Nominees sought for award in memory of educator in Ansonia, Hamden

Human Relations Club founder Nick Collicelli addresses an inter-generational club event in August, 2014 at Doyle Senior Center in Ansonia.

Seymour Pink to host Pink Night to Remember fundraiser

Recuperation journey: Chickening out?

At the risk of offending and/or losing friends I have to admit I just don't get wings. 

Not Paul McCartney's band of the same name from the '70s. I got them, and still do.

But the chicken wings that one eats. Everyone I know loves 'em.
Eating them just doesn't do it for me. Maybe I've never had the right kind.

I suppose I should venture to those restaurants in the Valley known for their fabulous wings and give them a try. 

Am I alone on this? I'm not a picky eater, really.  

Seymour Public Library to show Morning Mini Movies in February

SEYMOUR - The Seymour Public Library has announced the return of its Morning Mini Movies program.
The program will be held at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday in February (8, 15, and 22) for a story, an animated short, and a cookie.

Registration is required; call 203-888-3903 or stop in the Library, 46 Church St.


This information is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Agencies to host Narcan training at Seymour Middle School

SEYMOUR - A free Community Narcan Training Event will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 8 at Seymour Middle School.
The Seymour Public Schools, Seymour Police Department, Seymour Ambulance, CT DMHAS, and the Alliance for Prevention & Wellness are partnering to host the training.

This event will teach people in the community how to administer Narcan by using a nasal injector. 
This lifesaving Narcan is an opiate antidote.  Opioids include prescription pain pills such as codeine, oxycodone, and morphine, as well as heroin.  
Narcan is a prescription medicine that blocks the effects of opioids and reverses an overdose.

There will be some free Narcan Kits to hand out for those without insurance or who have higher co-pays.  
There is also going to be a pharmacist on site to write prescriptions for Narcan for those people with insurance who want a Narcan Kit.    

This is an RSVP event only to the first 35 people who sign up.  
Kearns is the point person taking reservations.  
If anyone in the community would like to be trained in administering Narcan please contact Kearns at:  rkearns@seymourschools.org  or 203-888-2561 ext. 1003.   
Being trained in the use of Narcan may just save someone’s life.

Helping coordinate this event are: Kearns, Inspector Joe DeNigris and Officer Jon Martin, Seymour Police Department, Lorrie McFarland, Alliance for Prevention & Wellness, Taylor Quijano, AmeriCorps Service Member and Alliance for Prevention & Wellness, Chief Kyle Kelly and Deputy Chief Bryan Ryan, Seymour Ambulance Association.

Seymour Middle School is at 211 Mountain Road.


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

NHSO to sponsor 'Cat in the Hat' concert at Shelton Intermediate School

SHELTON - The New Haven Symphony Orchestra 

will sponsor a free performance of The Cat in the Hat at 2 p.m. March 4 at Shelton Intermediate School.

The NHSO’s Piano Trio invites local storyteller Tom Lee back to tell the story of Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat.

The program will feature:
Two Etudes, Frederic Chopin: no. 9, “The Butterfly” and no. 3, “The Horseman”
Promenade (Walking the Dog), George Gershwin (tr. Orfeo Mandozzi)
Excerpts from "The Lark Ascending," Ralph Vaughan Williams
"The Cat in the Hat," Jonathan Keren

This lively and interactive chamber concert is perfect for introducing your 3-9 year old to the instruments of the orchestra. 
Enjoy the music and join us for an instrument petting zoo before the concert!

Shelton Intermediate School is at 675 Constitution Blvd N.

*This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Recuperation journey: What really is ideal?

Way back when I was a senior in high school I took a college-level Psych 101 class.

One personality theory we studied has stuck with me for all these many decades. 
Or maybe "has haunted" me is a better way of describing it.
And that's the theory of real vs. ideal self.  

It seems one can never live up to what would be one's ideal self ... and that could easily lead to feelings of inadequacy. And no one wants to feel inadequate.

This week I looked up real vs. ideal self, and found this humanistic theory of personality is the brainchild of psychologist Carl Rogers (1902-1987). I'm sure I learned that when we studied the theory but forgot. 

Real vs. ideal? I suppose all we can do is keep striving to do our best. And not worry too much about the concept of ideal.