Garden author to speak at Derby Public Library

DERBY - The Derby Public Library welcomes back popular garden author, lecturer, instructor, and coach Colleen Plimpton at 6:30 p.m. April 21.

The topic of the evening will be Hello My Garden.
This is a show ‘n tell presentation with visuals of tools, and equipment used to start things up in your garden this spring. 

Pruning, mulching, fertilizing, planning for succession of bloom, annuals, and more will be discussed.  

Plimpton's award winning, one-acre ornamental garden has been on numerous tours and serves as a living classroom laboratory where she teaches composition, color, composting, and other how-tos of gardening. 

She runs a garden coaching business, teaches gardening at the New York Botanical Garden, and works with many local garden clubs and non-profit groups. 

Plimpton is also the author of Mentors in the Garden of Life.   

Registration is requested. 
For more information, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1418 or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org. 

This is a press release from Cathy Williams, Director, Derby Public Library.

Diabetes and foot care are topic of talk May 21 in Shelton

SHELTON - Crosby Commons at Wesley Village will host a presentation at 3 p.m. May 21 by a Pedorthist from Hartford Orthotics who will speak about diabetes and foot care, the importance of proper footwear, and the use of compression garments and stockings.

The Pedorthist will also be doing fittings for diabetic inserts and shoes which Medicare and Medicaid cover.

The presentation is free and open to the public and will be held in the Gallery at Crosby Commons at Wesley Village, 580 Long Hill Ave.

Contact Activities Director Mary Ann Milano, 203-225-5018 or at mamilano@umh.org with questions.

Weight loss talk slated at Griffin

DERBY - Boost your New Year’s resolution to lose weight at a free weight loss talk Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St.

Nutrition experts from Medi-Weightloss Clinics in Shelton will present “Resolve to Reduce Your Waistline,” a program offering medically-tested information on how to lose weight and tips on how to stick with New Year's dieting resolutions.

Attendees will learn key action items that will help them achieve their weight loss resolution.

The presentation is part of Griffin Hospital's Healthy U “Tuesday Talks,” a series of free wellness talks featuring Griffin Hospital medical experts and community partners providing trusted health information and answers to questions on a wide range of topics.

All Tuesday Talks are held in Griffin Hospital’s Meditation and Learning Center. Light refreshments will be served.

To reserve a spot or for information, call 203-732-1511 or visit griffinhealth.org.

This information is from a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Talk to focus on crocodile ancestors

Lecture series to kick off at nature center

ANSONIA - Jonathan Weinbaum, a professor at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, will give the first in a new series of SCSU lectures at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center.

Imagine looking for crocodiles in the desert. Weinbaum conducts field research in the colorful badlands of the American Southwest in search of fossils of the extinct ancestors of modern crocodylians.

Research results suggest that ancient crocodylians were not cold-blooded unlike primitive reptiles and modern crocodiles and alligators. This changes the way scientists think about what it means to be a reptile.

This free program is geared toward adults and older students. 
To register, call 203-736-1053. The nature center is at 10 Deerfield Road.

This information was provided by the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center. 

Talk at Derby library gets 'spirited'

Seymour resident Dan Rivera, founder of CT Old School Paranormal, talks about Electronic Voice Phenomena he captured while investigating Derby Public Library. He gave a presentation this week at the library. Patricia Villers/Register

 On Wednesday night I attended a talk by CT Old School Paranormal founder Dan Rivera and group member Rich DiCarlo at Derby Public Library.
The audience of about 20 people seemed quite intrigued that so many locations in the area could be "haunted."
Stay tuned for a story that I wrote for the paper about the presentation.  

Presentation to focus on breast wellness

A free breast wellness talk at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at St. Mary Church Hall, 338 North Main St., Naugatuck, aims to educate the community about breast cancer.

Cary Carpino, R.N., of Griffin Hospital’s Parish Nursing Program will present “Be Empowered!” to bring awareness to the fact Connecticut ranks second in the nation for the incidence of breast cancer and that Naugatuck and Shelton have breast cancer mortality rates higher than the state average.
Pre-registration is requested but not required.
To register or for more information, call 203-729-4361.