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Twenty years ago, Michael Dow MSPT/CEO and Clinical Director, founded Amity Physical Therapy and presaged the area's first synergistic therapy-fitness-wellness center. In the “Fitness/Wellness” division of is practice, he evolved his concept carefully and methodically. Always committed to detail and
On June 10, our community proudly celebrated 319 graduates as they crossed the stage at Amity Regional High School’s Annual Commencement Exercises. On behalf of the entire Board of Education, congratulations to the Class of 2025! Thank you for all you have contributed to our schools and communities
Jay Stollman & the Black Rock All-Stars are set to reunite and headline the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation's 23rd Annual Evening for the Arts Gala. This special event will take place on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.


With Thanksgiving behind us, the feel of winter is in the air. Most trees have dropped their leaves and the landscape looks stark. Before you bring out snow shovels, sleds and skis, this is a good time to take stock of your home landscape with an eye to compatibility with native habitat.


Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy the changing color of the leaves, the quiet and the denizens of the woods, such as deer, turkeys, and other birds. The beauty, serenity and benefits of wild spaces can also be cultivated at home if our landscapes mimic the natural processes of native trees


Congregation B’nai Jacob, along with First Church of Christ, Woodbridge; the Greater New Haven African American Historical Society; the JEDI Taskforce of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven; Shoreline Soul; The Towers of New Haven; Valley Soul; and the Woodbridge DEI Committee are pleased to


The Rev. Susan Murtha is the Interim Minister at FCCW and has made quite an impact. Plan a visit to see what is “happening.” You can also read about her on our website. We are honored to have such an extraordinary individual here with us at First Church!
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![Congregation Beth El – Keser Israel Events for December 2023 & January 2024]()
Through the month of January, BEKI will show a series of weekend Jewish films—both classics and more recent films—on the big cinema screen in the social hall. All of the movies include some comedy, and all are free. Refreshments will be served. Details at beki.org.


Our Winter Reading game for adults has returned after several years’ hiatus. Stop by the library to pick up your Winter Reading bingo sheets—and maybe a mystery book or two! You’ll notice by the front entry that we have wrapped books—a gift to yourself!


Diana Elizabeth Edelman Kleiner, affectionally “DEEK”, passed away peacefully on November 12 at the age of 76. She was an art historian known worldwide for her expertise on the art and architecture of the ancient Romans.Diana was the Dunham Professor of History of Art and Classics at Yale
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![Obituary: Paul DeCoster]()
Paul Howard DeCoster, of Woodbridge, 89, died November 1, at Yale New Haven Hospital.
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![Letter: Amity Spartans Football Team is Headed to Orlando]()
I trust that your extended weekend and any celebrated holiday were delightful. We are excited to share that our son, Lloyd, and his 9-year-old and under (9u) Amity Spartans football team won the New England Regional Pop Warner Championship and are headed to Orlando the first week of December


In an effort to stem the tide of teachers leaving the district and to support teacher retention, the Amity Board of Education and the Teachers Union have agreed to an unprecedented 13.5% salary increase spread over the next three school years.
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![Amity Spartans 9u Football Team is Headed to the Pop Warner Super Bowl Nationals]()
After winning the Northern Connecticut Pop Warner and New Egland Regional Championships, the 21 players from Woodbridge, Bethany, and Orange are heading to the Pop Warner Super Bowl Nationals being held December 2-8, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.


Amity Youth Lacrosse has opened registration for our 2024 Winter Clinic and 2024 Spring Season. The mission of Amity Youth Lacrosse is to develop an understanding of the sport of lacrosse and promote physical fitness and a sense of pride through teamwork, team spirit, strong sportsmanship


All are welcome to attend our Christmas Eve services on Sunday, December 24th, at 10:30am and 5:00pm! Our morning service will offer nursery care and Children’s Church available for babies through 6th grade. Our evening service will be a family-friendly service and include a children’s book
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![Letter: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year]()
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With family gatherings, gift swaps and midnight toasts quickly approaching this holiday season, Anheuser-Busch and Dichello Distributors, Inc. are more thankful than ever to be a part of your festivities.
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![Proprioception: The 6th Sense of the Body]()
Balance is a complex thing in life, but in the body it takes on a whole different meaning. Internally, we have to balance our heart rate, blood pressure, cholesterol, breathing, and digestion. The most critical thing to balance our body functionally is something most people don’t even sense.


It is November, a month for reflection and expressions of gratitude. As President John F. Kennedy once said, “We must find the time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”On November 7th, the Town of Woodbridge participated in a very important, and consequential election.


The Thanksgiving holiday is a time to come together to acknowledge and celebrate all that is good in our lives. I had that feeling of gratitude as I and so many others said hello to our friends and neighbors on both sides of the aisle who came out to vote in our first-ever November municipal


Woodbridge voters came out in large numbers on Election Day and I, together with my fellow Row B candidates, want to thank the Registrars of Voters and support staff who conducted the day so seamlessly. We would also like to congratulate everyone who was elected to serve Woodbridge and we wish them


Some people turn to memoir writing to leave a legacy for their children and grandchildren, to tell them about how things once were when they were young. But Woodbridge resident Penny Perloff, 89, weaves her memories growing up on a northern Connecticut farm into stories for her grandchildren


More than half of the town’s 6,079 registered voters turned out on November 7 to vote in the most recent municipal election, with a strong showing for local Democrats. “I was so impressed with our community and the overall turnout,” said First Selectman-elect Mica Cadozo in a conversation after the
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