November is National Adoption Month; while National Adoption Day is November 23, local child welfare agency Safe Children Coalition celebrated just a little early, on November 15, with the adoption of 21 children by 16 area families. The superhero-themed event included a celebration in the Judge Lynn N. Silvertooth Judicial Center Jury Room, with food, music and an adoption story by Judge Stephen Walker. The adoptions were finalized afterwards in courtrooms, officiated by Judges Andrea McHugh, Susan Maulucci, and Gilbert Smith.