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PRESS RELEASE FROM TOWN OF HAMDEN

Hamden - The Town of Hamden would like to remind residents that the refuse and recycling schedule will be delayed by one day the week of May 30 due to the Memorial

Day holiday. This means that those addresses scheduled for pick-up on Monday will

have their refuse and recycling picked up on Tuesday and so on throughout the rest of the week.

Those residents whose pick-up is Friday will have a Saturday morning pick-up.

Please feel free to visit the Town's website at www.hamden.com for further information on refuse

and recycling or contact Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator Pam Roach at (203) 287-7021 or

via email at proach@hamden.com.

NORTH HAVEN -- Today is North Haven Professional Firefighters Annual Grill Safety Day, traditionally held on the Friday preceding Memorial Day weekend.
The purpose is to inform the public of propane and charcoal grill safety techniques in anticipation of the grilling season thta begins this weekend.
Representatives from a commercial gas company and firefighters will be available to answer questions while performing demonstrations.  Lunch will be provided, so if you have a chance to stop by John P. Rosadini Fire Headquarters, 11 Broadway, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today, please do.
The guys will be out there rain or shine.

NORTH HAVEN -- Well, Dan is the man and Charlie is the man too. And let's not forget George Breuler, Howard Luppi, George Thomson and Steve Wronski, this year's grand marshal.
I'm talking about the North Haven Memorial Day Parade. The 46th annual parade through downtown North Haven at 10 a.m. May 28.
Dan "The Man" Riccio is the commander American Legion Post 76, who is teaming up with folks like Charlie Morrissey and the other aforementioned to bring you the best parade yet. George is the parade chairman.
It's also going to be big.
There are 65 units: Lancraft Fife & Drum; the Connecticut Hurricanes, the Stony Creek Marching Band, the Gaelic Marching Band, to name a few.
"There are a couple of surprises," Dan said.
Also participating in the parade are youth sports groups, the Police and Fire departments and veterans groups.
"It's going to be a great parade," he said.
At 9 a.m. May 28, there will be a wreath ceremony on the town green, to be attended by various clergy and dignitaries.
And, here's Dan, so you know who I'm talking about:

North Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge 2805 Presents

“Learn More about Social Security”

This is a Free Event, Open to the Public
Weds, May 18th at 7 pm
 

Come hear a Social Security Public Affairs Specialist discuss:
^  When it makes sense to delay benefits & when it does not
^  How to coordinate benefits with your spouse
^  How Social Security determines your retirement benefits
^  The most important thing to know about Medicare
^  Medicare's four programs    Parts A -- D
^  And much, much more valuable information

Coffee and will be available for all attendees along with free handouts

Location:

540R

Washington Avenue

, Units A&B

North Haven, CT

Behind Dino’s Restaurant

For additional information, please contact Rick DeCrosta (203-281-3336)

            Dan W. Deluca, author of The Old Leather Man, will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 at Thornton Wilder Hall in the Miller Memorial Complex, 2901 Dixwell Ave.  Mr. DeLuca has researched the Leatherman story for more than two decades. His book, a compilation of newspaper accounts, first-person remembrances and rare photographs of the subject, was published by Wesleyan University Press in 2008.  Mr. DeLuca will discuss the history, the lore and the current battle over The Leatherman’s remains.  

For those not familiar with the story, The Leatherman, so named because he dressed in hand-sewn leather garb, travelled a 34-day,  365 mile route on foot through western Connecticut and eastern New York during the late 1800’s, becoming a familiar sight in the towns through which  he passed. He slept in a series of caves and lean-tos along his route, keeping his own gardens nearby.  He died at age 50 in 1889, his real name unknown. Since then, his legend and the desire to learn his identity has grown in both New York and Connecticut. Those following the latest developments in The Leatherman’s saga know there is currently a heated controversy concerning the possibility of exhuming The Leatherman’s body from it gravesite in Ossining, New York in hopes of using DNA testing to determine the true identity of The Leatherman. 

The Friends’ sponsored program is free and open to the public.

The Whitney Players Theater Company is holding auditions for “West Side Story”, Wednesday,  May 25th  from 5:30 to 9:30 PM .  Please bring music to sing, (one minute from this show or another Broadway tune) and be prepared to dance. This is an open casting call with limited roles for children. Rehearsals begin in June and the show opens August 10^th and runs through August 13^th at  Hamden High School. Auditions will take place at Thornton Wilder Auditorium, in the Miller Library Complex,

2901 Dixwell Avenue

in Hamden.  The show is co-sponsored by the Hamden Arts Commission and is being directed by Cindy Simell-Devoe and choreographed by Joan Christensen. For more info, call 203-281-6007.

