Griffin Hospital Series Features Heart, Hearing, And Stress

By JOHN VOKET

Published: May 29, 2009 12:00 am

DERBY â âHeart Mattersâ featuring Dr Stephen R. Woodworth, a board certified cardiologist with expertise in nuclear and adult echocardiology, will be presented on Thursday, June 4, at 6:30 pm, at Griffin Hospital. Part of the upcoming Health Empowerment Series at Griffin, Dr Woodworthâs talk will outline risk factors, important steps that can be taken to lower oneâs risk of heart disease, and advances in treatment.

Griffin is the only hospital in Connecticut to offer enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP), a noninvasive atraumatic procedure to overcome heart disease. On Monday, June 8, Dr Debra Braverman, director of EECP in the Division of Cardiology at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, will present âHeal Your Heart with EECP.â

Dr Braverman has treated more patients with EECP than any other physician in the country.

Thursday, June 18, features âListen Up: What You Need to Know About Hearing!â by Dr Mark Aferzon, a board certified ear, nose and throat specialist. Dr Aferzon will offer a wide ranging discussion on hearing covering everything from ear tubes to ear disease, hearing loss and the effects of noise exposure and hearing aids.

âManaging Stress When Times Are Toughâ is the topic on Tuesday, June 23, by Eileen Carino, RNC, and Gina Reiners, MSN, APRN. The talk is centered around the nationâs economic health, which continues to cause series problems for many Americans.

The session is designed to address the emotions behind job loss and financial worries and outline ways to cope.

The Health Empowerment Series is designed to encourage attendees to be active participants in their health and to educate them on some of the latest treatments and procedures being used at Griffin Hospital. All programs take place at 6:30 pm at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division Street.

To register for the free sessions, call Griffin Infosource at 203-732-1511 or register online at www.griffinhealth.org.

Going To The Dogs

The Griffin Hospital PAWS (People and Animals Working in Spirit) therapy dog program will host âThe Zen Dog:Â Music and Massage for a Stress-Free Pet,â a free informational session presented by Janet Marlow, M.A., at 11am Saturday, June 6 at Griffin Hospital.

Ms Marlow, an expert researcher and composer in the field of pet relaxation, appears frequently on Animal Planet and is the creator of a music CD series for dogs, cats, and horses. She has a proven success of putting animals at ease - acoustically and scientifically through her designed music, and will help pet owners understand how pets hear, what they hear, and how it affects the way they behave.Â

Ms Marlowâs series of Relaxation Music for Dogs, Cats and Horses CDs, DVDs, and vast knowledge have established her as an international expert in the pet field. During this free information session, she will share music she has composed recorded by a specific process for petsâ needs, avoiding low and high frequencies, which can cause stress and anxiety in pets.Â

She will explain how the music can calm and soothe your pet with home alone separation behaviors, during thunderstorms, for car travel nerves, and more!

To register, or for more information call the Griffin Hospital Therapy Dog Program Coordinator at 732.1298.

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It’s important to clarify the tone and context of Derek Pisani’s remarks, particularly the satirical line about suing Newtown for "Gross Stupidity." This was clearly a tongue-in-cheek jab at the exhausting culture of legal threats that’s become a staple on the local Facebook Group forums. It was a reflection of frustration over endless regulatory hurdles and obstructionism, and the desire to avoid common sense solutions not an insult aimed at residents. Satire, is meant to provoke thought and highlight the absurdities. If we are unable to distinguish between satire and literal threats, perhaps the comment hit closer to the truth than we’d like to admit. Rather than focusing on Pisanis style, we should be discussing the substance of what he’s pointing out: that Newtown’s progress is being routinely blocked by a small but vocal contingent who seem intent on saying “no” at every turn. They are saying no to any development, no to common sense solutions to crowd control, etc. Newtown deserves leaders who are willing to call things as they see them, even if their language ruffles feathers. That doesn’t mean they lack respect for constituents—it means they care enough to challenge the Mob and push for solutions. Isn't that what we elect people to do? I applaud Pisani's dedication, he certainly has earned my vote. Regardless, let’s not reduce conversation to tone-policing and outrage. Let’s focus on the issues that matter.

