Living, Second Floor, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, the workshop will teach attendees how to identify stress triggers, practice relaxation exercises, and implement mindfulness strategies to help reduce stress levels and improve both mental and physical well-being.
To register or for more information, visit www.griffinhealth.org/stress-workshop or contact The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Wellness Coordinator at 203-732-1369.
This is a press release from Griffin Health.
Work has begun to improve playground at Gatison Park in Ansonia
Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti and Superintendent Tim Holman check out the work that is starting at Gatison Park.
Creative Recreations, LLC is supplying the new playground equipment. The old playground equipment has been removed to make way for the improvements.
This project will be one of many park improvements in Ansonia slated for this year./ City of Ansonia photo
This is shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.
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