News in Woodbridge & Bethany, CT

Matthew Breier, a rising third-year student at the University of Pennsylvania, is spending his summer immersed in primary sources like death certificates and Philadelphia’s 1918 city directory to learn about the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic on Black and immigrant neighborhoods.

Incoming 7th Grade residents from Bethany and Woodbridge and non-resident AMSB 7th graders are invited to join us for the 26th annual picnic on Thursday, August 22nd behind Amity Middle School-Bethany from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Rain location is in the gym.

Enjoy lunch followed by an educational presentation about birds commonly found in CT. Learn unique features that identify CT birds, along with their migration habits, and the best feeders to use to attract specific species. The presentation will be given by Tom Kosturko of Compassion Home Care,

The Human Services Department will host the 6th annual Living Treasure event on September 25 at 5:30 pm at The Woodbridge Center. The winners represent years of public service within the town. This wonderful community-building event, which honors Woodbridge residents who have generously

Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation, all led by parent or grandparent volunteers, meet each Saturday, including during the summer. For more information, consult Education Director Annie Norman-Schiff at anormanschiff@beki.org.

The following Bethany, CT Fairfield University students received Dean’s List Honors for the Spring 2024 semester: Alexandra Plaza and Saunder L. Saffran. In order to be placed on the Dean’s List, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours in a semester, have no outstanding

Michael Dow MSPT and CEO/Clinical Director has just crossed the threshold of two decades of practice. A graduate of Sacred Heart University's physical therapy program, Dow has grown his practice to five facilities in the Greater New Haven area: Woodbridge, Hamden, Branford, Milford, and Wallingford.

The Matsiko World Orphan Choir brings together some of the world’s most vulnerable children, mainly from third world countries like Liberia, India and Peru, to not only raise money for their education but also spread the message that there are over 600 million orphans throughout the world.

As an avid gardener, I would like to share periodic tips and techniques of gardening to encourage everyone to get into the dirt to get your hands dirty! I believe I picked up gardening when I was six years old. There was a twelve inch strip of dirt next to the picket fence along the back of our

FACE OFF: A Musical Tribute to Elton John & Billy Joel headlines the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation’s 22nd Annual Evening for the Arts Gala on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. 

Suzan J. Harrison D’Aniello, 74, of Hamden, CT, beloved wife of Guy S. D’Aniello, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2024, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.

This free community celebration takes place on Saturday, October 5th, 2024, from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Woodbridge Town Green (4 Meetinghouse Lane). Rain or shine, the event will be held indoors at Amity High School (25 Newton Road) if necessary.

BINA, which is BEKI's dynamic and growing religious school program, is hiring teachers for the next school year. BINA brings together a diverse group of students to learn the fundamentals of living a full Jewish life, including Hebrew language, Jewish history, holiday rituals, values, and prayer.

Sacred Heart University has selected Michael Dow MSPT/CEO and Clinical Director of Amity Physical Therapy as its 2024 Silver Pioneer Outstanding Alumni. Dow graduated from the university 25 years ago, having earned his Master’s Degree in physical therapy. The award recognizes “an alumnus who has

First Selectman Mica Cardozo will be available the second Wednesday of the month for coffee and casual conversation. Bring your questions, comments, and concerns to discuss with First Selectman Cardozo. Please RSVP with The Center 203-389-3430 and share any topics you may be interested in learning

Join the Nature Center’s Land Stewards Team and help us in our 3-year effort to restore the park’s land. Japanese Knotweed is an invasive plant and a threat to our Nature Center habitats and waterways. We will gather as a team to do a carbohydrate starvation cut to select sensitive

The iconic former Perry Sausage Building, located at 26 Kendall Street, was sold on June 4, 2024, by Richard P. Ballou of Houlihan Lawrence Wareck D’Ostilio to Harvest Beverage Group, represented by JD Altobello of Trophy Properties. With an impressive 21,518 square feet of space on 1.27 acres

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) announces its Spring 2024 Dean’s List recipients. There were 222 full-time students honored who successfully completed their coursework with a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 score.

Paintings—and a selection of landscape etchings— by Hamden artist Doron Wolf are on view in the Beth El – Keser Israel [BEKI] galleries this summer.Some paintings pay homage to works found in art books or magazines; others use effects of lighting and motifs reminiscent of the old masters from the Re

Colleagues from Point32Health, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, volunteered at Massaro Community Farm in Woodbridge during the company’s annual Volunteer Week June 10 – 14th. More than 1,900 colleagues volunteered 5,400+ hours at nearly 90 projects