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St. Joseph Church to hold annual festival Sunday at Warsaw Park in Ansonia

 

St. Joseph Church to hold annual picnic/festival at Warsaw Park in Ansonia

Derby Police Department hiring certified police officers

 

Ansonia Police share video of Operation Silent Sleigh on Christmas Eve

Watch video here!  https://fb.watch/p9iI1cLw9p/

and before the covert operation:

Brace yourselves for some big news at 5 pm! There's a touch of magic in the air, and we have got a message that might just light up your holiday Spirit! Stay tuned!

and after the operation was completed:

After a night of delivering joy with Father Christmas, our officers are not just tired, they're legendary!

From blocking off streets to giving directions, their commitment created holiday magic. Time for some rest.

Operation Silent Sleigh was a success!! Till next year. Merry Christmas.

Thank you for the smiles Ansonia PD!

Shelton Police congratulated on participation today in Special Olympics Torch Run

Photos shared from the Shelton PD Facebook page.

Ansonia Police Sgt. Nelson completes Run to Remember in Boston

Congratulations to Sgt. Brendon Nelson for participating in Boston's Run to Remember, a race held Sunday, May 28 to honor fallen police officers and first responders. 

Sgt. Nelson ran the five mile course in full uniform completing the course in 49:21.2. Well done, Sgt. Nelson.

This is shared from the Ansonia Police Department Facebook page.

Ansonia Police Department recruiting officers

 

This is shared from the Ansonia Police Department Facebook page.

Derby Police Department accepting applications for officers

DERBY - The Derby Police Department is hiring Certified Police Officers with a tentative June 2023 hire date!!

The City of Derby is accepting applications for certified police officers. Applications are available online at www.policeapp.com.

Please visit www.policeapp.com for details and required qualifications.

This is shared from the Derby Police Department Facebook page.

Program on safety for children slated at Huntington Branch Library

SHELTON - A program on Home/Fire/911 Safety for Kids will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Huntington Branch Library, 41 Church St.

A representative from Griffin Health will teach children, ages 3-5, the definition of an emergency and the ways in which police officers, firefighters, and EMS workers help us. 

Stay for hands-on activities including using a special phone that simulates calling 911. 

Please register at http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsRegister.cfm…


*Sharing from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Church event honors Ansonia Police Department, raises funds for gear

Ansonia Police Chief Kevin Hale Saturday joins Maude Hinson, wife of the Rev. John Hinson, pastor, First Baptist Church in Ansonia at Honoring Ansonia Blue - Back the Blue. The Hinsons organized the event.
The second annual Police Appreciation Day and Block Party raised funds for life-saving police gear.


*Stay tuned for more photos from the event in an upcoming issue of The Valley Voice newsletter.

Elementary school students in Seymour learn emergency preparedness

Bungay School fourth grade teacher Cindy Botti pictured with her students and CERT Bob Wilson./ Photo by Rich Kearns

Chatfield-LoPresti School fourth grade teachers Kyle Mullaney and Jara Ciocca pose with Police Officer Jack Harkins and students./ Photo by Rich Kearns

SEYMOUR - On Aug. 31 a proclamation was issued by President Barack Obama declaring September as “National Preparedness Month.” 

Last week all Seymour Public Schools fourth grade students participated in the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s “Students Tools for Emergency Planning” program, also known as STEP.  
This is the 10th year Seymour students have participated in the STEP Program, which was piloted in Seymour in 2008.  

Seymour Public Schools Director of Security Rich Kearns received national recognition when FEMA modeled the program nationally after the Seymour program.  The STEP Program is sponsored by FEMA and the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.  
Kearns has been presenting the program for the last 10 years to all fourth grade students at Bungay Elementary School and Chatfield-LoPresti Elementary School.  
Seymour Police Department Community-School Resource Officer John Harkins and Seymour Citizens Emergency Response Team President Robert Wilson assisted Kearns this year showing students the steps on how to prepare student's families in the event an emergency or disaster was to strike. 
Each student was given a backpack to take home that contained items to help start building their own family emergency kit along with information to share with their families to better prepare them in the event of an emergency.  
The goal of STEP Program is to provide some resources to families in the community to better prepare them for emergencies as it is found that if people are better prepared to deal with a crisis the outcomes and recovery process will be that much easier for them.  
Throughout September Kearns, Seymour Fire Marshal Tim Willis, Seymour Emergency Management Director Tom Eighmie, Seymour Police Department Community-School Resource Officer Jack Harkins, as well as other first responders conducted emergency response drills district-wide with all students K-12.  

All Star Transportation Safety Supervisor Brenda Bass and school bus safety team members also joined Kearns in conducting school bus evacuation drills for students in the district who ride the bus to school.  
All of these programs and drills are part of a continuous effort by Seymour Public Schools and Seymour Emergency Services Personnel working together to better prepare our schools and families in the event an emergency were to occur and to help make our schools a safer place.   

This is a press release from Rich Kearns, Director of Security, Seymour Public Schools.