As the State of Connecticut continues to respond to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates to the residents of Connecticut as of 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2020: More
Boys & Girls Village’s board of directors has elected Kimberly Shaunesey, Ph.D., the organization’s president, to the position of chief executive officer and president, effective January 1, 2020. More Jan 2, 2020 - 8:37:16 AM
Boys & Girls Village (BGV) proudly announced today the appointment of Dr. Ellen Russell Beatty to its Board of Directors. This addition brings the total number of BGV Board members to thirteen. More Dec 19, 2019 - 1:10:00 AM
The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story will stop at Waterbury’s Palace Theater on January 25 as part of a fifty-state coast to coast tour. Tickets are on sale and may be purchased at the Palace Theater’s Box Office, 100 East Main Street, Waterbury, on-line at palacetheaterct.org or by calling 203.346.2000. More Dec 12, 2019 - 12:10:55 AM
A crowd of nearly 300 students, family members, guardians and supporters gathered together yesterday in the gymnasium and cafeteria at Charles F. Hayden School in Milford, CT for the annual schoolwide Thanksgiving lunch. More Nov 28, 2019 - 10:36:55 AM
Boys & Girls Village (BGV) recently received $31,000 from the Werth Family Foundation to support the purchase of equipment for the organization’s upcoming Life Skills and Vocational Training Center, which will provide programs to help at-risk youth develop the life, financial and job skills they need to become economically self-sufficient as they become adults. More Nov 11, 2019 - 10:14:58 AM
Governor Ned Lamont announced that the State of Connecticut will illuminate the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven – informally known by residents as the Q Bridge – in red, white, and blue lights on the evenings of Sunday, November 10 and Monday, November 11 in observation of Veterans Day. More Nov 9, 2019 - 9:57:58 PM
Personal caregivers for the elderly or people with special needs provide an invaluable service. Many times, family members take on this critical role at the expense of their own financial and physical wellbeing. During National Family Caregivers Month in November, Assisted Living Services, Inc. is paying tribute to all caregivers by offering them resources that ensure they remain empowered, energized and enthusiastic. More Nov 1, 2019 - 6:02:14 PM
Murphy Highlights New Haven Innovator Bioxcel Therapeutics As “Murphy’s Innovator Of The Month” U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Friday that BioXcel Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has been named “Innovator of the Month.” The company employs 25 people at their headquarters in New Haven and utilizes a unique artificial intelligence (AI) that draws from machine learning and big data analytics along with expertise and intuition of human experience in drug development. More Sep 30, 2019 - 5:58:03 AM
Waterbury's Palace Theater history class - registration now open for fall class Join Palace Theater historian Louis Belloisy for a fascinating five-week class September 3 – October 1 10:15 – 11:45 am, exploring the theater’s beginnings and learn about its history, architecture, lore and roster of entertainers that have graced its stage that reads like a “Who’s Who” from the world of entertainment. The class includes a detailed tour of the theater including backstage, dressing rooms, and the flyway over the stage. More Jul 19, 2019 - 5:42:58 AM
After receiving rave reviews for her outstanding work and reliability, Linda Papaspliliotopulus of Meriden was presented with the Assisted Living Services, Inc. Platinum Caregiver Award for April. The homecare agency surprised the hourly homemaker with the prestigious honor at the home of client Christine Karash and her husband Neil Karash on May 24, 2019. In addition to a check for $5,000, the monthly award includes a beautiful crystal statue and a certificate of merit. More Jun 4, 2019 - 5:12:16 AM
Boys & Girls Village (BGV) hosted their annual foster and adoptive parent appreciation dinner on Friday, May 10th at Racebrook Country Club in Orange, CT to honor the dedication and commitment made by the 88 families in attendance. More May 20, 2019 - 3:29:56 AM
The trailblazing tech center created by Assisted Living Technologies, Inc. of Meriden and area partners was honored with the 6th Special Achievement in Innovation Award by the Midstate Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented to the collaboration of MidState ARC, Assisted Living Technologies (ALT) and NESIT Makerspace for the Technology Training Center of CT at the Chamber’s123rd Annual Meeting on April 11, 2019 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. More May 14, 2019 - 5:26:21 AM
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Left to right: Myles, Madison and Richard Duckett at the Pan American Youth Championships in Bolivia last month
Port Chester, NY - In her first international fencing competition, 13-year-old Madison Duckett of Greenwich brought home a gold medal at the Pan American Youth Championships for Team USA with her victory in the Pre-Cadet Women’s Saber event that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia last month.
Madison, who just began competing on the national fencing circuit in 2018 and only started fencing in 2017, showed dominant form throughout the tournament which took place August 27-31, 2019. She went undefeated through the seeding rounds and won handily in the finals where she defeated Sofia Jimenez of Chile 10-2.
An eighth grader at Greenwich Country Day School, Madison shares her talent in fencing with her younger brother, 11-year-old Myles Duckett, a student at Eagle Hill School, who also earned a podium finish in Bolivia, taking Bronze in the Youth B Men’s Saber event. In addition, in only his first season competing, Myles claimed second place at the USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge in the Youth-10 Saber event in Columbus, Ohio this past summer.
Madison and Myles are the daughter and son of Richard Duckett and Thasunda Brown Duckett, and siblings of Brendin, 22, and MacKenzie, 3. Both train at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club in Port Chester, N.Y. where they developed a passion for the sport and were able to take it to the next level.
“Madison’s gold medal and Myles’ bronze, plus the strong performance by others at the Pan American Youth Championships, make everyone at our club very proud,” said Tim Morehouse, U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist. “The future is very bright for all of them, and we look forward to winning more medals on the international stage and hopefully at the Olympics in the future.”
The success of Madison and Myles is the cornerstone of a historical 2019 season in which Tim Morehouse Fencing Club finished No.1 in the country in Youth Saber Fencing, No. 2 in the country overall at the US National Summer Championships and qualified its first fencer, Nicka Lortkipanidze of Mount Kisco, N.Y., to the Cadet World Championship team for Team USA.
Tim Morehouse Fencing Club is opening a new location in Greenwich to provide another quality club for area fencers. In addition to Port Chester, there are two locations in Manhattan and one in Larchmont. For more information, visit timmorehousefencing.com Morehouse is also the founder of the nonprofit Fencing in the Schools (fencingintheschools.org), an initiative to introduce fencing to students in low income communities throughout the U.S.
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