http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php All Valley. All the Time. en eugenedriscoll@gmail.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T20:26:45+00:00 http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/police_honored_for_serving_a_society_that_bleeds/ http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/police_honored_for_serving_a_society_that_bleeds/#When:01:49:21Z Ansonia honored police officers Tuesday for acts ranging from the remarkable to the routine, from saving a baby choking on formula to showing stick-to-itiveness while investigating a minor car crash. But that was only fitting, several who spoke at Tuesday’s ceremony said, because cops leave their homes every morning never knowing just what they’ll have to deal with. “You run toward danger and uncertainty when most are running in the other direction,” Police Chief Kevin Hale told award recipients during Tuesday night’s ceremony in the Ansonia High School auditorium. Ansonia, Police 2013-05-23T01:49:21+00:00 http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/derby_students_recognized_for_leadership_abilities/ http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/derby_students_recognized_for_leadership_abilities/#When:20:26:45Z The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education and the Derby Board of Education recognized four outstanding students Thursday night. Derby, Education, News by You 2013-05-22T20:26:45+00:00 http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/griffin_gets_grant_for_car_seats_and_bike_helmets/ http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/griffin_gets_grant_for_car_seats_and_bike_helmets/#When:20:18:39Z Griffin Hospital in Derby recently received a $7,500 grant from the BJ’s Charitable Foundation. Griffin Hospital’s Community Outreach and Parish Nursing Program will use the grant to purchase infant car seats, booster car seats and bicycle helmets for its Safe Kids Car Seat/Bicycle Helmet Initiative. Derby, Shelton, News by You 2013-05-22T20:18:39+00:00 http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/two_derby_women_graduate_from_sacred_hearts_doctor_of_nursing_practice/ http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/two_derby_women_graduate_from_sacred_hearts_doctor_of_nursing_practice/#When:19:53:08Z Congratulations are in order for two Derby women who graduated Saturday (May 18) from the inaugural “Doctor of Nursing Practice” from Sacred Heart University. The photo (left to right) shows Susan Goncalves, DNP,MS,RN-BC, and Linda Mascolo, DNP, APRN,CWON. Their dissertation advisor is standing between the two Derby women. Derby, Education, News by You 2013-05-22T19:53:08+00:00 http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/alderman_stowe_we_need_to_change_the_ansonia_budget_process/ http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/alderman_stowe_we_need_to_change_the_ansonia_budget_process/#When:19:32:32Z Ansonia, Guest Column 2013-05-22T19:32:32+00:00 http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/alderman_marini_is_ansonia_riding_the_highway_to_hell/ http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/alderman_marini_is_ansonia_riding_the_highway_to_hell/#When:19:26:22Z According to proverb, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I am sorry to report that Ansonia may be loading up the car and kids for the trip. On Monday, May 20, 2013, the Ansonia tax board passed a $61 million budget that will – against the backdrop of revaluation – see the city’s mill rate leap from 27.65 to 39.34 mills. Ansonia, Guest Column 2013-05-22T19:26:22+00:00 http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/adamowski_ansonia_is_getting_buried_by_mandates_we_cant_afford/ http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/adamowski_ansonia_is_getting_buried_by_mandates_we_cant_afford/#When:19:17:59Z Editor’s note: Edward Adamowski, chairman of the Ansonia Board of Aldermen’s Finance Committee, read this statement into the record at a public meeting May 20 and asked that it be reprinted here. Ansonia, Guest Column 2013-05-22T19:17:59+00:00 http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/the_latest_from_center_stage_in_shelton/ http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/the_latest_from_center_stage_in_shelton/#When:18:05:22Z Center Stage Theatre director Gary Scarpa will hold auditions for the theatre’s Youth CONNection production of the Broadway hit The Drowsy Chaperone from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 26th. High School and college students from all Connecticut towns are eligible to audition. All roles are open and newcomers as well as experienced actors are welcome to audition. Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton 2013-05-22T18:05:22+00:00 http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/ansonia_high_school_honor_rolls2/ http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/ansonia_high_school_honor_rolls2/#When:18:04:57Z Ansonia 2013-05-22T18:04:57+00:00 http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/derby_to_unveil_cotter_monument_saturday/ http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/derby_to_unveil_cotter_monument_saturday/#When:17:35:22Z The City of Derby will honor the memory of Edward J. Cotter, Jr. by unveiling a monument at O’Sullivan’s Island Saturday. The ceremony is open to the public and is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Derby 2013-05-22T17:35:22+00:00