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Porto Funeral Home

Since 1931, Porto Funeral Homes has proudly served families in our local community with care, dignity, and respect. As a family-owned and operated funeral home, we understand how important it is to honor your loved one’s memory in a way that is both personal and meaningful. We provide a full range of compassionate services including traditional funerals, cremation, memorial services, pre-financing and pre-planning options. Our experienced team is dedicated to guiding families through every step of the process with warmth, professionalism, and understanding. At Porto Funeral Homes, we believe in treating every family as if they were our own. We take the time to listen, answer questions, and provide customized services that reflect each individual’s life, values, and wishes. With over 90 years of trusted service, our commitment to excellence remains unchanged. Our facilities offer a peaceful and comforting environment, and we continually strive to provide support that goes beyond the service - because caring for your family is more than our business, it’s our legacy.

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Since 1931, Porto Funeral Homes has proudly served families in our local community with care, dignity, and respect. As a family-owned and operated...

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Vip In Home Care Services 

VIP In Home Care Services LLC provides non-medical home care to help clients stay safe and comfortable at home. We offer personal care, companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, and transportation assistance. What makes us different is our personalized approach—we match each client with the right caregiver based on their needs and provide dependable, compassionate care families can trust.

Vincent Salzo

Hamden

VIP In Home Care Services LLC provides non-medical home care to help clients stay safe and comfortable at home. We offer personal care,...

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Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home and Cremation Service is a highly respected and long lasting business in East Haven. The funeral home is centrally located across the East Haven Senior Center and one block from St. Vincent de Paul Church and the Old Stone Church. Chris Palumbo, the owner and licensed director takes great pride in serving the community of East Haven and it's surrounding towns. His personal touch along with his professional knowledge allows him to lead and guide families through the funeral process. When a loved one passes away and you select Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, Chris Palumbo will take you by the hand - he will help and guide you through all aspects of the funeral: everything from cemetery plots, flowers, insurance claims, minsters, travel, post reception gatherings. His knowledge and willingness to help goes far beyond the the funeral, burial, cremation and monument process.

Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home and Cremation Service is a highly respected and long lasting business in East Haven. The funeral home is centrally...

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TJ’s Launderette

Hate laundry day? We have you covered with our wash-dry-fold service. We also offer pickup and delivery as an added convenience. New delivery customers will receive 25% off their first order. Please go to our website for more information. 

North Branford

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Information via PORTO FUNERAL HOMESarah DeGennaro DeSena, 94, wife of the late Angelo DeSena passed away May 10, 2018 in CT Hospice. Beloved mother of Susan (Thomas) Lyden of Guilford and Anthony (Irina Targoni) DeSena of Latham, NY. Loving grandmother of Kathryn (Scott) Heffernan, Mary (Jason) Osterling and Thomas Lyden. Cherished great grandmother of Avery and Nolan Heffernan and Abigail Osterling. Daughter of the late Salvatore and Catherine Piacentino DeGennaro. Caring sister of Frances (Vincent) Terrazzano of East Haven and the late Francesca DeGennaro. Prior to her retirement Sarah was an Executive Secretary for Quinnipiac University for many years. She was a woman of great faith and indomitable will. Sarah enjoyed a celebratory day in honor of her 94th birthday. She will be sadly missed by many.Her funeral procession will leave the PORTO FUNERAL HOME, 234 Foxon Rd. (Rte 80) East Haven Monday morning at 10:30. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in Our Lady of Pompeii Church ar 11:00. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery. Friends may call MONDAY MORNING from 9:30-10:30. Memorial Contributions may be made to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405 or at www.hospice.com.

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Sarah DeGennaro DeSena, 94, wife of the late Angelo DeSena passed away May 10, 2018 in CT Hospice. Beloved mother of Susan (Thomas) Lyden of Guilford and Anthony (Irina Targoni) DeSena of Latham, NY. Loving grandmother of Kathryn (Scott) Heffernan, Mary (Jason) Osterling and Thomas Lyden. Cherished great grandmother of Avery and Nolan Heffernan and Abigail Osterling. Daughter of the late Salvatore and Catherine Piacentino DeGennaro. Caring sister of Frances (Vincent) Terrazzano of East Haven and the late Francesca DeGennaro. Prior to her retirement Sarah was an Executive Secretary for Quinnipiac University for many years. She was a woman of great faith and indomitable will.

