By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent

SEYMOUR >> The young woman battling a brain tumor, Nina Poeta, received a brand new handicapped-accessible van Wednesday, courtesy of Harte Family Motors.
The custom MV-1 edition van, emblazoned with pink decals boasting “Keep Calm & Nina Strong” and a “No One Fights Alone” across the bumper, was donated by the car dealership for use by the Poeta family for as long as they need it.

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By Shahid Abdul-Karim
NEW HAVEN >> A candlelight vigil in honor of Erika Robinson was held in front of the former Key Club Cabaret Sunday, marking the one-year anniversary of her shooting death.
More than 100 friends, family members, community activists, law enforcement officials and political leaders gathered to pay homage to the life of the 26-year-old.
Robinson, of West Haven, was shot and killed Oct. 26 inside the club.

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ROCKY HILL >> A third deck of cold case playing cards is now available to inmates in the Connecticut correctional system.
State authorities have received more than 470 tips from inmates since the first deck was sold in 2010, the Division of Criminal Justice said Tuesday. Nine arrests have been made in homicide cases featured on the cards, according to the release.
The deck of 52 cards features photos of victims and information about unsolved homicides and missing person cases. The cards list telephone, email and snail mail contacts inmates can use to supply information about the cases.

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Check out this blog post by Donna Gore, on the recent On the Road to Remember Tour, which stopped in Connecticut to bring attention to missing person cases.