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Ansonia’s War Memorial Restored, Rededicated

by Jodie Mozdzer | May 20, 2012 8:14 pm | Comments (0)

John Redente smiled Sunday as he showed his wife, Sandy, his name on a bronze memorial plaque at the Woodbridge Avenue Honor Roll and War Memorial in Ansonia.

It’s been six months since he — or anyone — has seen the list of names honoring those who served in World War II and Vietnam, which appeared on two of the seven plaques at the memorial.

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Ansonia Resident Gives Gift Of Kidney

by STAFF | May 16, 2012 12:00 pm | Comments (0)

Ansonia resident Kristie Kennedy will donate a kidney to her neighbor and friend, Paul Lucuk, this week.

Lucuk, 51, suffers from stage 5 chronic kidney disease. The two are scheduled for surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital on May 17, according to a New Haven Register article.

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Shelton Robotics Team Tops International Contest

by STAFF | May 11, 2012 2:21 pm | Comments (0)

The Shelton Robotic Revolution Team is one of four finalists in the international FIRST LEGO League challenge, for the team’s “Smart Sticker” design to protect consumers from contaminated food.

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Seymour Man Coaches Refugee Soccer Team In Africa

by Jodie Mozdzer | Apr 18, 2012 11:10 am | Comments (0)

A group of California-based activists is trying to form a soccer team of Darfur refugees to compete in the Viva World Cup, an international competition for countries not in the World Cup.

And a social studies teacher from Seymour was picked to be one of the coaches.

Brian Cleveland, 30, spent the first week of April at a United Nations refugee camp in eastern Chad, coaching a ramshackle group of refugees on how to play soccer.

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The Valley—INSTAGRAMED

by STAFF | Mar 21, 2012 1:57 pm | Comments (0)

Everything looks cooler when seen through the eyes of Instagram, a photo-sharing social network.

So the Valley Independent Sentinel staff decided to start a photo gallery of sights and scenes from the Valley — using Instagram.

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Q&A: Derby High School’s Nick D’Antona

by Eugene Driscoll | Mar 14, 2012 6:44 pm | Comments (1)

Nick D’Antona, a 16-year-old junior at Derby High School, was honored March 7 for raising $30,000 for the annual “Swim Across the Sound,” an event organized by the St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation in Bridgeport.

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‘Northeast Living’ To Feature Derby Historical Society

by Eugene Driscoll | Mar 8, 2012 2:57 pm | Comments (0)

The Derby Historical Society and its David Humphreys House will be getting plenty of attention Saturday when the organization is featured on “Northeast Living.”

The program airs on FOX CT at 9 a.m. Saturday (March 10).

Set your DVRs!

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Operation Gift Cards Thanks The Valley Indy

by STAFF | Feb 13, 2012 1:52 pm | Comments (0)

Al Meadows, a member of the Derby/Shelton AMVETS and the creator of Operation Gift Cards, presented a certificate of appreciation to the Valley Independent Sentinel this month for publishing submitted articles about Operation Gift Cards.

The organization gives gift cards and gifts to wounded troops returning from combat.

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Oxford’s George Temple Says ‘GO GIANTS’

by STAFF | Feb 3, 2012 9:24 am | Comments (0)

Now this is a photograph at least one native New Yorker at the Valley Independent Sentinel can get behind.

The Super Bowl is Sunday (Feb. 5). The Giants are taking on the New England Patriots.

The following was submitted by Joanne Pelton, Oxford administrative assistant/ Patriots fan:

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CT Roller Derby Girls In Derby?

by Eugene Driscoll | Jan 25, 2012 9:48 pm | Comments (0)

One of the more unusual items up for discussion at Thursday’s Board of Aldermen meeting?

ROLLER DERBY!

That’s right, incumbent Mayor Anthony Staffieri and Democratic challenger Dan Foley, Jr. are donning skates and helmets and elbow pads to go at it for a bruising third mayoral round — THIS TIME ON THE FLAT TRACK.

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