Rochelle reminds residents lane closures continue on Rte. 34 in Derby

DERBY - Motorists can expect lane closures on Route 34 in Derby Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Oct. 16. There will be no roadwork on October 11. Learn more about the scheduled closure on the CT Department of Transportation website here.

Klarides-Ditria: Final military honors planned for 8 veterans' unclaimed remains

The Connecticut State Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, Inc. have announced they will hold a military funeral ceremony for eight U.S. veterans’ unclaimed cremated remains. 

The remains are those of veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

The public is invited to attend the ceremony on Oct. 1 (rain or shine) at 10:30 a.m. at the State Veterans Cemetery 317 Bow Lane, Middletown. DVA Commissioner Thomas J. Saadi will lead the ceremony which will be supported by the directors of various funeral homes from across the state. In attendance will be local, state and federal Officials and members of Veterans Organizations. Commissioner Saadi, CFDA President David W. MacDonald, and other dignitaries will deliver remarks during the ceremony that will include the posthumous presentation of Connecticut Wartime Service Medals. Masks are strongly encouraged even though the event is outdoors.

At 9:40 a.m., the Connecticut State Police and the Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders will escort four CFDA hearses containing the cremains of the eight Veterans from the DVA Rocky Hill Campus to the Veterans Cemetery in Middletown.

This is the seventh such ceremony hosted by the DVA in coordination with the CFDA since 2009 when Connecticut established new protocols to identify unclaimed cremated remains of honorably discharged U.S. veterans in Connecticut funeral homes with the goal of providing them a dignified burial with full military honors.

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Recuperation journey: Today's Facebook memory from 2013

A flower grows in Savin Rock in West Haven.

 

Ansonia Police seek public's help in locating missing teen, 14

UPDATE 9/23/2021 10:30 A.M. FROM APD: JAYDEN MCMANUS HAS BEEN LOCATED, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE POST.

Jayden McManus

ANSONIA - The Ansonia Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing/runaway male juvenile. 

Jayden McManus is a 14-year old, 5-foot, 9-inch tall, 110-pound white male with a freckle on the left side of his face. 

Jayden was last seen in the area of Hodge Avenue at about 2:45 P.M., wearing khaki pants and a red Champion hoodie. 

Anyone that has seen Jayden or knows his whereabouts is asked to contact the Ansonia Police Department at 203-735-1885 or tips can be left anonymously through Tip411 at the following link https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553

This is a press release from Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.

Learn to live with diabetes at Seymour Community Center

SEYMOUR - Naugatuck Valley Health District has partnered with Griffin Hospital and the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging to offer an in-person session of the popular Live Well with Diabetes workshop for adults in the Valley with diabetes or pre-diabetes or those that care for someone with diabetes.

This program helps them learn new skills to manage their diabetes. 

Once a week for six weeks, two trained Live Well leaders will facilitate the two-hour group sessions at the Seymour Community Center, 20 Pine St.

Participants will learn about healthy eating, high and low blood sugar, being active, sick day guidelines, tips for dealing with stress, foot care, making weekly action plans, and how to set small and achievable goals. Participants will be given at no cost the book Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, and an exercise CD.

Class size is limited to sixteen participants and pre-registration is required. A new group is starting on Mondays from Sept. 27-Nov. 8 from 1-3 p.m.

To sign up, call 203-888-0406 ext. 1 or visit www.seymourcommunityservices.com.

Live Well is sponsored by The Southwestern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging, State Unit on Aging and Connecticut Department of Public Health through grants from the Administration on Aging and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Live Well with Diabetes is an evidence-based self-management program developed at Stanford University.

This is shared from the Naugatuck Valley Health District Facebook page.

Scouts to hold annual Ed Strang Day for Kids Saturday on Derby Green

 

Legislators to hold coffee hour Friday at Valley Diner in Derby

DERBY - State Sen. Jorge Cabrera (D-Hamden), state Reps. Kara Rochelle (D- Ansonia, Derby) and Mary Welander (D-Orange, Woodbridge, Derby) will hold an in-person Legislative Coffee Update from 8-9 a.m. Friday. at The Valley Diner, 636 New Haven Ave.

Residents will be able to connect with the legislators in an approachable and relaxed setting to discuss their thoughts, concerns, and questions on the issues that matter most.

 

This is part of a monthly series of coffee hour events that Cabrera, Rochelle, and Welander hold to connect with Ansonia and Derby residents to learn more about the issues they care about and provide an update on what they are working on in Hartford.

 

Residents who would like more information about the event should contact Rochelle by emailing her at Kara.Rochelle@cga.ct.gov. If they need immediate assistance, residents can call her office at 860-240-8585.

This is a press release from Rochelle's office.

Mural in downtown Ansonia highlights history of Copper City

ANSONIA - Professional commissioned art work is finishing up in downtown next to City Hall, compliments of the commercial building owner.

According to the artist, known as Wall Dog, the background copper color wall represents Ansonia’s nickname “Copper City," while the lettering font is inspired by the logo of Ansonia Clock Co., a world-famous clock manufacturer here in the 19th century.

The year 1893 represents the year Ansonia was incorporated. The mural, while still incomplete, will be finished, weather permitting, within a week.

This is shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.