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Jasmine Wright | Dec 25, 2024 7:53 am
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Hey, that's me, awkwardly hovering around the site of the rail washout in August!
Here are my top five stories from the last year – which was also my first at The Valley Indy.
Before I begin, just a quick note of thanks: The Valley Indy is funded through foundation grants and reader support. It’s been a privilege to hop on board here, and it wouldn’t be possible without that support. In other words: You’re the reason we have jobs. So thank you.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Dec 24, 2024 7:48 am
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It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. As we say goodbye to 2024, it’s time to announce my personal top five picks for The Valley Indy stories of the year.
From the devastating flash flooding in August that claimed two Valley lives to a triumphant tale of a Valley swimmer who nabbed his second Olympic Bronze medal, there was no shortage of news that happened in the Valley over the last 365 days.
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Press Release | Dec 23, 2024 5:09 pm
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DERBY – Griffin Hospital’s 2024 Annual Holiday Wonderland of Trees fundraiser collected a record $10,156 for Spooner House in Shelton to help feed and shelter area families in need this winter.
As part of Griffin’s Planetree Person-Centered Care Philosophy, the Holiday Wonderland of Trees calls on hospital departments to decorate three-foot artificial evergreen trees that are raffled off every December. The fundraiser aims to help improve health and well-being of the Griffin community by supporting the Spooner House’s services.
This is the 14th year of the fundraiser, which has raised more than $104,000 in total.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Dec 23, 2024 6:21 am
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SEYMOUR – A referendum is scheduled for Oct. 9, 2025 on whether the town should build a new Bungay Elementary School.
The project would cost an estimated $58.1 million. Seymour would pay an estimated $24.3 million of that construction bill after state reimbursement.
The town’s Board of Selectpersons unanimously voted Dec. 17 to send the project to referendum.
Educators at Bungay Elementary School teach children in kindergarten through fifth grade. There are about 450 students and 70 staffers, according to the school’s website. The building was constructed in 1954 and was last renovated in 1996.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Dec 22, 2024 6:49 pm
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December 1965 saw the release of “Christmas Time Is Here,” the now classic tune by the Vince Guaraldi Trio off the ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ television special.
God bless us all!
Here is what was happening locally this week in 1965.
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Jasmine Wright | Dec 19, 2024 8:23 pm
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DERBY – A Derby man accused of sneaking into his neighbor’s house and attacking a teenager with a hammer had his case transferred Dec. 19 to Superior Court in Milford, where more serious crimes are heard.
Andrew Fogarty is accused of home invasion and second-degree assault in connection to an incident in the early hours of Dec. 6. Both charges are felonies.
His case has twice appeared on the docket in Superior Court in Derby, the city where the crime took place.
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Eugene Driscoll | Dec 19, 2024 8:21 pm
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DERBY — The city’s board of education voted unanimously on Thursday (Dec. 19) to require school uniforms for students starting at the beginning of the next school year.
Derby schools have a dress code policy, but officials thought staff was spending too much time adjudicating potential dress code violations.
Jim Gildea, the chairman of the Derby Board of Education, said uniforms will cut out the distraction.
“This initiative has always aimed to give our administrators more time to concentrate on educating our students rather than managing dress code issues,” Gildea wrote in a text message to The Valley Indy.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Dec 19, 2024 3:48 pm
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SEYMOUR – The Seymour Board of Education on Dec. 9 celebrated the achievements of students and staff members during its final meeting of the year.
Here are the highlights:
The following students were nominated by one of their teachers and recognized as Seymour Champions for academic, social and community awareness.
*Bungay School
First grader Mackenzie Bullard was feted for starting up the Seymour Food 2 Kids program which provides snacks and food to struggling families in the community.
Third grader Kiley Sawicki was recognized for going out of her way to ensure others are included and for her awareness of how her fellow students are feeling.
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Press Release | Dec 19, 2024 11:41 am
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State Rep. Kara Rochelle in a Valley Indy file photo.
State Rep. Kara Rochelle (D – Ansonia, Derby) will hold her monthly in-person Community Coffee Event on Friday, December 20, 2024, from 8 am — 9 am in the private room of the Valley Diner, 636 New Haven Ave, Derby.
Residents from Derby and Ansonia are welcome to attend this event. They are encouraged to come share their thoughts, ask questions, and provide feedback on state policy issues.
