by | May 8, 2024 1:17 pm | Comments (0)
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DERBY — The following honor rolls were submitted by Derby Middle School.
Congratulations to the students, their families, and the educators!
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by | May 8, 2024 10:21 am | Comments (0)
This week in history!
From the digital files of The Evening Sentinel, courtesy of The Ansonia Historical Commission.
Note: the summaries are paraphrased from the original Sentinel articles if parts of the original were unreadable.
by | May 7, 2024 3:04 pm | Comments (0)
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DERBY — Derby’s Housatonic Council Cub Scout Pack 3, Boy Scout Troop 3, and Venture Crew 33 are proud to present their 98th Annual Scout Gang Show on May 11th at 7:30 PM. The event will take place at the historic Derby United Methodist Church, located near the Derby Green at the corner of 5th and Elizabeth Streets, Derby.
The Scout Gang Show, which is part vaudeville and part variety show, is the longest-running show of its kind, having been performed on the same stage in the fellowship hall of the Derby United Methodist Church since 1922, with the exception of a two-year hiatus during World War II and two years due to COVID.
This year’s show is themed “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” and features more than 20 songs performed by the scouts. Highlights of this year’s show include songs “Ain’t that a shame”, “Candy Man”, “Goody Goody” and “Amazing Grace.”
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by | May 7, 2024 11:06 am | Comments (0)
DERBY – Valley nonprofits raised more than $507,000 during the 2024 Great Give last week, making the 36-hour online giving event one of its most successful.
In all, donors gave more than $3.8 million supporting 550 nonprofits throughout the Valley and Greater New Haven region.
Of that total, just over $431,000 was donated to nonprofit organizations in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton.
By the end of the fundraising event, 58 Valley-based organizations had participated, and 1,440 individual donations were made by people who live and/or work in the Valley.
Also, more than $234,000 of the Valley total was donated by 25 Valley Community Foundation (VCF) Donor Advised fundholders.
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by | May 6, 2024 6:27 pm | Comments (0)
Owner Billy Richmond smiles while Linda Fusco, Derby Mayor Joseph DiMartino's chief of staff, gets ready to break stuff.
DERBY — If you’ve been passed over for that promotion at work, going through a bad breakup, tripped over the kids’ toys or are just plain stressed out from life in general, a new business in downtown Derby might just be the outlet you need to let off some steam.
Explicitly Broken Rage Rooms recently opened at 61 Elizabeth St. Customers pay to hurl plates across a room, whack a computer monitor with a crowbar, bash beer bottles with a baseball bat and smash a TV with a sledgehammer.
by | May 5, 2024 6:52 am | Comments (0)
DERBY – For the past 124 years, Derby Elks Lodge #571 has been lending a helping hand and spreading goodwill to Valley organizations and beyond from its headquarters on Elizabeth Street.
Whether they’re handing out scholarships to high school students, collecting food for Valley folks in need, or making Christmas morning brighter by ensuring local kids have presents under the tree, the Derby Elks’ charitable spirit knows no bounds.
“The Derby Lodge of Elks is a great community of people who work together to help others,” said Elks’ Esteemed Leading Knight Maria Blackwell in an email to the Valley Indy. “Working together to make a difference in the lives of others creates a bond between members.”
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by | May 3, 2024 9:48 am | Comments (0)
This week in history!
From the digital files of The Evening Sentinel, courtesy of The Ansonia Historical Commission.
Note: the summaries are paraphrased from the original Sentinel articles if parts of the original were unreadable.
by | May 3, 2024 9:16 am | Comments (0)
DERBY — The Derby Elks Club is hosting a fishing rodeo Saturday in Derby. Check out the flyer for details.
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by | May 3, 2024 7:11 am | Comments (0)
DERBY — The annual Derby softball ‘pink’ game is scheduled for Saturday, May 4. See the flyer for details.
The games are played at Red Clynch Memorial Field at Payden Park off Chatfield Street in Derby.
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by | May 2, 2024 10:00 pm | Comments (0)
SEYMOUR — The Valley Indy is happy and humbled to report we exceeded our fundraising goal during The Great Give, a 36-hour online fundraiser benefiting more than 500 nonprofit groups in greater New Haven.
According to the unofficial tally, 140 people donated $12,086 to The Valley Indy. The goal was $10,000.
The Valley Indy is deeply grateful for the support.
The Valley Indy was live on the Internet for about 23 of the 36 hours, interviewing nonprofit leaders and local newsmakers. The entire livestream is posted below, in six parts.
The Valley Indy thanks the following Great Give supporters:
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