by | Dec 23, 2024 10:06 pm | Comments (0)
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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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.
Continue reading ‘Griffin’s Wonderland Of Trees Raises More Than $10,000 For Spooner House’
by | Dec 23, 2024 7:58 am | Comments (0)
Continue reading ‘Learn About Efforts To Restore The Sterling Opera House In Derby’
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Continue reading ‘Derby Historical Society To Hose Twelfth Night Celebration’
by | Dec 22, 2024 6:49 pm | Comments (0)
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.
by | Dec 19, 2024 8:23 pm | Comments (0)
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.
Continue reading ‘Derby Hammer Assault Suspect Transferred To Milford’
by | Dec 19, 2024 8:21 pm | Comments (0)
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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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Derby High School – High Honors – 1st Marking Period – 2024/2025
High Honors – Grade 12
Kayla Adams, Sachi Anderson, Aliyah Chajchic, Safyre Clark, Syndell Cooper, Talia DiCapua, Kaelyn DiMartino,
O’nestii Gaines, Faith Gallishaw, Quinlan Gray, Raelynn Harris, Savannah Harrold, Shaliyah Howell,
Emma Hyder, Joseph Izquierdo, Mason Izquierdo, Tyler Izquierdo, Brianna Kling, Kevin McGuire,
Zomara Moya, Vanessa Nguyen, Antonio Ortiz, Gabriel Roman, Nicholas Sheridan, Cassandra Silkoff,
Aeriana Smith, Krystal Torres, Vincent Trinh, Matthew Wint, Trioni Wright
Continue reading ‘Derby High School First Semester Honor Rolls’
by | Dec 19, 2024 11:41 am | Comments (0)
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.
