THEVALLEY (ANDBEYOND) — The Great Give, an annual online fundraiser that benefits just about every nonprofit group in the greater Naugatuck Valley, is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 1 and continue until 8 p.m. Thursday, May 2.
Last year’s Great Give raised more than $3.4 million for nonprofit organizations, including $12,000 for The Valley Indy, which uses The Great Give as its annual reader drive.
Please consider supporting The Valley Indy by making a tax-deductible donation at Donate.ValleyIndy.org.
The Valley Indy will also be live from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on May 1 and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 2 interviewing various Great Give groups and local leaders.
The Great Give is almost here! The following press release was sent by the Valley Community Foundation:
“So far more than 57 Valley nonprofits — more than ever before — have signed up to participate in the 2024 Great Give on May 1 – 2.
The 36-hour online fundraising extravaganza, created by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF) in 2010, unites donors with area nonprofits in a fun and engaging way.
DERBY – Federal prosecutors want a judge to sentence Gino DiGiovanni, Jr. to 30 days in jail for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
DiGiovanni’s lawyer is arguing for no jail time, noting that his client has been sufficiently shamed.
DiGiovanni is scheduled to be sentenced in front of U.S. James E. Boasberg on Wednesday (April 24). He pleaded guilty in January to a misdemeanor trespassing charge.
In a previous interview with The Valley Indy, DiGiovanni said he approached the U.S. Capitol with a large group of people after watching President Donald Trump speak at a ‘stop the steal’ rally. He said he got caught up in the crowd and was unable to turn back, and was allowed into the Capitol building by law enforcement.
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HARTFORD – State lawmakers who say they’ve heard from constituents about incessant noise from large solar projects are pushing for more local control of where those projects can be built.
“(Communities) have no authority when noise becomes a burden,” said state Rep. Jaime Foster, D‑Ellington.
Foster, other lawmakers, and local officials have been dealing with complaints from neighbors of a solar array in East Windsor for years. Among the issues, they say, is that municipalities have no ability to limit when a project can be built. That power rests with the Connecticut Siting Council.
“The problem is that it is an overreach by the state,” said Rep. Carol Hall, R‑Enfield. “Local municipalities can’t regulate (where solar projects are built), They have zero control and say.”
The following is copied from the Facebook page “Sons and Daughters of Italy, Valley Regional Lodge — Derby, CT”:
As we prepare for the upcoming Memorial Day Parade, we need your help in identifying Italian-Americans from the Lower Naugatuck Valley that have perished in a Foreign War.
Students from Derby and Shelton High School Italian programs are researching to help us recognize these war heroes for the upcoming parade.
Can you help? If so, please message us at [email protected] and please do share this post.
ANSONIA – A man accused of stabbing a woman in a laundry room dispute has sued the Ansonia Police Department for allegedly searching his residence illegally.
William Petaway was arrested on Feb. 7 after a woman called the police and told police Petaway had punched her in the face and stabbed her arm.
The two are neighbors in an apartment building on Main Street, according to police.
WPLR morning show hosts Chaz &AJ invited The Valley Indy onto their program on Thursday (April 18) to talk about an article where Chaz’ name was mispelled.
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ANSONIA – “We will beat her easy. Those people in Seymour don’t know how to cook.”
That was the shocking refrain of Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti when asked about Seymour First Selectwoman Annmarie Drugonis’s odds at this weekend’s 16th Annual “Men Who Cook” fundraiser, scheduled from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 20 at Warsaw Park, 119 Pulaski Highway.
“Men Who Cook” features professional and amateur chefs cooking their favorite meals.
Yes, last year’s “Men Who Cook” drew 400 people and raised more than $82,000 for TEAM Inc., the Valley’s nonprofit social services agency. And yes, this year’s tickets are almost sold out, but you can try to purchase some here.