The Seymour First Selectman’s Office announced that the communities of Ansonia, Derby, Seymour and Shelton will come together Sunday in a candlelight vigil to remember the lives lost during Friday’s shooting at Newtown’s Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The vigil will be held Sunday, (Dec. 16) at 7 p.m. In addition to on-street parking, the garage at nearby Thompson Place will be open, free of charge.
It is scheduled to take place on the Derby Green, which is between Elizabeth and Minerva streets in downtown Derby.
Participants are asked to bring candles.
Here is the press release from Derby Mayor Anthony Staffieri’s Office Saturday afternoon:
Mayor Staffieri is asking that residents from Derby, Ansonia, Seymour and Shelton please bring a candle and join him at the Derby Green at 7 p.m., this Sunday, December 16, 2012 for a Candle Light Vigil to support the families and friends affected by the horrific events at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
“Please join with Mayor Lauretti of Shelton, Mayor Della Volpe of Ansonia, First Selectman Miller of Seymour and I to honor those that have passed and to support and pray for the friends and families of the deceased.”
“We cannot change the dreadful events that occurred this past Friday, but we can stand together in unison to offer our prayers and lend our support to those that must endure this unbearable pain.”
