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Jasmine Wright | Jun 17, 2025 7:08 pm
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Alderwoman Bobbi Tar addresses the board during a meeting June 10. The city announced plans to boot cars years ago, but city staff said they never actually started doing it.
ANSONIA – The Ansonia Board of Aldermen voted to move forward with a “booting” program for vehicle owners who are late on their taxes.
The Aldermen voted 10 – 2 June 10 to direct city staff to notify residents when they’re two years late on their motor vehicle taxes. If a resident doesn’t pay up, a towing company will be authorized to immobilize their car with a vehicle clamp.
“There’s so many cars, and we have this discussion constantly, that have not paid their taxes in extended periods of time,” said Alderwoman Bobbi Tar, who brought the measure before the board. “The city is in a position where we need to start collecting those back taxes.”
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Jun 17, 2025 4:12 pm
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(Left to right) Robert DeNomme of Prospect found Seymour High School Laura (Schneider) Volk's 1986 class ring.
SEYMOUR – A metal detector and an elected official’s judicious use of Facebook recently reunited a Seymour High School grad with a class ring she hadn’t seen since Ferris Bueller took a day off.
Laura Volk, 56, lost her SHS Class of 1986 ring during a senior picnic at Holiday Hill, a 200-acre resort in Prospect, shortly before graduating.
Volk said she had put the ring in her front pocket just as the egg toss was about to start.
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Press Release | Jun 17, 2025 3:21 pm
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The following was sent to The Valley Indy by the Ansonia Senior Center:
Age Well Program Topic: Bone Health Rock Solid: Strong Bones for Life Free blood pressure screening located at The Ansonia Senior Center 65 Main St Ansonia Please call to register 203 – 736-5933 July 3rd 1:30 pm‑2:30 pm
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Press Release | Jun 16, 2025 3:23 pm
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Pictured: (l-r) Diana Cary, Mary Midiuk, Jen Shuart, Kelly Clarkson.
ANSONIA — Traveling Toys, Inc. is thrilled to announce its upcoming appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show as part of the show’s celebrated “Rad Humans” segment. The episode is scheduled to air June 17, 2025, spotlighting the organization’s transformative work in communities across Connecticut and beyond.
Traveling Toys was co-founded by Mary Didiuk and Diana Caty in 2019 as an innovative nonprofit committed to inspiring learning through play, by providing libraries with the funds to purchase high-quality toys and games. To date, Traveling Toys has created 19 toy lending libraries in Connecticut, with four more to open this year, and funding has been secured for 8 more libraries.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Jun 16, 2025 2:26 pm
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SEYMOUR – Here are some highlights from the Seymour Police Department’s calls for service from June 9, 2025 through June 15, 2025.
It is a partial list of calls, curated by The Valley Indy. The goal is to give the public a head’s up on what’s happening in the community.
Note: generally, this publication does not post the names of people charged with misdemeanors; the names of victims; or numbered residential addresses. If we publish a suspect’s name, we track the case.
Seymour police received 328 calls for service and made nine arrests between June 9, 2025 and June 15, 2025.
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Jasmine Wright | Jun 16, 2025 1:15 pm
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ANSONIA – Police arrested a Massachusetts woman they say took part in a street takeover in Ansonia.
Madison Braska, 22, was arrested June 12 and charged with first-degree riot, first-degree conspiracy to commit riot, interfering with an officer, and risk of injury to a child, police announced in a press release.
Braska is the second person to be arrested in connection to an April takeover that blocked off parts of Wakelee Avenue, police said. Another person, a 17-year-old male, was arrested May 15. Police said they expect more arrests to come.
According to an arrest warrant, an officer on the scene identified Braska after a tense confrontation that led to a car accident. She had allegedly brought her 2‑year-old son to the street takeover with her.
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Jasmine Wright | Jun 16, 2025 11:57 am
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ANSONIA – Here are some highlights from the Ansonia Police Department’s calls for service from June 9, 2025 through June 15, 2025.
It is a partial list of calls, curated by The Valley Indy. The goal is to give the public a head’s up on what’s happening in the community.
Note: generally, this publication does not post the names of people charged with misdemeanors; the names of victims; or numbered residential addresses. If we publish a suspect’s name, we track the case.
