O&R, Safe Homes co-sponsor anti-domestic violence film

MONROE — Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. and Safe Homes of Orange County are co-sponsoring a free screening of the anti-domestic violence documentary, “Telling Amy’s Story,” at O&R’s Blooming Grove Operations Center, 500 Route 208, Monroe, on Wednesday, May 8, at 5:30 p.m.

The one-hour film’s screening will be followed by a discussion led by a panel of local experts in the field.

“Telling Amy’s Story” is a PBS documentary that depicts the events leading up to the domestic violence killing of a young mother by her husband in central Pennsylvania in 2001. This cautionary tale unwinds details of the event as uncovered by the investigating homicide detective and highlights the many points where outside professional help could have prevented a tragedy.

The post-film discussion panel at Blooming Grove includes: Kellyann Kostyal-Larrier, executive director, Safe Homes of Orange County; Mike Milza, assistant bureau chief, Special Victims’ Bureau, Orange County District Attorney’s Office; and Derek Miller director of the Orange County Probation Department.

Space is limited. To reserve your place, e-mail ecunha@safehomesorangecounty.org or call Safe Homes of Orange County at 845-562-5365 ext. 101.

One of the screening’s sponsors, Safe Homes of Orange County, is a private, not-for-profit agency established in 1986 to provide comprehensive and confidential domestic violence services to victims and their families.

The other sponsor is O&R, which in 2010 introduced a set of initiatives designed to address the effects of domestic violence on the workplace.