SEYMOUR – The Valley Independent Sentinel won four awards from the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for stories published in 2025, SPJ officials announced Tuesday (May 5).
The Valley Indy has now won 54 CT SPJ awards since launching in 2009.
The latest awards are as follows:
BREAKING NEWS
Third place: “Ansonia Dog Saved From Icy Banks Of Naugatuck River,” written by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
CONTINUING COVERAGE OR SERIES
Second place: “Morales Murder Trial Coverage,” by Jasmine Wright
IN-DEPTH LOCAL REPORTING
Third place: “Ansonia Library Director Filed Discrimination Complaint Before Retiring,” Wright
PODCASTING
Third place: “Navel Gazing: The Valley Indy Podcast,” by Eugene Driscoll and Jasmine Wright
The New Haven Independent — The Valley’s sister site — won 13 awards in the CT SPJ contest.
About The Valley Indy
The Valley Independent launched in 2009 after The Online Journalism Project, Inc. teamed with The Valley Community Foundation to secure a grant from The Knight Foundation.
The Valley Indy has received substantial grant support over 16 years from The Valley Community Foundation, The Katharine Matthies Foundation, The Online Journalism Project, and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.
In 2017 the publication was received the Silver Medal Award from the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.
In 2024 it received the Stephen A. Collins Memorial Award from The Connecticut Council of Freedom Information (CCFOI) for its “pursuit of open and accountable government in the highest tradition of a free and vigorous press.”
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