Month: March 2015
Yaccarino Responds to Governor Malloy’s Proposed Cuts to Veterans’ Funeral Honors
In a faulty effort to comply with this year’s budget, Governor Malloy proposed cuts to veterans’ funeral honors, something that in my opinion should never be cut.
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Raises Awareness During National Brain Injury Awareness Month
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a long-term acute care hospital that specializes in the care and treatment of people with medically complex and intensive rehabilitation issues, is committed to helping people adapt to disability created by a brain injury.
Two Week Curbside Bulk Pick-up Program to Commence April 6, 2015
First Selectman Michael J. Freda announced today that the Town’s Department of Public Works will provide a two week curbside collection program for bulk items to the residents of North Haven. The program will be …
Connecticut Moves One Step Closer to Recognizing Rare Disease as Door Opens for New Treatment
The state’s Government Administrations and Elections Committee voted to approve proposed legislation “An Act Designating a Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress Awareness (SMARD) Day,” the first step in moving this proposal to become law.
League Eat and Meet
The legislators sat at different tables, providing citizens a rare opportunity to sit up close with someone whom most know as a name in the paper or online or a face on TV.
Rep. Yaccarino Adopts Quinnipiac River State Park
State Representative Dave Yaccarino joined 53 other Legislators on the Honor Roll of State Park and Forest Adopters by adopting Quinnipiac River State Park in North Haven.
Senate Republicans Present Plan for Progress and Opportunity in Connecticut Cities
The Connecticut Senate Republican Caucus presented a plan to foster economic growth and community development in Connecticut’s urban areas.
Rep. Yaccarino Reads to School Children
State Representative Dave Yaccarino (R-87) paid a visit to Clintonville Elementary in North Haven to participate in Read Across America Day.
Quinnipiac University School of Law to host Ninth John A. Speziale Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium on Looking for Cures in Health Care Conflicts
Robert A. Burt, the Alexander M. Bickel Professor of Law at Yale University, will be the keynote speaker at “What Are the Cures for Conflict in Health Care?” the Ninth John A. Speziale Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium, which will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, March 27.
Quinnipiac University hosts Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL
Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL, spoke before about 1,900 Quinnipiac University students on March 3 at Burt Kahn Court on the Mount Carmel Campus.
Shred Day Is Coming
Shred Day is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Ridge Road Elementary School. Cost is $10.00 for up to 35 lbs. of shredding.
Dr. Richard Stahl Appointed Senior Associate Dean at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
Dr. Richard Stahl, of Madison, has been appointed senior associate dean for strategic relationships at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University.