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Press release:
The Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street in Stratford will be open on Sundays beginning October 2, 2011. Hours on Sunday will be from 1-5 pm and will continue until Memorial Day.
Current library hours are: Monday-Thursday: 10-8 and Friday-Saturday: 10-5. For further library information, call 203.385.4161 or visit its website at: www.stratfordlibrary.org.
Press release:
It is a fact that our children will be offered alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, often many times, starting in middle school and continuing through high school. What can you do about this? Learn about substance abuse and gain the knowledge and skills needed to keep your children safe.
A free parent education series, entitled Courage to Speak-Courageous Parenting 101® developed by the Courage to Speak® Foundation will be offered in English and Spanish at West Rocks Middle School, 81 West Rocks Road, Norwalk, CT. The kick-off to this three-session course will be presented by nationally renowned speaker Ginger Katz, CEO and founder of the Foundation and author of Sunny’s Story, at 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 20, 2011. The Courage to Speak® Presentation empowers students, parents and educators to break the silence surrounding drug use and find healthy solutions.
Session one of the Courage to Speak-Courageous Parenting 101® will follow the Presentation and sessions two and three will continue Thursday, October 27th and November 3rd at 6:30 pm. A light meal will be served. The course will be taught in English by Dawn Roy, MSW and in Spanish by Mille Seguinot, Community Health Educator. Parents will learn effective communication strategies; gain confidence to talk to their children about the dangers of drugs; understand how to set clear rules and boundaries with their children related to use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; and gain confidence in knowing how to deal with substance use among their children.
The course covers: teen drug use trends and party culture; guidance to help reduce the risk of substance use; how to help your child handle stress; warning signs; what to do if use or abuse is suspected and much more. Parents will also develop improved listening and communication skills, which have been shown to be a critical factor in prevention.
Childcare is available with advance notice. For additional information contact: Ginger Katz (203) 247-3975 email gkatz@couragetospeak.org and visit www.couragetospeak.org.
English: http://www.formstack.com/landing/WebRegister-WestRocks
Spanish: http://www.formstack.com/landing/WebRegister-Matricula
Goodwill will hold a career fair on Wednesday, at Goodwill Headquarters on 165 Ocean Terrace in Bridgeport. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local employers who are currently hiring and planning to be there include: Goodwill, Stop & Shop, Sodexo Health Care, CT Army National Guard, New England Tractor Trailer Training School, Security Services of CT, Inc., Price Rite, University of Bridgeport, Albertus Magnus College, Payless Shoe Source, AMF Bowling and the Hispanic Health Council.
Admission is free for job seekers. Those attending will need to bring resumes and be ready for on the spot interviews. Individuals are urged to pre-register on Goodwill’s web site at www.goodwillwct.org to ensure that they get to meet as many employers as possible.
Goodwill operates Career Centers to offer job seekers free access to employment resources that will help them to become gainfully employed or to move upward in their career. Resources offered include help with resumes and cover letters, access to local job postings, computers and the Internet, referrals to education and community support and job focused workshops.
Above: Event organizer Anne Fers, THS Athletic Director Mike Herbst, video producer Erin Fers and First Selectman Tim Herbst with a check from Tony Horton.
TRUMBULL – Celebrity fitness expert and Trumbull native Tony Horton held a fundraising event in town Sept. 17 to raise money for Trumbull High School’s athletic departments. Horton, THS class of 1976, waived his personal appearance fees and raised $9,700 for the school.
Read about Horton’s experience growing up in Trumbull here.
The U.S. Census has released the latest data on where blacks live in the United States.
Press release:
2010 Census Shows Black Population has Highest Concentration in the South
People Who Reported as Both Black and White More than Doubled
The U.S. Census Bureau released today a 2010 Census brief, The Black Population: 2010, that shows 14 percent of all people in the United States identified as black, either alone or in combination with one or more other races. In 2010, 55 percent of the black population lived in the South, and 105 Southern counties had a black population of 50 percent or higher.
Of the total U.S. population of 308.7 million on April 1, 2010, 38.9 million people, or 13 percent, identified as black alone. In addition, 3.1 million people, or 1 percent, reported as black in combination with one or more other races. Together, these two groups comprise the black alone-or-in-combination population and totaled 42.0 million.
The black alone-or-in-combination population grew by 15 percent from 2000 to 2010, while the black alone population grew by 12 percent compared with a 9.7 percent growth rate for the total U.S. population.
Black and White Multiple-Race Population More Than Doubled
People who reported their race as both black and white more than doubled from about 785,000 in 2000 to 1.8 million in 2010. This group’s share of the multiple-race black population increased from 45 percent in 2000 to 59 percent in 2010.
Majority of the Black Population Lived in the South
Compared with 2000, the percentage of the black alone-or-in-combination population increased in the South, stayed about the same in the West, and decreased in the Northeast and the Midwest. Of all respondents who reported black in 2010, 55 percent lived in the South, 18 percent in the Midwest, 17 percent in the Northeast and 10 percent in the West.