Sarah enjoyed a celebratory day in honor of her 94th birthday. She will be sadly missed by many.Her funeral procession will leave the PORTO FUNERAL HOME, 234 Foxon Rd. (Rte 80) East Haven Monday morning at 10:30. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in Our Lady of Pompeii Church ar 11:00. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery. Friends may call MONDAY MORNING from 9:30-10:30. Memorial Contributions may be made to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405 or at www.hospice.com.

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Prior to her retirement Sarah was an Executive Secretary for Quinnipiac University for many years.

Obituary: Sarah DeGennaro DeSena, 94, of East Haven

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Bayview Park

Celebrate the start of the season at Bayview Park for the Stony Creek Farmers Market Opening Day. Browse a bounty of fresh local goods while enjoying the beautiful coastal atmosphere in Branford. Raffle, Games, Live Music and More!

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Jay Heritage Center

Nothing says spring better than our popular Classic Design Luncheon and Lecture! We’re honored to feature Genevieve Wheeler-Brown, the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://beyondblueandwhite.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">“Beyond Blue and White.”</a>
Wheeler-Brown’s book explores the history of Delftware ceramics, focusing on the often-overlooked roles of women as makers, patrons, and collectors, from 17th-century factory owners like&nbsp;Barbara Rotteveel&nbsp;to Gilded Age collectors like&nbsp;Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan. A must for devotees of decorative arts and the history of material culture. 
Location: The award-winning Jay Estate Gardens designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz. Co-Chairs, Tracy Edwards, Liz Garrett, Emmy Lambert, Lindsay Bello Martin and Suzanne Clary.
Guests will enjoy botanical cocktails and a tour of the blue and white blooms of our gardens at 11:30am followed by lunch and lecture at 12 Noon. Booksigning at 1:30pm. Catering provided by Scarborough Fair Catering.
Spring garden attire and hats encouraged! 
Tickets start at $150. Tables of 10 start at $1500
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All proceeds will benefit JHC's family and adult horticulture programs.
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GENEVIEVE WHEELER BROWN
Founding Genevieve Wheeler Decorative Art Advisory in 2003, Genevieve comes to the advisory business with more than 12 years of experience in the auction world, strong generalist knowledge and a wide range of contacts in American, European and Asian decorative and fine arts.
Genevieve began her career with Christie’s in 1992 with the European Decorative Arts Department after working as an intern at The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C. in 1990. She was then asked to run Overseas Consignments at Christie’s Park Avenue, a department that handled inquiries for European based auctions including Indian and Southeast Asian art, Islamic Art, Miniatures, Textiles and Cameras. In 1995 Genevieve became the New York contact for sales of Fabergé and Russian Silver at Christie’s Park Avenue and most recently was as a specialist in Fine Musical Instruments at Christie’s Rockefeller Center from 1998 to 2003.
While at Christie’s, she was involved with important sales such as ‘The Pine Cone Egg’ by Carl Fabergé and ‘The Taft’ Stradivari which fetched the auction record for an instrument sold in the United States. She has also been an appraiser on the PBS production ‘The Antiques Roadshow’.
A supporter of several fine and decorative art related institutions, Genevieve has served on the Board of the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York, served as a member of the Young Fellows Steering Committee of the Frick Collection from 1995 to 2005 and co-Chaired the Winter Antiques Show Young Collector’s Night, New York in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Genevieve currently advises several organizations including <a href="https://www.dumbartonhouse.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dumbarton House</a>, a Federal period house museum in Georgetown, as a board member as well as for <a href="https://www.thewintershow.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Winter Show</a> as a vice-chair of Opening Night and as co-founder of The Winter Show Luncheon.About The Jay Heritage Center
The nonprofit Jay Heritage Center (JHC) is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and revitalizing a place that has meaning for all Americans: The Jay Estate. The property is the centerpiece of the Boston Post Road Historic District, Westchester County's only National Historic Landmark District,&nbsp;an irreplaceable cultural and natural resource.&nbsp;
Through lectures, workshops, volunteer opportunities, school programs, and concerts, JHC offers timely lessons in history, environmental conservation, architecture, and social justice, while tracing the evolution of democracy in the United States. It hopes to inspire the future historians, civic advocates, and stewards of our fragile cultural and natural resources.&nbsp;
Just as the architects of our nation’s government pursued self-improvement through dialogue about our nation’s most relevant topics, JHC promotes learning through programs led by prominent experts, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, and academics in a variety of disciplines from sustainability to legal history.
Sign up for our monthly newsletter to learn more about events or opportunities to volunteer!

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