Klarides-Ditria emcees Greek Independence Day celebration at Capitol

State Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria, R-Seymour, was mistress of ceremonies Monday for a Greek Independence Day celebration at the state Capitol. 

The event was hosted by the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. Greek Independence Day is celebrated annually on March 25. /Contributed photo

Logan, Griffin Hospital advocate for CT school-based health centers

Contributed photo

State Sen. George S. Logan attended an informational forum last week about school-based health centers at the state capitol.  

Among attendees at the event was Griffin Hospital Social Service Coordinator Rita Crana, at right, who briefed state lawmakers on the quality services provided by Griffin Faculty Physicians at Ansonia High School’s Charger Health Center.  

The Center’s community partners include:  Lower Naugatuck Valley Parent Child Resource Center, Naugatuck Valley Health District, Valley Substance Abuse Action Council, Community Health Network, and the American Liver Foundation.  

Logan, who serves as Vice-Chair of the state legislature’s Public Health Committee, represents Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, Naugatuck, and Woodbridge.  

He can be reached at George.Logan@cga.ct.gov and 800-842-1421. On the web: www.SenatorGeorgeLogan.com.

This is a press release from Logan's office.

Conroy joins officials to honor Vietnam veterans at ceremony in Hall of Flags in Hartford

Dignitaries honor veterans of the Vietnam War today in the Hall of Flags at the state Capitol in Hartford./Submitted photo

HARTFORD - State Rep. Theresa Conroy (D- Seymour, Beacon Falls, Derby) joined state and military officials and other dignitaries to honor the veterans of the Vietnam War in the Hall of Flags at the state Capitol.

Conroy served on the Legislature’s Veterans Committee in 2010 when the General Assembly approved legislation designating every March 30 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. 

State Rep. Theresa Conroy

“The annual ceremony pays homage to the service and sacrifices made by thousands of men and women who served in Vietnam,” Conroy said.

The day was chosen because it was on March 30, 1973, that the last American combat and combat support troops left South Vietnam, although some U.S. Marines remained to serve military advisors and protect U.S. installations. 
South Vietnam fell a little more than two years later.

Conroy continues to fight for Vietnam War veterans with the Blue Water Navy Resolution and she expects the Connecticut House of Representatives to vote on the resolution in the coming weeks.  
Sailors who patrolled Vietnamese bays and harbors and were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War are not classified as Vietnam War veterans by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and do not receive care and benefits for Agent Orange-related illnesses.  

The Connecticut Blue Water Navy Resolution calls on the U.S. Congress to stand by the Blue Water veterans and restore their benefits.

This is a press release from Conroy's office.

Crisco to mark breast cancer action day

HARTFORD - Recognizing Connecticut’s global leadership in breast density education and legislation, state Sen. Joseph J. Crisco Jr., D-Woodbridge, will celebrate the third annual Breast Cancer Awareness to Action Day at the State Capitol Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 2-C of the Legislative Office Building.

State Sen. Joseph J. Crisco

The event will be hosted by Dr. Nancy M. Cappello, the Director and Founder of Are You Dense, Inc.

Crisco is Senate Chairman of the legislature's Insurance Committee and is a longtime advocate of breast cancer detection and treatment.

The program will feature Damian Musello and Cindy Cardillo of Massachusetts Density Awareness Coalition Advocates; Dr. Jean Weigert, Section Head-Mammography at Hospital of Central Connecticut and Past-President Radiological Society of Connecticut; Jan Kritzman Patient Advocate and Breast Cancer Survivor; Claudia White, Connecticut Breast Cancer Survivor; and other public officials and legislators.

For more information, contact www.AreYouDense.org.

This is a press release from Crisco's office.