The Puppet Man

MONROE — On Monday, December 6, from 10 am to 6 pm, The Puppet Man will be at Monroe Public Library’s Children’s Room. The Puppet Man will be bringing many puppets, stuffed animals and character storybook dolls, all of which will be available for purchase.

The children’s library will then host two holiday programs on Wednesday and Thursday, December 8-9, for children ages 3 to 5. The programs will feature seasonal stories and a simple craft. Space is limited to 15 children per session and in-person registration is required.

Each program will run from 10 to 10:45 am.  There is no charge.

For further information, call the Children’s Library at 452-5459. Monroe Public Library is at 7 Fan Hill Road.

The adult echocardiography laboratory at Yale-New Haven Hospital recently earned accreditation from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories. The echo lab provides the most frequently used images used in the diagnosis of cardiac function, valvular heart disease and cardiovascular disease. More than 6,200 patients are seen in the lab each year, which is under the direction of medical director Dr Carl Jaffe.

Echocardiography is available 24 hours a day at Yale-New Haven and often provides the critical information needed by the trauma team in the Emergency Department, which is a Level I emergency trauma center.