AREA PEOPLE OF NOTE

⏩ The Daytime Gardeners recently worked with members of Peter’s Rock Association to concentrate on removal of invasive weeds at the entrance area of the park. Invasive weeds are not native to the area and easily grow out of control. They can spread so quickly that the native plants are crowded out and die off. The insects and diseases in the native lands of these weeds are often absent or present in low numbers in their new environment, so there is little to control their growth, short of intervention by landowners. Two invasive weeds were the focus of the weeding project: mugwort and garlic mustard. Eradicating invasive weeds is a 2-year project of the Federated Garden Clubs of CT, Inc. President Arlene Field, named the project “Out with Invasives, In with Natives”. Contact the Daytime Gardeners of North Haven at 203-2391557 if you have questions or want to assist with this effort.

⏩ Jennifer Gerarda Brown, of Branford, dean of the Quinnipiac University School of Law, received the Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award at the Connecticut Bar Association’s annual awards celebration on Wednesday, July 22. The “Celebrate with the Stars” event was held virtually.

⏩ The Griffin Hospital Development Fund, an affiliate of Griffin Health Services, recently welcomed Frederick D. Stanek, of Seymour, to its Board of Directors. Stanek is a lifelong resident of Seymour and was born at Griffin Hospital. He is an attorney and partner in the law firm Teodosio, Stanek, LLC, which has offices in Shelton and Oxford. He is a graduate of Seymour High and received a degree in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut and a Juris Doctor Degree from Syracuse University College of Law. He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and is a past president of the Lower Naugatuck Valley Bar Association. Stanek has been a member of the Seymour Board of Education since 1989 and has also served as a member of the Seymour Board of Selectmen and Seymour Library Board of Directors. He is counsel to the Naugatuck Valley Health District and has served as Beacon Falls Town Counsel. He has also served on the Matthies Foundation Advisory Board. For more information about the Development Fund and how you can support it, call 203-732-7504 or email development@griffinhealth.org.