Crisco to host biomedical research trust funds awards event

State Sen. Joseph Crisco Jr.

HARTFORD – Four state medical researchers who have received nearly $1 million in state biomedical research grants will talk about their work in stroke prevention, heart disease, and colorectal cancer research when state Sen. Joseph Crisco Jr., D-Woodbridge, hosts the 2015 Biomedical Research Trust Fund Awards at 11 a.m. Friday. 

The event will be held in Room 1-A of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

The Biomedical Research Trust Fund was established by the Connecticut General Assembly in 2000 to fund biomedical research into tobacco-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer. 

In 2010, the legislature expanded the scope of research to include Alzheimer's disease and diabetes research.


This is a press release from Crisco's office.

Stuff-A-Bus in Seymour to benefit needy families

Turkeys and more. Photo shared from Facebook.

SEYMOUR -The sixth annual Stuff-A-Bus food collection will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Seybridge Plaza, Route 67.

To sponsor a family (or two) for the Thanksgiving holiday, contact the Connecticut Partnership for Children, Inc. in Seymour at intern@ctpfc.org or at 203-881-1804.

Event sponsored by Ice Cream Emergency.



*Sharing this information from the Facebook pages of Connecticut Partnership for Children, Inc. and the Office of the First Selectman of Seymour.

Election night photos from GOP headquarters in Derby

Sam Pollastro, campaign manager for Richard Dziekan, Republican mayoral challenger, fills in numbers Tuesday night at GOP headquarters on Elizabeth Street. At left is Judy Szewczyk reading the vote totals. 

Democrat Mayor Anita Dugatto defeated Dziekan and was re-elected to a second term. 
Unofficial results had Dugatto with 1,464 votes and Dziekan had 1,352.

Dziekan supporters wait for results Tuesday night at GOP headquarters.


Check out the full story in the Valley Independent Sentinel.