United Way honors 4 people for service

NEW HAVEN — Four community members were recognized for their service to United Way of Greater New Haven at a celebration on May 10. They are:

Ted Norris, vice president of asset management of the Regional Water Authority, who received the Corporate Champion Award. The 2017 RWA campaign had nearly twice the number of donors it had the previous year.

Michael Morand, public relations and communications officer at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, who received the Legacy Award for his decades of service to United Way as a donor, a key communications strategist for the campaign and as the Yale-United Way campaign chairman for two years.

Cristina Hernandez, human resources administrator, and Jerome Barillon, vice president and general manager, both from KX Technologies, received the Rising Star Award. They significantly increased their company’s involvement with United Way, held multiple supply drives for children and families in need, and secured a first corporate match program that doubled the impact of individual employee donations to United Way.

Fish fry is benefit for awards

HAMDEN — A fish fry will be hosted by the Hamden Black History Committee and the Office of the Mayor from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The event will be held at Friendship Baptist Church, 26 Edwards St., Hamden. Dinner is $13; a sandwich is $10.

For information, email Dave Canton at dacan@conncoll.edu

The fish fry benefits three $1,000 book awards for Hamden High School seniors.

Storm debris cleanup in Hamden

HAMDEN — The town began collecting storm debris left on residential curbs June 11.

For pickup: tree stumps, branches and limbs, no longer than 6 feet and placed in the right of way. Do not block the street or mailboxes. Grass, leaves, construction or home debris will not be picked up. Each street will be done once.

Collection of storm debris will be done only on these streets, and in this order: Scrub Oak Road, Dover Road, Lawncrest Drive, Evergreen Place, Coventry Circle, Bowling Green Drive, Bradley Street, Donmar Court, Kimberly Circle, Hartford Turnpike north of Bishop Street, Todd Drive, Koczak Court, Todd Drive South, Christine Road, Leighton Court, Eleanor Road.

Upper State Street north of Chapman Court, Charles Court, Southgate Lane, Jones Farm

Road, Northgate Lane, Chapman Court, Mount Carmel Avenue, Honeycomb Lane, Legrand Road, Kings Highway, Mountain Brook Road, Canterbury Way, Blue Hills Road, Maplecrest Lane, Regency Drive, Lancelot Drive, King Arthur Court, Sycamore Lane, Highland Park Road, Cella Terrace.

Ridge Road north of Bishop Street, Edith Way, Brewster Lane, Woodmere Circle, Mansfield Road, Colonial Drive, Bishop Street between Hartford Turnpike and Ridge Road and Fairy Glen Drive.

For information: oem@northhaven-ct.gov, www.northhavenct.org, www.facebook.com/TownOfNorthHavenCT.

Camp is for children with asthma

NEW HAVEN — The Department of Parks and Recreation and the Health Department are holding the third annual Camp Easy Breezy for children with asthma and their siblings this summer.

Campers will be told how to use their asthma medications, identify asthma triggers and better control their asthma while taking part in traditional camp activities and field trips. Registered nurses will be on site during normal camp hours, as well as field trips.

The camp is a component of the Asthma Alliance program designed to reduce the impact of asthma on low-income children in New Haven.

The camp will be held June 25 to Aug. 3 at Beecher School. The cost for the six-week program is $300. Financial assistance is available for those with a demonstrated need. RSVP: https://www.newhavenct.gov/gov/depts/parks/ default.htm or 203-946-8020.

Summer concerts are for families

HAMDEN — The Hamden Recreation Department presents its Summer Family Concert Series at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Larry’s Playground at Bassett Park.

Rain location is the Hamden Middle School auditorium. Call 203-287-2588.

Performers are: July 11, The Hip-Hop Juggler; July 18, Mr. Magic, Rich Rothstein; July 25, Grammy-winner Les Julian of New Haven; Aug. 1, Mr. Joe, original music; Aug. 8, Chris Rowlands, naturalist, musician and educator.

Unusable, unwanted flags accepted at office

NORTH HAVEN — In honor of Flag Day on Thursday, old and unusable American flags are being accepted through June at Guertin and Guertin, LLC, the Center Fire House, 26 Broadway.

Call Guertin and Guertin at 203-234-7400 for drop-off days and hours.