Adult courses announce registration
Greenwich Adult Learning Program will hold registration for English as a Second Language Monday, Sept. 8 through Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. at the Havemeyer Building, 290 Greenwich Avenue.
Evening registration for English as a Second Language and GED Preparation will be held on Monday, Sept. 8 and Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. at Greenwich High School, Folsom House, 10 Hillside Road.
PRESS RELEASE -Rell appoints Scarpa to state panel
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has appointed Dr. Frank Scarpa of Greenwich to serve on the Commission on Medicolegal Investigations.An independent administrative panel consisting of nine members, the commission appoints the state’s Chief Medical Examiner, oversees the operations of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, approves of the Office’s procedures manual and organizational chart and approves of numbers and qualifications of the office’s professional staff. The office of the Chief Medical Examiner is an independent state agency responsible for the investigation of sudden, unexpected or violent deaths in the state.
Now retired, Dr. Scarpa served as president of the Greenwich Surgical Group from 1986 to 2004 and worked with Housatonic Surgical Associates from 1975 to 1983. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons in 2007. A graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Scarpa is a Vietnam veteran who was awarded a Bronze Star for Achievement.
“Dr. Scarpa has had a distinguished career in medicine and we are thrilled that he has agreed to serve the state on this very important panel,” Ms. Rell said. “His expertise will make him a very valuable member of the Commission.”
Dr. Scarpa was appointed to a term ending June 30, 2014 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
Those interested in serving on a state board or commission can visit www.ct.gov/governorrell and click on “Forms.”
Shays helps lead effort to stop Medicare cuts
Two of the nation’s leading long-term care organizations today praised U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays (4th District) for helping to lead a successful bipartisan effort in Washington to protect Connecticut seniors by preventing the Bush Administration from moving forward with a Medicare regulation that would have cut Medicare-funded nursing home care by $5 billion over the next five years, and $770 million in fiscal year 2009.
Preventing such cuts ensures Connecticut seniors will be protected from cuts of $19.4 million in the year ahead....
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