Griffin Hospital in Derby to host 'Savor the Flavor' program

Griffin Hospital program to focus on nutrition./Contributed photo

DERBY - In honor of National Nutrition Month, Griffin Hospital’s Community Health Resource Center will host a free program about how to boost the nutritional value of your eating habits.

The program will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. March 8 at the hospital, 130 Division St.

Griffin Hospital Clinical Dietitian Jody Wagner will present “Savor the Flavor,” a discussion of this year’s National Nutrition Month campaign and ways to add healthier foods to your diet. She will also offer a free healthy snack at the event. 

This program is part of a series of free, educational forums hosted by the Community Health Resource Center in an effort to help improve the health of the community.

To register or for more information, call Kerry or Deborah at 203-732-7399.

The Community Health Resource Center at Griffin Hospital is a traditional library that provides an array of medical and health information, including a large collection of easy to read health and lifestyle related materials. 

The Center is open to members of the public to educate themselves on ways to enhance their well-being, prevent illness, and play an active role in decisions about their health.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Derby Public Library to host 'The Palace of Sweets' author

DERBY - The Derby Public Library welcomes back local author Salvatore Coppola at 6:30 p.m. March 28.

Since Coppola's first visit in September when he discussed 

his writing process and gave a brief outline of the book, many readers have had the opportunity to read The Palace of Sweets themselves.

So this time Coppola will delve deeper into the story and discuss the entire book.  

Quickly becoming a local favorite, at the center of this

historical fiction love story is the downtown Derby iconic ice cream shop, Vonetes Palace of Sweets.  

Three major Valley events are included, the BF Goodrich arson, the River Restaurant explosion, and attempted take-

over of Derby Savings Bank, along with the Vietnam War.  

Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Registration is requested.  
For more information, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482, or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.

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

Blumenthal, Cassetti award WWII medals posthumously to family of Ansonia veteran

Pictured from left, Seymour resident Joanne DaSilva, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, and Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti at City Hall ceremony honoring DaSilva's uncle, the late Pasquale Battaglia.


ANSONIA - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal joined Mayor David S. Cassetti this morning to award medals earned by the late Pasquale Battaglia to Battaglia's niece, Joanne DaSilva of Seymour.
The touching ceremony in the Aldermanic Chambers of City Hall was attended by family, friends and city officials.

Stay tuned for a story in the next edition of our newsletter, The Valley Voice.

Club to hold annual Herbie Rollinson Memorial 5K Run-Walk in Derby

SHELTON - The Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley will hold its annual Herbie Rollinson Memorial 5K Run-Walk on April 17. 
Sponsored by the Exchange Club of Shelton, the 5K Run-Walk is a community event open to everyone.

To register for the 5K please visit our website, www.BGC-LNV.org. 
The 5K Run-Walk will start at the entrance to the Derby Greenway across from BJ’s Wholesale Club, 20 Division St., Derby. 
There is a 9 a.m. start time for walkers and a 9:30 a.m. start time for runners. 

This event is open to children and adults. Cost is $25 per walker/runner. 
The event is chip-timed by StartLine Race Services. Awards will follow immediately after the race ends. 
Shirts will be provided for the first 300 registrants.

All proceeds from this event will support programs at our Raymond P. Lavietes Clubhouse in Shelton, Joel E. Smilow Clubhouse in Ansonia, our satellite program at Elizabeth Shelton School, and our Seymour Unit. 
Come run or walk with us on April 17. Thank you for helping us provide the children who need us most with a safe and affordable place to learn and grow!

To register for the Herbie Rollinson Memorial 5K Run-Walk visit www.BGC-LNV.org and click on the 5K link.


This is a press release from the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley.

Valley United Way youth group funds activities for families in Umbrella program

Center for Domestic Violence Services awarded $800 

ANSONIA - The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services received a grant of $800 from Valley United Way’s Youth Leadership Program. 

The funds will be used for recreational and educational activities for the children residing in the organization's safe house.

The children will enjoy activities and experiences outside the safe house to build positive family memories. The activities with their mothers will help to alleviate the fears and anxiety associated with their experience with domestic violence and the uprooting of their lives, and will provide the children with a sense of normalcy and security. 

Since 1990, Valley United Way Youth Leadership members have distributed small, venture grants to community organizations in the Valley area.  These grants are aimed at helping to fund new and/or expanding programs that serve the needs of Valley Youth.

BHcare’s The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services is dedicated to increasing awareness of domestic violence and its effect on the community, empowering those victimized by providing advocacy and safe and effective services, and to working for social change to eliminate domestic violence.  

Each year UCDVS provides free and confidential services for more than 6,000 victims and their children. 

Learn more at www.bhcare.org.

This is a press release from BHcare.

Vendors: Save the date for Rock the Valley in Ansonia

Re-posting: Master's Table dinner slated Sunday in Ansonia