| What's New? Liberty Science Center: Liberty State Park - just off of exit 14B New Jersey Turnpike www.lsc.org Great Places to Visit: Danbury Railway Museum - 120 White Street, Danbury, CT The Museum is located in the historic station and rail yard in downtown Danbury and offers railroad history, rail excursion trips, a collection of original and restored rolling stock.www.danbury.org/drm The PutnamChildren's Center - 854 Route 6, Mahopac, NY The Museum is is located 20 minutes from Danbury and children can partake in various activities centered around nature, space and science or they can just explore! For more information call (845)621-1260 ext. 307.www.discoveryctr.org Military Museum of Southern New England - 125 Park Avenue, Danbury CT This museum's collection has expanded to over 10,000 artifacts covering all of the armed services of the United States. They currently display a vivid cross selection of 20th century American military history. Many of their vehicles are extremely rare, often the only example in the western hemisphere! www.usmilitarymuseum.org Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History - 170 Whitney Ave. New Haven, CT See Exhibits on everything from Dinosaurs to extraterrestrial life. www.peabody.yale.edu The Maritime Aquarium - 10 North Water Street, Norwalk, CT See sharks, seals and sea turtles as well as their changing exhibits. www.maritimeaquarium.org Beardsley Zoo - 1875 Noble Avenue, Bridgeport, CT More than 300 animals, including endangered and threatened species live at the zoo. www.beardsleyzoo.org The Garbage Museum - 11410 Honeyspot Rd, Stratford, CT Learn about the process of recyclables and see a 1 ton dinosaur made from salvaged items. www.crra.org Brewster Ice Arena - 63 Fields Lane, Brewster, NY Hosts parties and skating all year long. Their programs include, skating, hockey, figure skating as well as adult leagues. www.brewstericearena.com Opportunities: Danbury Police Explorers- The Danbury Police Explorers meets weekly at 6pm at the Danbury Police Department at 120 Main Street in Danbury. The program is for youths ages 14 - 20 who are interested in Law Enforcement. For more information contact the Danbury Police Department's Community Affairs office at, 797-4644.
Family Focus Partnership meeting- Meeting place is: Tarrywile Mansion, 70 Southern Blvd. The vision of the Family Focus Partnership of Greater Danbury is to be a community resource network for families of children with mental health challenges, as well as for the professionals and communities that serve them. The Family Focus Partnership is committed to creating an atmosphere that is respectful and responsive to the diverse and individual needs of the familes and children in the Greater Danbury region. To obtain Partnership contact information please call Jennifer Wolke at 203-733-6166, or email her at familyfocuspartnership@yahoo.com Please check back soon for new job opportunities, scholarship information and other special announcements.
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