Thursday, January 2, 2020

Recuperation journey: Thursday sunset


Sharing my backyard view. Taken at 4:36 p.m. The days are getting slightly longer!

Donate recyclables, support sports at Assumption School in Ansonia



Shared from the Assumption School Facebook page.

Ansonia Police: Missing toddler not child in Bridgeport Hospital video

ANSONIA - Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch reported today that approximately 8 p.m. Jan. 1 the Bridgeport Police Department contacted the Ansonia Police Department regarding a possible sighting of Vanessa Morales at Bridgeport Hospital. 
Ansonia detectives responded to Bridgeport Hospital and reviewed surveillance video that showed a female child, which resembled Vanessa Morales with several other people. Detectives were able to identify and make contact with the people in the video. 
The child in the video was not Vanessa Morales.

The Ansonia Police Department continues to investigate the homicide of Christine Holloway and disappearance of Vanessa. 
We are following up on all information and leads received and encourage people to report any information they have regarding the investigation. 

Anyone with information can contact the FBI at 203-503-5555, the Ansonia Police Department at 203-735-1885 or through Tip411 at https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553


Derby Public Library to celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day


Griffin in Derby welcomes first baby of 2020 four minutes after midnight

Congratulations to the Venice family of Woodbridge!
Contributed photo
Celebrating Arabella’s birth in the family room of the Childbirth Center at Griffin Hospital. 
Back row from left, Arabella’s great-grandparents Debra and Larry Woodcock and grandmother Diana Venice. Front row from left, mother Taylor, father Dave, and sister Emerie, 1.

 DERBY - The Childbirth Center at Griffin Hospital celebrated the start of a new decade by welcoming Arabella Venice, of Woodbridge, into the world at 12:04 a.m. on New Year’s Day. 
Arabella is the first baby born in New Haven County in 2020.
Arabella is the daughter of Taylor and Dave Venice, and the 8 pound, 6 ounce girl has a brother, Jaxon, 3, and a sister, Emerie, 1. 

All three Venice children were delivered at Griffin as was their father. 
Arabella’s grandmother, Diana Venice, works in the hospital’s Environmental Services Department and her aunt Jackie Laneuville is a nurse at Griffin.
“There are a lot of us who were born here and work here, so you can tell that we love Griffin,” Taylor Venice said.

Griffin Hospital offers family-centered maternity care in an environment designed to best meet individual and family needs. The Center features private, family-friendly rooms, expert staff for maternal and newborn care, and lactation consultants. 

The Childbirth Center received the Baby-Friendly designation from the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund, an international honor is given to hospitals that offer an optimal level of care for infant feeding and that help parents make informed choices about feeding and caring for their babies. 
For more information about The Childbirth Center at Griffin Hospital, call 203-732-7252 or visit griffinhealth.org/cbc.


This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.