Local Lawmakers to Host Town Hall Meeting

"Rock the Summer" Event Coming to Ansonia

Family-Style Dinner to Benefit School

 
DERBY- A Macaroni and Meatball Family Supper to Benefit St. Mary-St. Michael School will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at St. Michael Church Hall, 75 Derby Ave.

The public is welcome to join Marc Garofalo and St. Michael's Kitchen Krew for family style dinner featuring macaroni, meatballs, salad, soda, coffee  and dessert.

Tickets are $10 per person.

For reservations or more information, call (203)734-0005.

Seating is limited for the comfort of our supporters

Anyone interested in donating a prize for the raffle or baking for the dessert trays can either drop off at the rectory or bring it by 2 p.m. on the day of the dinner.

Kindergarten & Pre-K Registration in Ansonia

Save the Date

Kindergarten & Pre-K Registration

and Family Fun Fair

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Ansonia Middle School

9 a.m. — 12 p.m.

·      Ansonia residents with children eligible for Kindergarten (5 years old by January 1^st) are invited to register your child in the Ansonia Public Schools

Pre-K office located in the portables behind the Ansonia Middle School on Day Street.

·      Ansonia families with children ages 2.9-5 years old can register early for Fall of 2018 for one of our pre-kindergarten program in our Ansonia School Readiness Office (also located in the portables on Day St.)

·      Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten families are welcome to visit our Family Fun Fair in the middle school gym to participate in engaging activities to reinforce learning at home. Lots of free items will be given to those who attend!

·      Further details will be provided soon.

·       For more information, please contact Krista Gambino

Ansonia School Readiness Coordinator 203-736-5052 or kgambino@ansonia.org

Ansonia Resident Celebrates 100th Birthday

ANSONIA- A special day it was yesterday at the Ansonia Senior Center. 100 year old lifelong resident Marija Marciniak was joined by family and friends on this joyous occasion. A bouquet of flowers was presented by Mayor Cassetti on behalf of Ansonia residents, and Representative Linda Gentile read a citation from the State of Connecticut. Happy birthday Marija!

(Information shared from City of Ansonia's Facebook page)

Got Beer?

Having a super bowl party? Grab some fresh beer to go this weekend, we've got Growlers, Crowlers and 16oz 4 pack cans!

BadSons is located at 251 Roosevelt Dr. in Derby.

Support Group on Exercising with Diabetes

DERBY -The Diabetes Education & Support Group at Griffin Hospital will host two free presentations about an exercise program for individuals diagnosed with diabetes on Tues., Feb. 13 at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the hospital, 130 Division St., Derby.

 

Griffin Hospital Exercise Physiologist Trish Whitehouse, RN, and Lauren Ventrella, director of Health & Wellness for Fitscript, will discuss the new GlucoseZone program at Griffin Hospital. GlucoseZone is an exercise program specific for people with prediabetes and diabetes to help reduce, reverse, and control their diabetes. Participants in the GlucoseZone program meet one-on-one with a Certified GlucoseZone Trainer and have access to the GlucoseZone app.  GlucoseZone provides step-by-step guidance on how exercise can help increase insulin sensitivity, reduce body weight, and lower A1C.

 

The presentations will be in the hospital’s Childbirth Education Classroom A. There will be free valet parking for the 2:30 p.m. session.

 

The Diabetes Education & Support Group meets September - June on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss the management of diabetes, its challenges, and day-to-day dietary concerns. Individuals with diabetes and their caregivers are welcome to attend.

 

No registration is required. For more information, call Mary Swansiger at 203-732-1137.

 

(This is a press release from Griffin Hospital)