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Ansonia Inventor Gets Praise from Congresswoman

ANSONIA - Resident Lakesha Stines (seen in recent photo with Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti) has been racking up accolades for her Sober Touch Sensoring invention, which is geared to prevent drunk driving.

Stines, last month, received a letter from U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, praising her for a device that DeLauro said "will save countless lives."

The letter from DeLauro is below:

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5K Run/Walk for Drug Awareness

  

Shelton, CT (June 2019) Fight Against Drugs Everywhere (FADE) will hold its fifth annual drug awareness 5k run/walk on June 27 at 5:30 pm at the Shelton Pavilion & Riverwalk. All proceeds will benefit the BHcare’s Alliance for Prevention and Wellness (APW).

This year’s event will feature guest speaker John Lally and the “Today I Matter Project.” The event will conclude with a candlelight remembrance ceremony. Names will be read of loved ones lost to overdose. People can submit names at the event to be read aloud. 

Drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths continue to rise at an alarming rate. More than 120 people die every day in the U.S. from an opioid overdose. Both prescription painkillers and heroin are contributing to this phenomenon. The overall drug deaths in Connecticut have nearly tripled over the past seven years, from 357 in 2012 to 1,018 in 2018. 

FADE 5k run/walk is being held to raise awareness of the opioid epidemic and overdoses, 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. Register today at https://bit.ly/FADE2019.

The Alliance for Prevention & Wellness, a program of BHcare, is the Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization (RBHAO) 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, please visit www.APW-CT.org

Derby Parish to Mark Feast of Corpus Christi

DERBY - On June 23 following the 11:30 a.m. Mass, Our Lady, Queen of the Apostles Parish invites (St. Mary and St. Jude Churches) the community to join them, and Derby Catholics from St. Michael’s Parish, for a Eucharistic Procession through downtown Derby to commemorate the Feast of Corpus Christi.

The procession will leave from St. Mary Church, 212 Elizabeth St. at approximately 12:15 p.m. (immediately after 11:30 a.m. Mass) making seven stops: 

St. Mary-St. Michael School, Hallock’s Landing, the Derby Green, Derby City Hall, Derby Elks Lodge, Civil War Memorial on the Green, and returning to the steps of St. Mary Church for benediction. 

Individuals unable to walk the route are invited to meet the group at each of these places.Each stop will allow time for prayer and reflection. Following the procession, refreshments will be served in St. Mary Church hall.

For more information please call 203-735-3341.

Friendly Ghosts Haunting Local Restaurant

DERBY- The friendly ghosts haunting downtown Derby's Twisted Vine Restaurant continue to be as lively as ever. The Norwalk-based paranormal investigation team, Ghost Storm, captured video last weekend during another overnight excursion at the historic, 127-year old former bank-turned-eatery, located at 285 Main St. Click on the following link to watch the latest ghostly happenings: 

https://youtu.be/aSPTt6kmPiY

Ghost Storm is currently offering Dinner & Ghost Tour at The Twisted Vine, which includes house salad, choice of entrée, coffee, tea and dessert, a cash bar, along with a lecture/round table discussion and tour of the circa 1892 building. The cost is $49.95 per person. Tours are already booking into July, and happen on Thursday nights. More information can be found online at  https://twistedvinerestaurant.ticketspice.com/paranormal-dinner-ghost-tour?fbclid=IwAR1hJDIwVMiy18L0rOQoCNlCSg94QsdL7cfqiyTayjW3R8CMi3Ict-RhRi4

The team also hosts overnight excursions. For more information contact Grossman at  nickrobertgrossmann99@gmail.com or 475-283-8514. You can also visit Ghost Storm’s website at vagaparanormal.com to check out some of their latest videos.

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