The percentage of the black alone population also increased in the South, from 55 percent in 2000 to 57 percent in 2010, whereas it decreased in the Northeast and the Midwest.
The black alone-or-in-combination population comprised 50 percent or more of the total population in 106 counties. All these counties were in the South except for the city of St. Louis, which is considered a county equivalent. In contrast, 62 percent of all counties had less than 5 percent of the population identified as black. These patterns were similar for the black alone population.
Concentrations of blacks outside of the South tended to be in counties within metropolitan areas. There were 317 counties where the black alone-or-in-combination population was 25.0 to 49.9 percent of the population, and only 17 of these counties were not in the South. Of these 17, 15 were in metropolitan areas.
Multiple-Race Black Population More Geographically Dispersed
A considerably higher percentage of the multiple-race black population lived in the West (23 percent), relative to the black alone population (9 percent). While a large percentage of the multiple-race black population lived in the South (36 percent), this was much lower than the black alone population (57 percent).
About 60 Percent of Blacks Lived in 10 States
The 10 states with the largest black alone-or-in-combination populations in 2010 were New York (3.3 million), Florida (3.2 million), Texas (3.2 million), Georgia (3.1 million), California (2.7 million), North Carolina (2.2 million), Illinois (2.0 million), Maryland (1.8 million), Virginia (1.7 million) and Ohio (1.5 million). Among these states, four experienced substantial growth between 2000 and 2010. The black alone-or-in-combination population in Florida grew by 29 percent, Georgia by 28 percent, Texas by 27 percent and North Carolina by 21 percent.
Of the 10 states above, nine also had the largest black alone populations. The state with the 10th largest black alone population was Louisiana (1.5 million), replacing Ohio (1.4 million). Similar to the black alone-or-in-combination population, the black alone population also experienced considerable growth in Florida, Georgia, Texas and North Carolina.
The District of Columbia, which is treated as a state equivalent in this report, had the highest percentage of blacks alone-or-in-combination among states, with 52 percent in 2010, even though this population decreased by 10 percent between 2000 and 2010. Similar findings were also observed for the black alone population.
Detroit had the Highest Percentage of Blacks Among Largest Places
Among places with populations of 100,000 or more, the highest percentage of blacks alone-or-in-combination was found in Detroit (84 percent), followed by Jackson, Miss. (80 percent), Miami Gardens, Fla. (78 percent) and Birmingham, Ala. (74 percent). These four places also had the highest percentage of the black alone population.
Race Definitions
People who reported only one race on their 2010 Census questionnaire are referred to as the race “alone” population. For example, respondents who marked only the “black or African American” category would be included in the black alone population. This population can be viewed as the minimum number of people reporting black.
Individuals who chose more than one of the six race category options on the 2010 Census form are referred to as the race “in combination” population. One way to define the black population is to combine those respondents who reported black alone with those who reported black in combination with one or more other races. Another way to think of the black alone-or-in-combination population is the total number of people who reported black, whether or not they reported any other races.
SHELTON — Three city residents were arrested shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday in a drug raid executed by 40 law enforcement officers at three apartments on Cliff Street, according to Capt. Michael Madden, police spokesman.
There were no injuries, he said.
Vince Hancock, 37, of 69 Cliff St., was charged with operating a drug factory, criminal possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of heroin, possession of crack cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of narcotics within 1,500 feet of a school and three counts of risk of injury to a minor.
“Two infants and a third small child were removed from the apartment where they were in the immediate vicinity of drugs,” said Madden. They were taken to Griffin Hospital by EMS for evaluation and referred to DCF, he said.
Hancock also was served with four arrest warrants on several drug-related charges by Ansonia Police.
Arhely Gonzalez-Cuevas, 24, of 69 Cliff St. was charged with possession of heroin, possession of crack cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of narcotics within 1,500 feet of a school and three counts of risk of injury to a minor.
Timothy Morales, 24, of 65 Cliff St. was charged with possession of heroin, possession of crack cocaine and possession of narcotics within 1,500 feet of a school.
A third search warrant was executed at 63 Cliff St., Madden said, but no arrests were made and no items were seized at that address.
Madden said an undetermined amount of cash was also seized.
The raid, which took place in the city’s downtown area, included police officers from Shelton, Ansonia, and Derby, as well as law enforcement officers from the Statewide Regional Narcotics Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Agency and four police K-9s.
“This operation today was the result of a six month undercover investigation into drug dealing in the lower Naugatuck Valley,” Madden said. “The cooperative efforts by the agencies involved put a major dent into criminal activity in this area.”
He said the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are possible.
Reach Anne M. Amato at 203-330-6496 or by email at aamato@ctpost.com
SEYMOUR — A section of Route 8 in Seymour, closed for most of the day due to a tractor trailer accident, has reopened, according to state police.
Route 8 northbound at was closed at exit 22 and the left lane of Route 8 southbound was also closed due to debris on the roadway.
The road was reopened around 4 p.m., state police said.
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