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.