Emmett O’Brien’s 123 Graduates Step Toward The Future
ANSONIA – The next generation of aspiring chefs, carpenters, cosmetologists, electricians, engineers, health workers and mechanics stepped into promising futures Thursday (June 25) following Emmett O’Brien Technical High School’s annual graduation ceremony.
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Derby Unveils 50 Year Time Capsule At Bradley School
DERBY – Parents, students, and officials gathered June 24 to unbox a time capsule put together by students of Bradley School 50 years ago.
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Derby Chooses Company To Install School Bus Cameras
DERBY — The city chose a company to install cams and ticket motorists who pass stopped buses.
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obituaries
Alyce Joy Merola
Alyce Joy Merola, of Derby, passed away June 24. She was 71 years old.
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DAR Shares Story Of Liberty Bell Ringing
As 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches.
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Fireworks (And More) To Celebrate America’s 250th!
Fireworks, trivia, a reading of the Declaration of Independence, read how the…
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Ansonia Police Department Welcomes Two New Officers
ANSONIA – The Ansonia Police Commission voted Tuesday (June 16) to accept the hire of two new police officers.
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Public Employee Ordered To Pay Back $21,170 To Ansonia Woman
ANSONIA – A public works employee was ordered by the court to pay back $21,170 to an elderly city resident in order to resolve a court case.
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Kinneytown Dam Removal Gets $4 Million Boost
SEYMOUR – ANSONIA – The state Department of Economic and Community Development awarded $4 million to an agency working to demolish the defunct Kinneytown Dam near the border of Ansonia and Seymour.
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Downton Sounds Returns To Shelton Saturday, June 27
It’s the 13th year of the musical celebration.
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Ansonia Charter Revision Commission To Discuss Budget Process, Ward Reduction
ANSONIA – The city’s charter revision commission could discuss a reworking of…
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Seymour High School Graduates 149
SEYMOUR – Seymour High School’s Class of 2026 stepped into the future Tuesday.
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Derby Greenway To Get Security Cameras, Lights
DERBY – On the eve of the trail’s twentieth anniversary, the state is investing more than $500,000 to enhance the Derby Greenway.
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Cast Iron Chef Pizza & Bar Closes Its Doors In Seymour
SEYMOUR – Cast Iron Chef Pizza & Bar closed its doors June 6 after two years in Klarides Village Plaza off Route 67.
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Bright Futures At Ansonia High
158 members of the Ansonia High School Class of 2026 say goodbye.
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon Visits Seymour Schools
SEYMOUR — U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon toured Seymour schools Friday (June 13).
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Shelton Resident Makes Provost’s List At Hofstra University
With a 4.0 spring semester GPA.
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No Decision Yet In Seymour Regarding Red Clover Farm
SEYMOUR – No decision was made Thursday (June 11) by the Seymour Zoning Board of Appeals on a cease and desist order against the 110-year-old Red Clover Farms.
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Ansonia Consultant Gives Update On Fuel Cell Project
ANSONIA – This week former state Sen. Gary Hale outlined Mayor Frank Tyszka’s administration’s next steps to install fuel cells on a former industrial site, after a deal stalled and state legislators stepped in to assist.
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Kristin Silvestri Is Derby Public Schools Teacher Of The Year
English teacher takes home the top honor.
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U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon To Visit Seymour Schools
SEYMOUR – U.S. Secretary of Education Linda E. McMahon is scheduled to visit Seymour schools on Friday (June 12) to tour Seymour High School and to meet with students and school leaders from the Naugatuck Valley.
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Ansonia Aldermen Adopt Budget With Tax Increase
ANSONIA – The Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to adopt a $68.86 million combined city and school budget Tuesday (June 9) with an almost 1 mill increase.
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Ansonia Holds Juneteenth Ceremony
Read the press release here.
Shelton Boy Scout Troop 55 Celebrates 55 Years Of Community Leadership And Adventure
Happy birthday Troop 55!
Shelton FD Calls For Service
Covers June 14 through June 20.
Ansonia Could Adopt Budget June 9
ANSONIA – The Board of Aldermen could move to adopt a budget for the next fiscal year at a meeting Tuesday (June 9).
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High-Tech Con Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
NEW HAVEN – A former Shelton resident who ran an IT company pleaded guilty Tuesday to hijacking a client’s tech to swindle thousands of dollars.
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Ansonia Aldermen Push Budget Decision To Tuesday, June 9
ANSONIA – After a city budget failed at a referendum Monday (June 1), the Board of Aldermen met June 4 to discuss and possibly adopt a revised budget. However, the members voted to table all discussions and take no action until June 9.
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Seymour Resident Accused Of Bilking Food Wholesale Companies
SEYMOUR – A federal grand jury in New Haven last week returned a 10-count indictment against a 61-year-old Seymour resident for allegedly defrauding wholesale food companies of “hundreds of thousands of dollars,” according to the U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan’s office.
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Valley Residents Make Dean’s List At Eastern Connecticut State University
A full slate of local names!
Three Valley Residents On Hofstra University’s Dean’s List
Students from Oxford & Seymour.
Derby Neck Library Digs Into Summer Fun
Kickoff scheduled for June 29.
Ansonia To Raise Flag For Juneteenth
Noon at Veterans Memorial Park.
Channel 10 Programming Schedule
Hometown Heroes is 4 p.m. Sunday.
Seymour Police Charge Man With First-Degree Robbery
Next court appearance in July 2.
SEEC Dismisses Finance Complaint Against Ansonia Republican Party
ANSONIA – The state elections enforcement commission (SEEC) voted May 20 to dismiss a complaint against Ansonia Republicans for a celebration held two years ago.
Did People Know There Was A Budget Vote In Ansonia?
ANSONIA – Not everyone thought there was enough notice.
Oxford Resident Graduates From Adelphi University
Congrats, Brittany!
Shelton Resident Named To Dean’s List At Elms College
One of just about 400 students.
Teen Programs At Derby Public Library
YA Wednesdays and the Teen Advisory Board.
This Week In Valley History
The Humphreys of Seymour are traveling abroad.
TEAM, Inc. Receives $9.2 Million To Continue Head Start Program
ANSONIA – When Yvette Cartagena moved to Connecticut from New York more…
Lower Naugatuck Valley Job Fair Is June 24
At Ansonia High School.
UPDATE: Ansonia Voters Reject City Budget, Approve School Budget
ANSONIA — Residents approved a school budget today during a citywide referendum, but rejected the city side of the budget.
Ansonia Offers Free Youth Art Course
Sent by Ansonia.
Seymour ‘Friends’ Award Four Scholarships
Four $500 scholarships announced.
Written Threat Prompts Lockdowns At Derby Middle School And Derby High School
Police investigated, no credible threat.