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Katherine Harris of Meriden, Assistant Professor [Derived Headline]

Katherine Harris of Meriden, assistant professor of physical therapy at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, has received the Lucy Blair Service Award from the American Physical Therapy Association. The award recognizes exceptional contributions to the association. Dr. Suher Baker of North Haven has been named chief of dentistry at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She has worked at the hospital since 2006 and has been interim chief of dentistry for the past year.

Katherine Harris of Meriden, Assistant Professor [Derived Headline]

Katherine Harris of Meriden, assistant professor of physical therapy at Quinnipiac University, has received the Lucy Blair Service Award from the American Physical Therapy Association. The award recognizes exceptional contributions to the association. Dr. Suher Baker of North Haven has been named chief of dentistry at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She has worked at the hospital since 2006 and has been interim chief of dentistry for the past year.

We Are All in Constant Sales Mode?

AT a sales conference a few years ago, one of the presenters proclaimed, "Everybody sells." His statement has come back to me frequently since that time. In every marketing or sales course I have taught, some time during the semester I recall that marketing battle cry. I can only hope that my students have held on to the statement as I have. Businesses today -- and in fact our entire society -- are in constant sales mode. All media, all the time, by all sources are marketing, spinning or sell...

South Beach Shorebirds, Connecticut Audubon Field [Derived Headline]

South Beach Shorebirds, Connecticut Audubon field trip with Andy Griswold, Wednesday, Chatham, Mass., $100-$90, (860) 767-0660, www.ctaudubon.org. Starry, Starry Brooksvale, Astronomical Society of New Haven, family viewing, 8 p.m. Friday, Brooksvale Park, 524 Brooksvale Ave., Hamden, (203) 287-2669, brooksvale.org. Behind the Scenes Tour, 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 N. Water St., Norwalk, $30-$20, (203) 852-0700, Ext. 2206.

Although I Doubt That the Majority of My Senior [Derived Headline]

Although I doubt that the majority of my senior readers multitask while driving their cars, everyone should be aware and even alarmed by the recent research which has revealed the dangers of distracted driving. Since drivers using cellphones are four times as likely to cause a crash as other drivers, you or I could suffer the consequences of someone else's momentary distraction. The research also indicates that hands-free devices do not eliminate the risks because the conversation, itself, is...

The New Haven Land Trust Is a Community-Based Nonprofit [Derived Headline]

The New Haven Land Trust is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to land conservation, environmental education and community gardening with a focus on vegetables and fruits. In addition to the nearly 50 community gardens in New Haven, the land trust owns six preserves, encompassing almost 80 acres and representing a variety of habitats from tidal and freshwater wetlands to forests, grasslands and trap-rock ridges. These protected spaces are open to the public during daylight hou...

My Backyard Is Full of Bird Dweebs. Yours, Too. [Derived Headline]

My backyard is full of bird dweebs. Yours, too. They're youngsters, full of vibrant energy, but clueless. These big babies are adorable. First, they just follow their parents, screaming piteously for a food handout. Then they start looking for food on their own. Their parents try to help. A kingfisher mom brought her three big-headed babies to my yard in mid-July. She assembled her brood on a branch overhanging Malley's Pond in Guilford. This branch, the tip of an oak tree that fell 18 years ...

Hacketts' 50th

Carol and M. William Hackett of West Haven have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. The former Carol Little and her husband were married Aug. 1, 1959, in Our Lady of Victory Church in West Haven. They are active members of the New Haven St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. Their children and their spouses are Donna and Coleman Walsh, Kathleen and Bob Reiss, Bill and Mary Hackett, Marge Hackett and Ellen and Dan Collins, all of West Haven. They have nine grandchildren. The entire famil...

Panzas' 70th

Carlottos' 60th

Andrew and Gloria Carlotto of West Haven celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a party given by their children, Lynn and William Block of Glastonbury, and Mark and Eileen Carlotto of Gloucester, Mass., at App's Ristorante in West Haven. The Carlottos married June 25, 1949, at St. Paul's Church in West Haven. Also in attendance were members of the wedding party, including best man, Joseph Urso; bridesmaids Georgianna Antonelli and Josephine Milano; and ushers Joseph Frattini and Walte...