Derby Commission Rejects Subdivision Application
DERBY – Members of the Derby Planning and Zoning Commission rejected a subdivision application to build housing atop “Telescope Mountain” by a 7-0 vote Tuesday (Oct. 13).
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Ansonia Consultant Describes Plan To Draw Down City Reserves
ANSONIA – The city plans to use about $6 million from its reserves to fund budgets over the next few years, according to a report from a finance consultant.
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Peruvian Restaurant Expanding To Ansonia
ANSONIA – A Peruvian restaurant with locations in New Haven and Bridgeport plans to expand with a new location in Ansonia’s ‘Restaurant Row.’
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obituaries
Ruth (Gumbulevich) Tyson
Ruth (Gumbulevich) Tyson, of Ansonia, passed away Oct. 3. She was 98 years old.
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Valley Students Make The Grade At Goodwin University
Seventeen students on dean’s/president’s lists. Congrats!
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Ansonia Community Members Discuss Goals For New Middle School
ANSONIA – About two dozen members of the public showed up to a meeting Sept. 30 to help set a vision for what Ansonia’s new middle school could look like.
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Two Arrests In Ansonia Playground Fire
The fire destroyed a playground at Gatison Park.
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Derby School Budget Doesn’t Cover About $800,000 In Raises
DERBY – The school budget adopted last spring did not include enough money to cover raises for district employees, the city’s finance director said.
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Derby Woman Takes Travelers On Culinary Adventures Abroad
Celebrates 25 years in business.
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Derby Neck Library To Host Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Fundraiser
Find clues to solve The Wrath Of Con Oct. 23!
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Boys And Girls Club To Air Documentary Remembering 1991 Fire
SHELTON – Thirty-five years ago, the Boys and Girls Club on Howe Avenue burnt to the ground in a four-alarm fire – then, four days later, the club reopened just around the corner.
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Ansonia Police Investigating Playground Arson Fire
ANSONIA – Authorities are trying to figure out who set a playground on fire in Gatison Park in the dead of night Saturday (Oct. 3).
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Settlement Discussions Continue In Ansonia Residential Redevelopment Lawsuit
ANSONIA – Lawyers and public officials held a meeting Sept. 23 to discuss a lawsuit filed by a developer appealing the city’s rejection of a plan to convert a former nursing home on Ford Street into age-restricted apartments.
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Derby Has Collected About $1.3 Million In Blight Fines Since 2023
DERBY – The city’s corporation counsel said the city has collected about $1.3 million in blight fines since Mayor Joseph DiMartino took office in December 2023.
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Channel 10 Programming Schedule
The Bobby O Show interviews a dean at Dartmouth College.
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Ansonia Aldermen Approve Police Pay Raises
ANSONIA – The city and its police union agreed to a contract extension Sept. 17 which includes pay raises for officers over the next two years.
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Former Seymour School Board Member Gets Court Diversion Program
SEYMOUR – A former school board member who was charged with disorderly conduct and trespass was granted entry into a court diversionary program meant for non-violent, first-time offenders, his lawyer said.
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Seymour Historical Society Presents: Life And Times Of “Professor Jim” Williams
Follow Professor Jim’s journey!
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Seymour Brothers Hope To Launch Community Bike Program
Brothers Elon and Vincent Levesque love to ride their bikes.
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Ansonia Debt Rating Downgraded
ANSONIA – Ansonia’s debt rating has been downgraded due to an ongoing imbalance in expenses and income, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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Derby Man Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter
FAIRFIELDÂ — A 60-year-old Derby man was charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence after allegedly hitting and killing a state Department of Transportation worker on the side of Interstate 95 Sept. 25.
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Connecticut Broadcasters Association Announces 2026 Award Winners And Hall Of Fame Inductees
WTNH won Station of the Year.
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STORMY WEATHER LIVESTREAM
THE VALLEY — Click the play button below to listen to a live fire department/EMS scanner as a nor’easter moves through the region.
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Derby Puts $1.89 Million Into ‘Capital Planning Fund’
DERBY – The members of the Board of Aldermen and Alderwomen unanimously voted Aug. 13 to transfer $1.89 million into a capital planning fund.
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Q&A: Derby Schools Superintendent Matthew Conway
He talks school budget variance.
This Week In History: 1934
Too many crashes in Seymour, residents say.
Ansonia Police Share Information For Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
No Word On Solar Farm Company’s Plans For Seymour Property
SEYMOUR – A solar farm company purchased a 121-acre farm last year for $1.5 million, but it’s not clear what the company intends to do with the land.
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After Six Years, Derby Might Become Free Of MFAC Oversight
DERBY — Assuming an audit due at the end of the calendar year doesn’t have any surprises, the City of Derby may be free of the Connecticut Municipal Finance Advisory Commission (MFAC) in 2027.
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Seymour Ethics Board Meets For Fourth Time Over Undisclosed Complaint
SEYMOUR – Members of the Seymour Board of Ethics met in executive session for about an hour Monday (Sept. 21) to discuss a complaint against a town official.
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Red Clover Farms’ Court Appeal Pushed To October
SEYMOUR – A farm’s appeal of a decision from the town’s ZBA has been pushed to a court date in October.
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Derby Legal Notice: State Election
Scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Public Notice: Derby BOE Meeting
6:30 p.m. Oct. 6 on Zoom.
Seymour Police Blotter
Sept. 28 through Oct. 4.
Ansonia Police Blotter
Covers Sept. 28 through Oct. 4.
Senior Resource Fair Upcoming In Ansonia
Oct. 7 at Warsaw Park.
Ansonia Marks Hispanic Heritage Month
‘Together we are more!”
New Derby PD Chief Hits The Ground Running
DERBY – A school resource officer walks the grounds of the high school/middle school campus, an officer has been assigned to a DEA task force, and a dog is in training to revive the department’s canine unit.
Speed Cams Deployed To Route 8 Work Zone
THE VALLEY – The state Department of Transportation is now using a speed camera to enforce speed limits near work zones on Route 8, a spokeswoman for the department confirmed.
‘Telescope Mountain’ Development Decision Due Oct. 13 In DerbyÂ
DERBY — A vote on whether to allow a housing subdivision atop ‘Telescope Mountain’ is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 13 in front of the city’s planning and zoning commission.
Derby Emergency Services Blotter
Sept. 28 until the morning of Oct. 5.
Weekly Calls To The Shelton FD
Covers Sept. 27 through Oct. 4.
Cause Of Derby HS Power Failure Discussed
Overgrown vegetation and vines.
Legal Notice: Invitation To Bid
Closes Nov. 16, 2026. Click for details.
WEAR IT. SHARE IT. SPREAD SOME VALLEYNESS.
Available Oct. 1 through Oct. 22.
New Date Household Hazardous Waste And Paint Collection
Saturday, Nov. 14.
Pub Crawl To Celebrate America’s 250th And Ansonia’s Restaurant Row
On Main Street, Oct. 10.
Valley YMCA Hosting Trunk-Or-Treat Oct. 17
From 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
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Weekly Route 8 Update From The State DOT
Night paving starts Oct. 18.