NORTH HAVEN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ANNUAL CHURCHWIDE AND VENDOR TAG SALE to be held on the front lawn, 28 Church St. on  Saturday June 4 from 9am until 2pm, rain or shine.

Vendor spaces now available, only $15 per space. Contact the church at (203) 239-5691 to reserve your space, or reserve online at https://mail.journalregister.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=0bb68a9124154424b6e44a0523877c06&URL=mailto%3achurchoffice%40northhavenucc.org.

Great location, high traffic area directly across from North Haven Green. Free admission, plenty of free parking.

Party with a purpose! Support Hamden's New Multicultural Children's Museum & Creative Arts Center at the 4th annual Taste of P.L.A.C.E. presented by The Wine Thief and Rollins Printing. The event promises to show off the best of the arts community in Greater New Haven. This year's fundraiser will shine a deserving spotlight on a host of talented artists who are invested in our community including Elaine Peters & Coco Caribe Dance Troupe, the Arunodhaya Dance Academy, Hindustani Classical Vocalist Sagarika Kanjilal and over 25 local artists exhibiting in the ASC Artists Supporting Community Exhibit. We'll also have Live Art Demonstrations, an Interactive Community Exhibit, Video Projections, and a Wine & Beer Tasting Presented by The Wine Thief.  This year, P.L.A.C.E. will feature Emmy Award Winner and acclaimed children's book author Janus Adams who will read from her latest book, “WAY TO GO! The BackPax Parents’ Guide to Empowering Adventurous Young Minds” a must have for parents and friends of the P.L.A.C.E. museum. Also authors Amy Nawrocki & Eric D. Lehman will sign their book "A History of Connecticut Wine" about what's growing in our own backyard!

The 4th annual Taste of P.L.A.C.E. event is a celebration of Art, Music & Wine, designed for the benefit of the future home of P.L.A.C.E. Multicultural Children's Museum & Creative Arts Center. Our new home is the Historic Rectory School Barn located at the entrance to The Town Center Park, in Hamden, CT. P.L.A.C.E has partnered with the Town of Hamden in the construction of the much anticipated Multicultural Museum, and we are proud to announce we're just beginning our second phase of construction.

Our P.L.A.C.E. Art Studio, located at 2781 Dixwell Avenue in Hamden has been serving the Greater New Haven community since 2001.  We provide multicultural art classes, workshops, parties, community events and art & music festivals throughout the region. We also offer after-school and Saturday art programs, vocational services for persons with disability, film and media workshops for middle school aged kids, media internship programs and free community programs that include the creative arts and a multicultural themed summer arts camp at our art studio.

Our mission at P.L.A.C.E. is to engage our community in the exploration of world cultures, to celebrate the richness of diversity and to provide a safe, healthy and nurturing environment that  fosters community action, social cohesion and connects people of all ages and cultures through interactive art, play and life-long learning. 

The Taste of P.L.A.C.E. will be held this year at Highwoord Square in Hamden, offering a sneak peek at Hamden's new artist housing development. The newly constructed building, which just opened in January, offers affordable housing to artists in our community.  The housing complex also has ground floor/retail commercial spaces in addition to its 27 affordable apartments.

Sponsors of the event include: ASC, The Wine Thief, Rollins Printing, Hamden Arts Commission, NeighborWorks New Horizons, Fair Haven Furniture, Creative Planet Workshop, Wolf Films and P.L.A.C.E. Multicultural Children's Museum & Creative Arts Center.

Our capital campaign goal for this year is $300,000. Come and be a part of our children's creative journey at P.L.A.C.E.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Doors open at 5:30 PM

Location: Highwood Square

A New Artist Housing Development

 943 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT

For ticket information visit our website

www.placechildrensmuseum.org

Nicki Chavoya

Media & Communications Director

P.L.A.C.E. Children's Museum

www.placechildrensmuseum.org

"Meet & Greet"

Rotary Picnic

 

Monday, May 23^rd

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Hamden Rotary Pavilion - Town Center Park

 

Ever wonder what the Rotary Club is?

Who we are?

What we do? 

 

Join us for an evening of fun, food, and fellowship.  Learn about the ways

 we help to enrich the lives of Hamden children through hands-on projects. 

Learn how we help support the seniors of the area. 

Learn how we assist the ailing and the underprivileged in town.

  And, learn how we make a difference not only locally, but around the world promoting health, literacy, and peace among all.

 

PLUS - Learn how, with just a few hours a month, you too can make a difference to so many!!!

 

If interested in exploring the opportunities within the Hamden Rotary Club and would like to join us for this informational event, please RSVP before May 18^th with your name, company or organization name, and phone number to Joena Russell at joena324@aol.com or Cathy Forsberg at 203-281-0747.

