NORTH HAVEN -- From 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 22, the Community Services Department will open its doors to residents.
Those who visit the office in the Town Hall Annex at 5 Linsley St. can learn what the department has to offer.
The department's counseling services, senior center and youth services programs will be described. Light refreshments will be served.
Anyone with questions should call 203-239-5321, ext. 619.

HAMDEN RECYCLING REMINDER -

RECYCLABLES PLACED IN PLASTIC BAGS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

HAMDEN

placed in recycling bins, properly labeled recycling containers, or brown paper bags only. You

may recycle plastic shopping bags at Stop & Shop, Bonton, Staples and Everybody's.

Mayor Scott D. Jackson adds, “Increasing our recycling has a significant impact in reducing our cost for

the removal of waste. Every item you recycle helps the budget as well as the environment.”

For a full list of recyclable items or if you would like a recycling brochure, go to

– Recycling placed in plastic bags will not be accepted curbside. Please place recyclables out loose in your recycling bin/container – do not place recyclables in plastic bags. Recyclables must be

www.hamden.com

at (203) 287-7021 or

or contact Pamela Roach, Hamden's Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinatorproach@hamden.com .

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Hamden Elks sponsors NORTH HAVEN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS FEBRUARY 26

The North Haven Community Service Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, February 26th, 6:00 p.m. at the Hamden Elks Lodge on 175 School Street, Hamden. The event will honor North Haven Citizen of the Year Luigi Nuzzolillo; Police Officer of the Year, Officer Theodore Stockmon; Firefighter of the Year Paul Januszewski and Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Angel Sanjurjo.

The evening will include dinner, cash bar and awards ceremony. The public is welcome. Tickets are $20 per person and are available at the Elks Lodge evenings after 4:00 p.m. and weekends after 12 noon or by calling Lodge President Tim Mayer at 203 500-9246 or the Lodge at 203 248-2224 during those times.

Hamden Lodge #2224 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, which serves Hamden and North Haven, sponsors the event. Proceeds will support the Elks many youth and veterans projects and area charities.

North Haven Police Officer of the Year, Officer Theodore Stockmon

Theodore “Ted” Stockmon has served the Town of North Haven as a career police officer for twenty-five years. Ted started out as an auxiliary state police officer and then was appointed to the North Haven Police Department on April 22, 1986.

During his career, Officer Stockmon has served in the Patrol, Detective and Traffic Divisions and has extensive career investigations in all divisions he has served. Over his career, Ted has received numerous certificates of commendation and certifications in law enforcement service. Officer Stockmon has an Associates Degree in Business Administration from Middlesex Community College and certificates in major accident investigation.

Ted is a Life long resident of North Haven and is very active in the community. Officer Stockmon annually participates in the National Peace Officers Memorial Service held in Washington D.C. honoring all members of law enforcement who were killed in the line of duty. Locally, he is active in the Department’s police honor guard, police classic car show and spends numerous hours showing his classic restored police cars around the country.

As a senior patrol officer, Ted Stockmon is a wealth of information and acts as the police department’s “unofficial” historian organizing and searching out the past history of the North Haven Police Department.

Ted resides in North Haven and has three children Tara, Ian and Evan.

North Haven Firefighter of the Year, Paul Januszewski

Firefighter Paul Januszewski began his career in the fire service at an early age in 1996 as a volunteer with the Enfield Fire Department. Thereafter, Paul worked as a career firefighter with the Somers Fire Department before being hired in March of 2002 by the North Haven Fire Department. After graduating from recruit school, Paul continued to pursue further education in the emergency services field.  Paul has obtained certifications as a Fire Service Instructor I, Nationally Registered Paramedic, Hazardous Materials Technician, Emergency Medical Services Instructor and has completed several Fire Officer development courses. Paul is assigned to the New Haven Special Hazards Team and works as a Firefighter/Paramedic out of Fire Headquarters. 

 

Paul has served as Vice President of Local 2987 of the North Haven Professional Firefighters Association and has overseen the annual Tip-A-Firefighter fundraisers that benefit the Atlantic Regional Fire Fighters Burn Foundation. He is a member of the New Haven County Firefighters Emerald Society and resides in Wallingford with his wife Rebecca and three children. 

