Drive-in movie at Warsaw Park in Ansonia rescheduled to Sunday

 

From the City of Ansonia Facebook page:

Tonight’s Drive-In feature has been rescheduled to tomorrow (Sunday) night due to rain!

Derby Neck Library hosts virtual educational entertainment for kids

Checkers the Inventor includes stories, crafts, science experiments, special guests, and so much more! 

New episodes are posted every Monday at 3 p.m. to our Facebook page for the general public and Google Classroom for Derby students, classroom code auxndrb

*For safety reasons, the Google Classroom is only open to students and teachers in the Derby Public School System at this time.

This information is shared from Derby Neck Library's Facebook page. There are two more episodes listed, Aug. 31 and Sept. 7.

Derby Public Library to host virtual AAA educational program

DERBY - Derby Public Library invites young adults to a free AAA Virtual Educational Program at 3 p.m. Sept. 21. 

This is a pre-permit workshop for soon-to-be drivers and their parents explaining the driver education, permit and Graduated Driver License process, including Connecticut state laws. 

Zoom access link will be provided via email three days prior to the meeting date. 

Sign up at the library’s Events Calendar at www.derbypubliclibrary.org.  

This is a press release from Tony DeLos, young adult librarian, Derby Public Library.

Recuperation journey: From the autumn archives

Old Glory seen through the trees in our yard.

Derby Public Library slates virtual graphic novel readings for teens

 

DERBY - Derby Public Library invites all young adults ages 12 to 17 to virtual gatherings for the reading/showing of classic graphic novels from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Sept. 16 and 30.

Zoom access links will be provided via email three days prior to meeting dates. 

Sign up at the library’s Events Calendar at www.derbypubliclibrary.org. 

This is a press release from Tony DeLos, young adult librarian, Derby Public Library.

Alliance for Prevention & Wellness to host online events to mark overdose awareness

Local communities throughout Connecticut and around the world are coming together Monday (Aug. 31) to remember those who have died or suffered permanent injury due to drug overdose.

International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) seeks to create better understanding of overdose, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and create change that reduces the harms associated with drug use.

Drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths continue to rise at an alarming rate.

According to the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, more than 67,300 Americans died from drug-involved overdose in 2018, including illicit drugs and prescription opioids. Connecticut lost 1,200 people in drug-related overdoses last year, an average of three people a day.

IOAD is a time to acknowledge and support the grief felt by families and friends who have lost a loved one, provide hope to families who have a loved one struggling with a substance use disorder, and to provide local prevention and treatment resources to our communities.

As part of IOAD, BHcare’s Alliance for Prevention & Wellness) is offering the following upcoming events:
Narcan training on Sept. 2 from 2-3 p.m. via zoom register at https://conta.cc/3jg3Bab.

FB LIVE session on Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT) held on Sept. 9 from 1-2 p.m. at www.facebook.com/apwct.

If you know a friend or family member in need of help, contact BHcare at 203-800-7177. For substance use treatment resources, call 1-800-563-4086 or visit drugfreect.org.

The Alliance for Prevention & Wellness, a program of BHcare, is the Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization for the DMHAS Region II service area.

APW’s mission is to foster positive mental health by preventing substance misuse and other health-risk behaviors, and by building resources that promote wellness.

For more information, visit www.APW-CT.org


This is a press release from BHcare.

Massaro Farm in Woodbridge to host annual Dinner from the Farm