The Public Safety Committee of the Black Rock Community Council will be hosting a meeting with Officer Nick Ortiz of the Bridgeport Police Community Services Division this Saturday, July 17th at the Burroughs Community Center beginning at 10 AM. Officer Ortiz will review with residents appropriate actions and procedures for enhancing personal safety.

The rain held out and Black Rock celebrated another great Black Rock Day with a parade, foot race, bed race, and festival at Ellsworth Field.  More videos of Black Rock Day on YouTube at "blackrockday2010" taken by someone standing at Harborview Market. 

The Black Rock Community Council is proud to present the line-up for this year’s Black Rock Day celebration to be held on Sunday, June 13, 2010. The theme of this year’s festivities is “Black Rock Rocks the Decades” in honor of this year marking the beginning of another decade and reflecting back on great decades of the past.

The Black Rock Community Council is sponsoring Black Rock Day on Sunday, June 13, event for the day are:

The BRCC is hosting a reception for Paula Butturini to celebrate her recently published book Keeping the Feast.  Paula, who grew up in Black Rock, has spent her career as a journalist in Europe and spent many years covering the travels of Pope John Paul II. The reception will take place on Friday, March 5th from 5-7 at the Burroughs Community Center.

A former Black Rocker, Paula Butturini has written a book called Keeping the Feast, about her family's life that includes growing up in Black Rock.  Her dad still lives in Black Rock.  The writer will be speaking on Sunday, February 28 at 2 PM at the Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield.  Please contact the library to register for a seat, either online at www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org or by phone 203-256-3155.

December 8 Update:  The plans have changed since they were published on the blog.  Gail spoke to Art Harris at Public Facilities, who is in charge of the Ellsworth Field project and he said the final plans will be available for viewing along with the drawings at the North End Library at 6 PM.  This will provide the public with half an hour to review the plans prior to the beginning of the meeting at 6:30 PM.

Annual Tree Lighting in Black Rock at flagpole (Grovers & Brewster) on Sunday, December 6.  Attended by over 200 residents of Black Rock.  Children's choir, roasted chestnuts, bonfire, mulled cider, tree lighting, and of course, Santa came on a red fire truck.  The ornaments at the top of the tree were made by classmates at Longfellow School of the children who died in the fire at P.T. Barnum Apartments recently.

Annual Tree Lighting at 5 PM on Sunday, 12/6   IMPORTANT NOTE:  The Wassail Party at the Norden Club will be open only to BRCC members, so don’t forget to RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!Check out other Neighborhood Happenings in the Community Calendar at www.blackrockcc.org