You're invited to a spooky movie tonight in Ansonia

Colors found at Osbornedale State Park in Derby

Fall foliage is supposed to peak this weekend in southern Connecticut.

I took these in the early afternoon today. Both are straight out of the camera.

Woodbridge Senior Center to hold holiday fair

Conroy of Seymour recognized by state medical group

State Rep. Theresa Conroy and Connecticut State Medical Society's Ken Ferrucci photographed recently at the State Capitol complex in Hartford./ Contributed photo

HARTFORD - State Rep. Theresa Conroy, D-Seymour, was recognized recently by the Connecticut State Medical Society with its 2015 Legislative Recognition Award.

"We are grateful for your support during the 2015 legislative session as CSMS worked to stop attempts to worsen the medical liability climate in our state,” CSMS President Robert Russo, M.D. said. 

“Connecticut Physicians and their patients value your continued support for the practice of affordable quality medicine.”

“I am honored to be recognized by Connecticut’s physicians,” Conroy said. “Connecticut continues to make important steps to make sure all residents have access to quality health care.”

Conroy, an advanced practice nurse, was the chief proponent to expand access to life-saving anti-overdose drugs earlier this year.

This is a press release from Conroy's office. She represents Seymour, Derby and Beacon Falls.

Women's Health Forum slated in Shelton

Denise Barajas, M.D.

SHELTON - Griffin Hospital and Women’s Health Center of Shelton are helping women get expert answers to their health questions with a free Women’s Health Forum at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at Scinto Auditorium, 3 Corporate Drive.

Hosted by Dr. Denise Barajas, breast surgeon and medical director of the Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital, this interactive, informative and supportive community health event will feature a panel of health experts who will provide a complete picture — from prevention to diagnosis to treatment — for a wide range of women’s health topics, including breast health, pelvic floor dysfunction, colon cancer, gynecologic wellness, cardiac rehabilitation and heart health, diabetes, and hypertension.

Attendees will be invited and encouraged to ask health questions to the panel (anonymously, if preferred) and join in the discussion.

Panelists include: Dr. Elizabeth Arbia, primary care physician; Dr. Xiaolan Fei, OBGYN; Dr. Julia Zakhaleva, colorectal surgeon; Dr. Andrea Silber, hematologist and oncologist; Dr. Joyce Chung, radiation oncologist; Dr. Stacey Bass, interventional radiologist; Nancy Corvigno and Lauren Toth, physical therapists; Eunice Lisk, cardiac rehabilitation specialist; and Melissa Mitri, registered dietician-nutritionist.

To register, call 203-732-1511 or visit griffinhealth.org/events.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Party to benefit Seymour-based CT Partnership for Children

Take in a matinee at Derby Public Library

DERBY - The Derby Public Library continues its weekly Wednesday Movie Matinees series for ages 18 and over.

Newly released DVDs will be shown at 1 p.m. every Wednesday.

Light snacks will be provided. 

Registration is requested. 

For a list of featured films, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St. or call 203-736-1482.   

This is a press release from Cathy Williams, Director, Derby Public Library.

Tours slated at Osborne Homestead Museum in Derby

Celebrate 'Holiday at the Farm,' support state agriculture

DERBY - Celebrate the holidays at the Osborne Homestead Museum and learn about Connecticut agriculture and the legacy of Osbornedale Farm.  

Osborne Homestead Museum
(Photo from www.ct.gov/deep) 

Each room will be beautifully decorated to the theme of “Holiday at the Farm” focusing on the animals of the farm and crops grown in Connecticut. 

The holiday tours will run from Nov. 27-Dec. 19.  
Tours will be offered Thursdays through Sundays, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.  
On Fridays, Dec. 4, 11, and 18, the museum will present “Twilight Tours” to show off the ethereal glow of the decorations, from 4-6:30 p.m.    

For more than 30 years, volunteers have created the gorgeous holiday decorations at the museum.  

These talented and committed volunteers are members of the Derby Garden Society, Garden Club of Orange, Long Hill Garden Club, Naugatuck Garden Club, Olde Ripton Garden Club of Shelton, Oxford Garden Club, Pomperaug Valley Garden Club of Woodbury, Roxbury/Bridgewater Garden Club, Women Redefining Retirement of Milford, and Ye Olde Kellogg Garden Club.

Holiday Market

Visitors will also get a chance to support local farms and small businesses.  
Connecticut Grown farm products will be available for purchase at the Connecticut Holiday Market in the Kellogg Environmental Center located behind the museum.  
The Holiday Market will be held from 3-7 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 5.  
Choose from a wide variety of products, including cheeses, Connecticut Grown gift baskets, meat products (bison and beef), produce, soaps, spice kits, teas, and woolen products.  

Frances Osborne Kellogg
(Photo from www.ct.gov/deep)

The Osborne Homestead Museum celebrates the life of Frances Osborne Kellogg, the award-winning dairy farmer who bred the legendary Holstein bull Ivanhoe.  

In the early to mid–1900s, she and her husband Waldo Kellogg made Osbornedale Farm second to none in New England with their record-breaking, prize-winning Holstein-Friesian cattle.  

Frances Kellogg held many high ranking positions in several dairy associations, including President of the American Holstein Friesian Association and Director of the New Haven County Farm Bureau.  
She also left an endowment to the University of Connecticut which established the Kellogg Dairy Center in Storrs.  
Her cow pastures and farm, which she deeded to the State of Connecticut, are now Osbornedale State Park and the Kellogg Estate in Derby.   

Come and celebrate “Holiday at the Farm” at the Osborne Homestead Museum!  
Admission is free, donations are gratefully accepted.  
Support Connecticut agriculture and small businesses and do your holiday shopping at the Kellogg Environmental Center Dec. 4 and 5.  
The Kellogg Environmental Center and Osborne Homestead Museum, operated by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, are located off Route 34 at 500 Hawthorne Ave.  
To register for group tours and for more information, call 203-734-2513 or e-mail donna.kingston@ct.gov.


This is a press release from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Christmas Fair slated at church in Ansonia

ANSONIA - Christ Episcopal Church, 56 S. Cliff St., will hold its annual Christmas fair from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 7.

The fair will include a basket raffle, homemade baked goods, many craft vendors, and a used book sale. 

Lunch and lots of goodies will be available for purchase.

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