Derby Neck Library presentation to offer look at Valley in Gilded Age

DERBY - Visit the Valley in the Gilded Age of the 1890s at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 with a Powerpoint presentation by Pat Sweeney at Derby Neck Library.

Learn how industrial work and leisure time were spent around the area.The bicycle craze will also be highlighted.

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Sharing 'Turnback Tuesday' 2015 archives: Derby Post Office history

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" is a picture of the Derby Post Office on Olivia Street built in 1932. The first Derby Post Office was actually on Main Street and was built in 1798.

The current Post Office is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. It served as a fall-out shelter during World War II and has changed from this picture since being made ADA compliant in the 1990s.

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

Save the date: First Church in Bethany to hold annual Christmas Bazaar

 

Naugatuck Valley Health District offers free diabetes workshop from home

 

This is shared from the Health District's Facebook page.

Save the date: View Geminids meteor shower at Ansonia Nature Center

ANSONIA - Celebrate one of the last meteor showers of 2023 on Dec. 14 with Ranger Jeremy at the Ansonia Nature Center! 

The Geminids will fill the sky with 120 meteors per hour at its peak between 9 and 10 p.m. 

Bring appropriate clothes for the weather, chairs, and blankets for a relaxing view. 

The Nature Center is at 10 Deerfield Lane.

Register online for this FREE event, suitable for all ages.
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeBA6PYnZ7xNs.../viewform

This is a press release from the Nature Center.

Halloween event at Ansonia Armory to benefit Ansonia Animal Shelter

ANSONIA - A Halloween party and fundraiser to benefit the Ansonia Animal Shelter will be held Saturday at the Ansonia Armory, starting at 7 p.m.

Haunted attraction specialist Kevin Lowenadler and his team - who were behind the Haunted Isle at East Haven’s Trolley Museum - will host the event for ages 16+.

Oxford Cultural Arts slates 52nd annual Arts and Crafts Fair