Derby Public Schools to present college prep presentation

Enjoy shopping on First Saturday of February in downtown Seymour

SEYMOUR - Come downtown Saturday between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. and shop for your Valentine! 
Wildflour's Valentine's Day Menu is a must, flowers from Dragonflies, salon gift cards, classes at Lizzie's and The Glass Source, and of course something sparkly from Tickled Pink. 
There's no better way to spoil your sweetheart than with one-of-a-kind local finds!

Pasta dinner slated Saturday for St. Mary-St. Michael School in Derby

DERBY - Join Marc Garofalo and his Kitchen Krew at 5:30 p.m. Saturday for a great fundraiser to benefit St. Mary-St. Michael School.
The menu will consist of macaroni, meatballs, salad, bread, dessert, soft drinks, coffee, and tea.
Tickets are $10 per person.
The dinner will be held at St. Michael the Archangel Church, 75 Derby Ave.

Reservations may be made by calling St. Michael rectory, 203-734-0005, or by responding to this event invite on Facebook.
Please respond as soon as possible as seating is limited.

This information is shared from a Facebook event page.

Recuperation journey: Canada geese

Seen Monday hanging out on embankment next to the Derby Greenway.

'Turnback Tuesday' features 1909 trolley wreck in Seymour

Turnback Tuesday looks at this old postcard showing the trolley wreck of 1909. 
On Dec. 26, 1909, the New Haven Trolley Line, trolley No. 265, plunged down a 40-foot embankment in Seymour at Rimmon Pond. There were five passengers and two crew members traveling southbound from Waterbury to Derby. 
Unfortunately, the two crew embers did not survive the accident. The passengers were able to crawl to safety out the back end of the trolley.


Thanks as always to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing local history each week! 

Recuperation journey: Winter sunset

Looking toward downtown Derby and steeple of St. Mary's Church late Monday afternoon. 

Shelton church, Seymour Legion Post to host 'Four Chaplains' program

SHELTON - The First Baptist Church of Shelton, 178 Leavenworth Road, will hold a service at 2 p.m. Sunday to learn about and honor the memory and contributions of four World War II chaplains.
On Feb. 3, 1943 these four men of God -Methodist, Jewish, Catholic, and Dutch-Reformed - worked selflessly together to share the love of God, sacrificing their own lives to help troops and civilians aboard the sinking ship S.S. Dorchester.

The annual event is sponsored by American Legion Post 10 of Seymour. It will be followed by a free reception. 
Parking is available. There is an elevator for visitors using wheelchairs.

*This is a press release from First Baptist Church of Shelton.