Visit our website www.hamdenctrotary.org or find us

 on Facebook at Hamden Rotary Club

 

 

 

            Hamden Library Director Robert Gualtieri has announced the addition of downloadable e-books to the list of library collections and services. Hamden residents can gain access to the e-pub format titles through the library’s website at www.hamdenlibrary.org.  In order to download items, users must be Hamden residents with a current Hamden Public Library card in good standing. Before acquiring e-book titles, users must complete a one-time download of Adobe Digital Editions, a software program that manages lending of e-books through Overdrive Digital Library. Once that step is complete, users may borrow up to five titles at a time to be read on their computer or e-reader.  At this time, the Kindle e-reader is not supported for library use, but Overdrive plans for Kindle access at a later date.

            Gualtieri says he is grateful to the Legislative Council and the Mayor’s office in their willing and immediate support of this project for which a large number of library users have expressed interest for an e-book collection. Ebooks have seen a continual rise in popularity during the past few years to a point where Amazon.com recently declared higher sales rates for electronic books over their print counterparts.  At Gualtieri’s request and the Mayor’s recommendation, the Council voted to approve a contract with Overdrive. Library Technical Services Department Head, Jessica Rogoz and David Richards, IT Director for the Town of Hamden, have worked with Overdrive to connect the service to the library’s website and user database.  Final steps for the connection were completed this week.

            Detailed instructions for the download process are available on the library’s website as well as in print format at each of the library’s 3 locations in town. In addition, the library will be conducting surveys of e-book users to determine their particular interests in subjects and genres for future development of the collection.

            For further information call the library at 203 287-2680.

 

 

Don Harrison, author of Connecticut Baseball: The Best of the Nutmeg State will talk about Connecticut's many  contributions to the game at the Hamden Historical Society's annual meeting on Thursday, May 12 at the Hamden Public Library,  Senior Center Hall (enter from the back of the building) 2901 Dixwell Avenue starting at 7:00 PM.  The event is open to the public at no charge.  Refreshments will follow.

 

The book, now in its second printing, contains interviews with 25 Connecticut natives who played in the major leagues, including the controversial Jim Piersall, Charles Nagy, Bobby Valentine, the late Frank "Spec" Shea, Steve Blass, the late Walt Dropo, John Ellis, Billy Gardener and Joe Lahoud.

 

Harrison, a two-time winner of the Connecticut Sportswriter of the Year award when he was sports editor and executive sports editor of the Waterbury Republican-American, has assembled an all-time team of Connecticut natives in the book-including three baseball Hall of Famers.

 

As former Commissioner of Baseball Fay Vincent notes in his foreward, "Don Harrison has lovingly assembled the best selections from a lifetime spent covering Connecticut's corner of the game."

 

After his talk, Mr. Harrison will answer questions from the audience and sign copies of his book which will be available for purchase.

 

For more information, call  (203) 288-0017.

For more information, please contact Helen Spino at 407-2203

Superintendent Student of the Month

The Superintendent of Schools, Fran Rabinowitz, is pleased to announce the honorees for the month of April, 2011.  Students are chosen by their respective schools for demonstrating good citizenship, perseverance, academic progress and service to the school.

Stephen Bevins                             Bear Path School

Jamell Matheney                           Church Street

School

Justin McKoy                                Dunbar Hill School

Ikayla Monteiro-Jack                     Helen Street

School

         

Bruno Leal                                 Ridge Hill School

Joshua Williams                            Shepherd Glen School

Lila Brown                                    Spring Glen School

Elizabeth Flores                             West Woods School

Zachary Iannone                           Hamden Middle School

Yekaterina Dmitrievna Satanina       Hamden High School 

Jonathan Young                           Hamden High School

HAMDEN -- The “community build” of the playgrounds at

Church Street

and Helen Street Elementary Schools, originally scheduled for May 7 and 8, has been changed to a “professional” installation due to the vendor’s scheduling problems.

As an accommodation, the vendor, Universal Play Systems, will be installing both playgrounds during the week of May 9 – 13.  Therefore, community volunteers won't be needed for May 7 or May 8, according to a statement from the Hamden public schools.

However, there will be a “ribbon cutting” ceremony at both schools at 11 a.m. May 21.

The district thanks all those who planned to participate this weekend.

NORTH HAVEN -- The public is invited Friday to witness the swearing in of the new deputy fire chief, Lt. David J. Marcarelli.
Marcarelli has been chosen by the Fire Commission to replace Frank Gersz, who retired on Friday.
The ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. 5/6 at North Haven Fire Headquarters, 11 Broadway. Refreshments will be served.
Marcarelli, a Wallingford resident, has been a firefighter for 18 years. He holds a master’s in business administration and has taught fire-related classes at Gateway Community College and Middlesex County Regional Fire Training School.