Ansonia police received 329 calls for service and made 12 arrests between June 9, 2025 and June 15, 2025.
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Press Release | Jun 16, 2025 11:53 am
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DERBY – The Annual 5K Walk/Run to benefit the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital, 350 Seymour Ave., Derby, will celebrate its 17th year on Sat., Sept. 20.
This non-competitive, family-friendly event begins with day-of registration at 7:30 a.m., and starts at 9 a.m. D’Addario Automotive Group in Shelton is this year’s Presenting Sponsor.
Registration is $35 and includes a t‑shirt. The registration fees will increase by $5 after Sept. 8. Pre-registration is encouraged at griffinhealth.org/5k.
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Eugene Driscoll | Jun 16, 2025 11:43 am
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SEYMOUR — Project Purple, a Seymour based nonprofit with a mission of a world without pancreatic cancer, recently donated uniform hats to the Seymour Police Department.
Dino Verrelli, Project Purple’s CEO and founder, said pancreatic cancer impacts many people and families, including police officers and their families.
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Press Release | Jun 16, 2025 10:30 am
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Sandra Arburr.
DERBY — The Valley Community Foundation (VCF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sandra Arburr as its new Grants and Nonprofit Support Manager, a key position charged with overseeing the foundation’s strategic grantmaking and nonprofit engagement across the Valley.
Arburr has more than 30 years of professional experience in human services, nonprofit administration, and municipal leadership bringing a wealth of knowledge and a deep understanding of community needs to this critical role.
Her extensive background in program development, strategic planning, grant writing, and services for the aging makes her a natural fit for VCF’s mission of strengthening Valley communities through philanthropy and partnerships, said Sharon Closius, VCF’s President and CEO.
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Press Release | Jun 16, 2025 8:46 am
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ANSONIA – Traveler On A Mission (TOAM) is honored to be named an official charity partner for the 2025 Eversource Hartford Marathon, taking place on Saturday, October 11, 2025. TOAM is proud to represent the Lower Naugatuck Valley as the only nonprofit from the region selected for this prestigious partnership.
“This is more than a race, it’s a chance to uplift lives,” said Tanaya Henry, Founder of Traveler On A Mission. “Every step taken and every dollar raised helps improve the health and dignity of our neighbors in need.”
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Fire Marshal James Tortora | Jun 16, 2025 8:40 am
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On 6/9/25 at 8:31 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. # 1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to an automatic fire alarm activated at #4 Research Drive. There was no fire.
On 6/9/25 at 10:50 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a motor vehicle accident on route 8 south bound between exits 9 and 7.
On 6/9/25 at 1:49 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to an automatic fire alarm activated at #375 Coram Avenue. There was no fire.
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Eugene Driscoll | Jun 16, 2025 6:11 am
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Derby City Hall (Wikimedia photo) with Brian Hall pictured.
DERBY – The city’s debt rating has been revised to show a negative outlook, according to a report from S&P Global Ratings.
“The negative outlook reflects our view that there is at least a one-in-three chance we could lower the rating within our two-year outlook horizon,” according to a “ratings action” statement issued by S&P Global Ratings on June 12.
A debt rating is similar to a personal credit rating. It affects how much money a municipality can borrow and the interest rate paid.
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Jasmine Wright | Jun 13, 2025 9:34 pm
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Members of Derby High School's Class of 2025 step onto Louis DeFilippo Field for the 149th commencement ceremony.
DERBY – When class salutatorian Vanessa Nguyen took the podium, she said she flourished in high school thanks to the support of her friends and teachers.
“Whether it was my teacher encouraging me to present an assignment of a recording of my singing, or my best friend practically forcing me to audition for this past year’s musical, you all supported me and helped to shape me into who I am today,” said Nguyen, who will be studying economics this fall at Brown University.
On Friday (June 13), Nguyen and 103 other members of the class of 2025 stepped onto the Louis DeFilippo Field within the Leo F. Ryan sports complex for Derby High School’s 149th commencement ceremony.
Coming off of a recent school trip to Italy, keynote speaker and Italian teacher Hunter Sigona told the class that this is only the start of their journeys.
“Italians understand that, perhaps with the exception of Rome and a mother’s love, nothing true lasts forever. Italians use the term ‘arrivederci,’ which really translates to ‘until we see each other again,’” Sigona said.