North Haven Volunteer Firefighter of the Year, Angel Sanjurjo

Angel Sanjurjo became a North Haven Volunteer Fire in June of 2003. He is an active volunteer with over one hundred calls and twenty-five training drills annually. Angel has received certification as Firefighter I, with Firefighter II and EMT certifications pending. Quite active within the community, he has organized and coordinated numerous Department food and toy drives to benefit First Congregational Church of North Haven, Hospital of Saint Raphael Pediatric Clinic and Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Toy Closet, of which the Department has been one of their largest donors.

Angel has been employed by H.B. Communications since 2007. He resides in North Haven with his mom, Carmen Diaz and his son, Andrew Sanjurjo. Angel enjoys listening to music, attending car shows and spending time with his son.

North Haven Citizen of the Year, Luigi Nuzzolillo

North Haven resident, Luigi Nuzzolillo is well known throughout the community. He has owned and operated Forget Me Not Flower Shop in North Haven. Luigi is a member of the Connecticut Florist Association Board of Directors, currently serving as Chairman of the Membership Committee and as Vice Chairman of the Convention Committee.

A member of the North Haven Rotary Club since 1989, Luigi served as President during 2005-2006 and Club Services Chairman during 2004-2005, in addition to serving on a variety of committees throughout the years. Luigi was named 2006 Rotarian of the Year and has received three Paul Harris Awards.

During 2006-2008, he served on the DVS (Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven) Board of Directors, has been a member of the North Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy since 2006 and is a member of the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven. In 2010, he was the recipient of the Boys and Girls Club “Gold Ring Award.” Luigi received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 1978.

                                               

HAMDEN – All Hamden residents, civic associations and business owners are invited to a community forum discussion at 7 Thursday night  in Thornton Wilder Hall of the Miller Library Complex, 2901 Dixwell Ave. Mayor Scott D. Jackson wants to engage residents in a dialogue regarding their priorities, ideas and concerns for 2011, as well as a discussion on the upcoming budget. In addition, Jackson will report on accomplishments from 2010 and will talk about ongoing projects.

After his remarks, Jackson will open the forum to the public for questions and discussion.

"With budget season upon us, it is of the utmost importance to hear from the residents who utilize the services the town provides," he said. "I look forward to an evening of idea-sharing and discourse on how we can best meet the needs of our citizens."

HAMDEN -- Residents are invited to a housing fair from 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at the M.L. Keefe Community Center, 11 Pine St.

The purpose of the fair will be to provide services, resource and product information related to housing opportunities, energy efficiency programs, mortgages and programs for structural or other repairs, and updated information on the Newhall remediation program. There also will be information about Hamden’s First Time Home Buyers program. Residents from the Newhall and Highwood sections are urged to attend.

"We are pleased to provide this opportunity to residents to learn about how we will make improvements to their community", said Dale Kroop, executive director of the Hamden Economic Development Corp.

Representatives from the town, local banks, United Illuminating Co. and the state Department of Environmental Protection and local realtors will be present. Residential energy donservation Kits will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.

For more information call Dale Kroop at 203-287-7033 or Richard Pearce at 203-248-3677.

Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus, who founded the practice of microcredit as a means to combat global poverty, will speak at Quinnipiac University on Monday, March 7.

Recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, Yunus will deliver the lecture “Microcredit and Social Business for Poverty Reduction” at 7 p.m. in the Burt Kahn Court on Quinnipiac’s Mount Carmel Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Quinnipiac’s Albert Schweitzer Institute and School of Business are sponsoring the lecture. 

Yunus, a Bangladeshi economist, established the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in 1983, driven by his belief that credit is a fundamental human right. His objective was to help impoverished people escape poverty by providing them loans and teaching them a few sound financial principles.

Today the Grameen Bank is at the forefront of a burgeoning world movement to eradicate poverty through microloans.

“Dr. Yunus is not just the father of micro-lending, he is also the visionary behind  ‘social business’ as something distinct from traditional, profit-oriented business and from social entrepreneurship,” said Mohammad Elahee, professor of international business and native of Bangladesh who helped arrange Yunus’ visit to Quinnipiac.

