Griffin Health at Quarry Walk offers culinary skills program

 

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk in Oxford is hosting a six-week program starting Oct. 20 to help individuals build foundational culinary skills that are crucial to a nutritional lifestyle.

"From Technique to Table — Culinary Skills for Everyday Meals" will help participants gain confidence in kitchen fundamentals, including safety, sanitation, and knife handling, while learning how cooking techniques affect flavor, texture, and nutrition. The course also covers healthier recipe adaptations that don't sacrifice taste, equipping participants to prepare balanced meals using fruits, vegetables, herbs, whole grains, legumes, lean proteins, and lighter desserts.

The classes will be held on Tuesdays from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road. Weekly topics include: Introduction to Kitchen Basics and Healthy Cooking; Cooking Methods Using Proteins; Healthy Soups and Salads; Healthy Breakfasts; Healthier Pastas and Sauces; and Healthy Desserts and the Dessert Flip Theory.

The course costs $65 person and includes recipes and an apron. To register and for more information, visit www.griffinhealth.org/teaching-kitchen.

Opened in 2020, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is a unique facility in which Griffin Health partners with the community in wellness – offering education, guidance and assistance in preventing and managing chronic disease, and promoting overall well-being. 

The Center is part of Griffin’s mission to empower individuals to make choices that change their lifestyles for the better, and embodies Griffin’s goal to not only care for individuals when they are not well, but to build a meaningful relationship, guide, and coach them to maximize their quality of life. 

Visit griffinhealthyliving.org for more information about the Center's features and upcoming community events.

This is a press release from Griffin Health.

Ansonia Library to host author of 'The Connecticut 169 Club'

ANSONIA - The Ansonia Library will host a talk by CT author and historian Martin Podskoch at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Register and learn more about what he discovered while visiting (and writing about) all 169 of Connecticut's cities and towns. 

Use this link to register: https://forms.gle/A3v1FssGXUSwtuzm7

2 Ansonia men arrested in arson at Gatison Park playground

Jayvon Johnson

Jose Bordoy

ANSONIA - The Ansonia Police Department has arrested two Ansonia residents in connection with the Oct. 3, 2026, arson that destroyed the playground at Gatison Park. 

On Oct. 3, at approximately 3:29 a.m., officers of the Ansonia Police Department and the Ansonia Fire Department were dispatched to Gatison Park, located in the area of Third Street and Fourth Street, for a report of a possible structure fire. 

Upon arrival, officers discovered that the playground/playscape and the rubber safety matting beneath it were completely engulfed in flames. 

Members of the Ansonia Fire Department responded to the scene and successfully extinguished the fire. 

Following an investigation, the Fire Marshal determined that the fire was not caused by a natural source, electrical equipment, or public utility equipment. There is no electrical power source servicing the playground. The fire was subsequently determined to have been intentionally set and was classified as arson. 

Members of the Ansonia Police Department's Patrol Division and Detective Division immediately began an investigation into the incident. Through the review of surveillance video and other investigative efforts, detectives were able to identify two suspects believed to be involved in the burning of the playground. Based on information obtained during the investigation, members of the Detective Division secured two search and seizure warrants for the residences of the identified suspects. 

On Oct. 5, members of the Ansonia Police Department executed the two search warrants. During the searches, detectives recovered evidence that further supported the involvement of both suspects in the incident. On Oct. 7, detectives secured arrest warrants for Jayvon Johnson (DOB: 04/26/2007) and Jose Bordoy (DOB: 04/02/2007), both residents of Ansonia. 

Johnson and Bordoy were subsequently arrested and charged with: Criminal Mischief in the First Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Mischief in the First Degree, Reckless Burning, Conspiracy to Commit Reckless Burning, Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree Conspiracy to Commit Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree.

Johnson posted a $25,000 bond and given a court date of 10/21/26 at Derby Superior Court. (Top photo) Bordoy was held on a $25,000 bond and presented to Derby Superior Court on 10/08/26. (Bottom photo) 

The Ansonia Police Department would like to thank the Ansonia Fire Department and the members of the Department's Patrol and Detective Divisions who assisted with the investigation. The investigation remains ongoing, and no further information is being released at this time. All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

This is a press release from Lt. Alex Barriera.