Who is Calling Newtowners Stupid?

Thank you for pointing out the trail access provisions included in the BOS motion—it’s an important clarification that deserves more attention in this conversation. If the development is, in fact, required to provide permanent free public access and commit to ongoing maintenance of this section of the Rochambeau Trail, that is a remarkably beneficial outcome for the town. oIt’s not every day that a private project shoulders the long-term burden of preserving and caring for a public historical corridor at no taxpayer cost—especially one that previously had no formal access, upkeep, or visibility. Let’s be honest: the idea that the only way to protect history is by preventing any development nearby is a rigid and unworkable standard. What’s being proposed here appears to strike a rare balance—historic preservation, public access, and smart development all rolled into one. That’s not a loss its a win. So rather than allowing a handful of voices to derail progress under the banner of “historic purity,” maybe it’s time to acknowledge the reality: this trail is better off with structured stewardship and visibility than remaining an overgrown ghost on old maps. Let’s move forward. Bring in the easement, bring in the public access—and yes, bring in the bulldozers!!! Progress and preservation can coexist. Let’s not let the NIMBY use fear or nostalgia keep us stuck in the past.

Discusses Rochambeau Trail And 6 Commerce Road

I've heard that several people are under the impression that the public might be banned from the Rochambeau Trail. Points 2 and 3 from the BOS motion (included in full below) make it clear that public access to the trail is part of the requirements for the developer. From what I understand, it requires free public access to the trail in perpetuity. Technically, this could be argued to be a "payment-in-kind," that attempts to balance public good with overall town growth. We can argue about weather that balance is acceptable and how the trail may be affected, but with the understanding that the trail is expected to be maintained as a publicly accessible trail regardless. July 15, 2024 Board of Selectmen approved motion: Discontinuance of Reservoir Road: Selectman Cruson moved the resolution: Resolved, that the Newtown Board of Selectmen, in accordance with Section 2-115(d)(8) of the Town Charter and Conn. Gen. Stat. §13a-49, and subject to the conditions set forth below, hereby discontinues an unimproved portion of Reservoir Road described as “Portion of Reservoir Road to be Discontinued “on that certain survey map which will be recorded on the Newtown Land Records titled “Map Showing Portion of Reservoir Road to be Discontinued” dated August, 2023 and revised September 15, 2023, and certified substantially correct by Gregory Szyszowski of SLR (the “Survey Map”), said discontinuance contingent and effective only upon the completion of the following: 1. The approval of an application for the development of land in the manner described in a letter from Attorney Thomas W. Beecher to First Selectman A. Jeffrey Capeci and Members of the Board of Selectmen dated May 30, 2024, pursuant to the “Residential Open Space Development” regulations of the Borough of Newtown by the Borough of Newtown Zoning Commission, and construction of that approval project within the timeframes required for special exception approval; 2. The inclusion of the discontinued portion of the road as part of the final Declaration of Conservation Restriction; 3. The conveyance of a mutually agreeable public easement to the Town of Newtown for pedestrian, bicycling, equestrian, and all other passive recreational uses (to exclude the use of motorized vehicles except as may be necessary by the Town or its designee to effectuate the purpose of the easement), and for municipal utility purposes; Be it further resolved, that Castle Hill Real Estate Holdings, LLC., its successors and assigns, shall not use any portion of the discontinued road as a vehicular road or access way to and from any developed portions of the property. Be it further finally resolved, that should any of the foregoing contingencies not occur, then the discontinuance contemplated herein shall not become effective and this resolution will become null and void. From: https://www.newtown-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif12216/f/minutes/bos_7-15-24_min-_att_final.pdf

Is this paper road (roads that only exist on paper map but not in reality) even owned by the Town? Many roads that predate the Town's road standards are privately owned and were never accepted by the Town, such as many of the nonconforming roads around the lake communities where the property owners own right to the center line. That is something we had to deal with when working on the Roads Ordinance a few years back. We also had to deal with a private road to run the utilities to the new SHS.

For anyone who wants to know, I cant post a link here, but Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority has an entire website. Look up "HRRA whats in whats out"

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