'The Name Droppers' to perform Saturday at Great Hill Hose Company in Seymour

SEYMOUR -The Seymour Culture & Arts Commission will host The Name Droppers in concert at 6 p.m. Saturday at Great Hill Hose Company, 140 Botsford Road. 

In case of rain, the free outdoor concert will be cancelled.

 

Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky

Moon covered by passing clouds.

The moon is in waxing gibbous phase, 71 percent illumination. Have a nice evening.

Cassetti to sponsor Pinky Silverberg Boxing Club at Ansonia Armory

 

This is shared from Ansonia Public Schools' Facebook page.

'Turnback Tuesday' features prescription written by a Shelton physician

Turnback Tuesday features a rare object this week.

It is a prescription written by Dr. Gould A. Shelton, a physician from Shelton, to be filled by Henry B. Peck, Druggist on Main Street in Birmingham.

Peck was a druggist from about 1875 to 1912. He was at three different locations on Main Street. Dr. Gould A. Shelton began his practice in 1875 and he was located at 40 White St. in Shelton.

Later in his career he was the City Health Officer and also Secretary & Treasurer for the Plumb Memorial Library from 1918 to 1927.

Shelton was active until his death on Jan. 8, 1927.

This artifact was a recent donation from Norman Hayden.

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

Register now for today's powHERful Conversations at Quarry Walk in Oxford

 

Cassetti swears in acting Ansonia Police lieutenant

Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti swears in Acting Lieutenant James Frolish Monday. Jim is a 20-year veteran of the Ansonia Police Department.

Congratulations Acting Lieutenant Frolish. We wish you the best of luck in your new position!
This is shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.

Cassetti swears in acting Ansonia Police chief

Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti proudly swears in Acting Police Chief Wayne Williams today [Monday].

Williams is a 31-year veteran of the Ansonia Police Department. Congratulations Acting Chief Williams! We're proud of you.

This is shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.

Presentation to feature Derby businesswoman, suffragist movement

Frances Osborne Kellogg

DERBY - A conservationist, agriculturalist, violinist, and industrialist - what else might a woman from the early 20^th century be? 

Frances Osborne Kellogg was also a suffragist.  

Join the Osborne Homestead Museum staff at 11 a.m. Aug. 28 for an in-person presentation in honor of the Connecticut women’s suffrage movement and the 101st anniversary of the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution.  

Learn how the vibrant, intelligent women of Connecticut organized and led a modern political campaign to win the vote.  

Included are highlights of Kellogg’s role as an auditor for the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association and her local rally speeches and activities in Ansonia, Derby, and Shelton.  

The presentation will be held under the outdoor tent near the Kellogg Environmental Center.  Registration is required.  

To register call 203-734-2513 or visit DEEP Calendar of Events (https://www.depdata.ct.gov/calendar/viewev.asp?id=7499). 

The Osborne Homestead Museum, a facility of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s State Parks & Public Outreach Division, is open for free self-guided tours on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sundays from noon-4 p.m. It is located at 500 Hawthorne Avenue off of Rte. 34 in Derby.

The Kellogg Environmental Center, a facility of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s State Parks & Public Outreach Division, is open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It also is located at 500 Hawthorne Ave.

The New Normal Health & Safety Guidelines for CT State Parks provides important guidance for participants and visitors(https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/COVID-19/Health_Safety_Flyer_NN_Final.pdf). For further information or directions, please email donna.kingston@ct.gov or call the Kellogg Environmental Center, 203-734-2513.

This is a press release from the Kellogg Environmental Center.