“Because of Yunus’ efforts, millions of people, and especially destitute women, have been uplifted from abject poverty and now live with dignity. His ideas present a new direction for attaining global peace,” Elahee said.

David Ives, executive director of Quinnipiac’s Albert Schweitzer Institute, has met Yunus at conferences. Yunus will join the institute’s Honorary Board of Directors.

“He’s a hero of mine,” Ives said. “He has proven that even the poorest people can become entrepreneurs and lift themselves out of poverty with a little help.”

For more information, call 203-582-8652.

On Tuesday, May 17, 2011, the Hamden Education Foundation will sponsor the Tenth Annual Alumni Awards Dinner to recognize distinguished Hamden High School alumni ranging from the classes of 1936 through 2000.  This event will be held at Laurel View Country Club,

310 West Shepard Avenue, Hamden

.  If you would like to nominate a Hamden High School graduate for this distinguished award, please submit a letter describing the nominee’s accomplishments and, if available, a résumé to: Wendy Ocone at 60 Putnam Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517 or by email at wendy.ocone@hamden.org  by Monday, February 28, 2011. Please include your contact information with your nomination. 

The Hamden Rotary's

1^st Annual Wine & Beer Tasting

Thursday, February 24^th

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Knight’s of Columbus, Whitney Ave Hamden

Tickets are $25 pp in advance, $30 at the door

(Includes admission, Tasting, and food)

Also, Raffle & Fantastic Silent Auction items:                         Spa packages, Golf Packages, Restaurant Gift Certificates, YMCA Summer Campership,

House Cleaning, QU Sports Season Ticket Packages

Contact ASAP for tickets:

Call John Nolan 203-288-8486

Email: joena324@aol.com

Find us on Facebook:

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HAMDEN -- A portion of the Eli Whitney Barn collapsed Thursday night because of snow build-up.
The collapse was discovered on Friday by employees who work at the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation next to the bar at 92 Whitney Ave., according to Bill Brown, director of the Eli Whitney Museum.
The structure that collapsed was a 1904 shed attached to the original barn that was built in 1816. The original stone wall that was adjacent to the shed was not affected, Brown said. "The main part of the barn is fine. It’s amazingly durable."
"We will re-build. We’ll make it exactly the way it was in 1816. We have a drawing (to follow) made by Eli Whitney Blake," the nephew of Eli Whitney, Brown said.
When?
"In the spring. Just tell me when the snow is gone," Brown quipped.

HAMDEN -- Mayor Scott D. Jackson on Friday announced that the flat roofs of all town and school buildings are being inspected.

The Fire and Building departments began taking measurements of snow accumulations on flat roof buildings across town Friday, and will continue the work today. The inspections will determine what roofs should have snow removal, partial or complete, and a priority list will be developed.

Starting today, snow will be removed from the roof of Hamden Government Center, which contains the town’s emergency operations center. Snow will be removed from other town buildings starting Sunday, Jackson said.

"The word of the day is safety and we are taking action where it is advisable to avoid emergency situations. This plan will also allow us to be proactive in assessing the situation in advance of additional snowfall expected next week," Jackson said.

For more information, contact Curt Balzano Leng, chief administrative officer at 203-287-7100 or cleng@hamden.com.

Leng advises people call 911 for any roof emergency related to their home or business.

HAMDEN --  "Reviving Ophelia," a play the traces the lives of four girls from first grade through high school, will be presented by the Hamden Mainstage Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Hamden High School. The play opened Thursday.
If snow forces postponement on Saturday, a performance will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, according to Director Tim Brown. Notice of cancellation would be listed on area television stations.
Written by Cherie Bennett, it was adapted from the best-selling non-fiction book,  "Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls," by Mary Piper, and received the Macy’s New Play Prize for Young Audiences in 2006.
Students Kayla Linn, Tabatha Gayle, Hillary Perrone and Alex Stenstrom are performing the girls, each of whom has a different story that they share with the audience, said Brown. Tickets are $7.50 and can be reserved by calling 203-407-2040-ext 3102, or can be available at the door of the Hamden High School auditorium, 2040 Dixwell Ave.

The Hamden mayor's office making the following announcement at 1 p.m. Wednesday:
Please be advised that the Miller Library will close at 7pm today, Wednesday, February 2nd.