Seymour Historical Society to host bus tour of town

Griffin Hospital to host talk in Oxford on advance care planning

Griffin Hospital will offer a free talk on how to plan for future healthcare and medical decisions Sept. 18 at Oxford Library./ Contributed photo

DERBY - Griffin Hospital will offer a free talk on how to plan for future healthcare and medical decisions at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Oxford Library, 486 Oxford Road.

Griffin Hospital Advance Care Planning Coordinator Lynn Aiksnoras will present “Advance Care Planning: Honoring Healthcare Choices,” an open discussion on the three stages of Advance Care Planning in which individuals discuss and decide their future health care wishes in the event that they are unable to speak for themselves.

“As adults, we make many choices throughout life. Most often, the best choices are made as a result of good planning, such as career, financial, retirement, and estate planning,” Aiksnoras said. “So, why is it that so few people have a plan for making healthcare and end-of-life decisions?”

ACP is a process of understanding, reflecting on, and discussing individual goals, beliefs, and values to determine a person’s overall wishes, should a time come when he or she cannot make them for him or herself. 

ACP ensures that patients’ health care wishes are respected by loved ones and healthcare providers. 

This process also gives comfort and reassurance to health care representatives, enabling them to clearly understand patients’ end-of-life preferences.

“ACP is an important part of a good health and wellness program,” Aiksnoras said. “It may also be one of the most important gifts you ever give your family and those who care for you.”

Light refreshments will be served.

The program is free, but registration is requested at the library, or by calling 203-888-6944 or at oxfordlib.org (click on “Events”).

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Knights of Columbus in Ansonia to hold Blue Mass, pancake breakfast

ANSONIA - The Knights of Columbus Council 23 will sponsor a Blue Mass at 10:45 a.m. Sept. 17, followed by a pancake breakfast with proceeds to support the seminarian program.

The event will be held at Assumption Church, 61 N. Cliff St.

The council also will host a porchetta dinner from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 7 at Assumption Church hall.
Admission is $20 for adults; $10 for children under 12.

The proceeds will go to the Knights’ Coats For Kids program.

For information, call Rick Mestuzzi, 203-881-2624 or 203-893-8647.


This info is shared from the online Valley Independent Sentinel.

Bus routes listed for Mead, Prendergast Schools in Ansonia

This information is shared from Ansonia Public Schools.

Logan discusses minority-owned businesses on Access TV show

The latest edition of state Sen. George S. Logan’s Access TV show “The Senate Reports” features Hamden resident and Black Business Alliance President Frank Dixon, left. Logan and Dixon discuss ways to help minorities who want to start and grow Connecticut businesses. 

To contact BBA, call 203-433-5445 or email info@bbusinessalliance.org.  On the web: www.bbusinessalliance.org.  
The show can be viewed at www.SenatorGeorgeLogan.com and at www.AccessTV.org.
Logan, R-Ansonia, represents Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, Naugatuck, and Woodbridge. He can be reached at George.Logan@cga.ct.gov and 800-842-1421. 


This is a press release from Logan's office.

The Cast of Beatlemania evokes memories of '60s in Ansonia concert

'John, Paul, George, and Ringo' wow fans of Beatles' tunes

A performance by The Cast of Beatlemania at Rock the Valley Saturday in Ansonia gave Baby Boomers like yours truly a chance to stroll down Memory Lane. 
It was the second year the Beatles' tribute band was featured at Rock the Valley, and the concert was twice as long.
The band performed 'I Saw Her Standing There' and 'Hard Day's Night' from the early years, 'Help!,' 'In My Life,' 'Come Together,' and many more. 
The musicians elicited enthusiastic crowd participation with the time-honored ballad 'Hey Jude.' 

It was a fantastic concert, and the several thousand folks in the audience appreciated every number. 

'Turnback Tuesday' features St. Mary's School students in play from 1946

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features a photo of the cast of the play "Spider Island," performed by students of St. Mary's School in Derby in March of 1946.


Thanks go to Derby Public Library for providing the community with this interesting local history!