Healthline Radio Update

Contact: Louis Carta

Phone: 860.398.1824

NUTRITION & EXERCISE RADIO TOPIC

Middletown — Pam Rosow, Sports Nutritionist for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center,

is the guest on the next edition of the health-information radio program — Healthline. Ms.

Rosow will discuss the role of good nutrition and regular exercise in combating obesity, heart

disease, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses.

Regular exercise not only prevents or lowers the risks of serious health conditions but promotes

psychological well-being, strengthens the body and improves the flexibility of joints and bones.

Good nutrition is just as important because it enables you to manage weight keep you energized

and helps reduce the risks of developing chronic diseases.

Healthline is produced by the Middletown Health Department and can be heard Saturday,

February 4 at 3:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., and 5:15 p.m. on WIHS 104.9 FM and “on-demand” at

cnxradio.com.

Health Department Press Release: Warming Center Locations

City of Middletown

245 deKoven Drive, P.O. Box 1300

Middletown, CT 06457-1300

Contact: Louis Carta For Immediate Release:
Phone: (860) 398-1824 November 15, 2011

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WARMING SHELTER TO OPEN IN THE CITY

City organizations prepare to lend a hand during cold weather


Middletown — The Mayor’s Task Force on Homelessness announced today that a seasonal warming center will be opening in the city for anyone who needs respite from the cold. Although not a shelter, the warming center will provide an area for seating as well as hot beverages and snacks.

The center will be open daily from 9:00 PM - 7:00AM beginning November 20th at First Baptist Church, 93 Main Street. The warming center will move to Holy Trinity Church, 381 Main Street, on January 16th and continue operating until the cold weather subsides.

The warming center is operated by St. Vincent de Paul with funding provided by the City of Middletown and Middlesex Hospital.

For more information on the warming center or to make a financial contribution, call (860) 344-0097.

Food Not Bombs in State Health Department Hearing

"I'm exhausted," Abe Bobman, Wesleyan student, and a member of Food Not Bombs, said to me over the phone. "I'm used to working all day in the sun on a farm, not sitting for eight hours in an air-conditioned hearing room.

Bobman and other member of the Food Not Bombs organizations from Middletown and Hartford were involved in a hearing Tuesday during which the Connecticut Department of Public Health heard testimony about Middletown's Health Department's attempt to prevent Food Not Bombs from sharing meals every Sunday on Main Street.

According to Bobman, Middletown's Health Department presented testimony that the selective enforcement against Food Not Bombs, as opposed to the lack of enforcement for bake sales, lemonade stands, and the like, was based on a principal of "regularity." Because Food Not Bombs appears on a regular schedule, the city testifies that they are eligible for enforcement under state statutes.

Bobman also said that Food Not Bomb's legal representatives challenged a potentially prejudicial statement by the hearing officer that Food Not Bombs might not be counted on for truthfulness because of their declared disdain for regulation.

The day began with a collaborative shared meal, offered by Hartford and Middletown Food Not Bombs members on the sidewalk in front of the Department of Health headquarters on Capitol Avenue in Hartford.