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Sponsored Post | May 20, 2025 4:18 pm
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DERBY — Mayor Joseph DiMartino and the City of Derby cordially invite the public to celebrate the city’s birthday during the “350th Anniversary Celebration Weekend,” scheduled for May 30 through June 1 on the Derby Green.
Derby was named a township on May 13, 1675.
The weekend events are being planned by volunteer members of the Derby 350 Anniversary Committee. Please click this link to follow their updates on Facebook.
The Derby Green is on Elizabeth Street, surrounded by historic churches and the Sterling Opera House, the first building in Connecticut to be placed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
There will be food trucks, live music, kids’ activities, vendors, tours of the Sterling Opera House (on Saturday) and displays of Derby history, such as a trolley car that once transported people to and from Ansonia.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | May 19, 2025 12:14 pm
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SEYMOUR – Here are some highlights from the Seymour Police Department’s calls for service from May 12, 2025 through May 18, 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 316 calls for service and made six arrests between May 12, 2025 and May 18, 2025.
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Press Release | May 19, 2025 8:12 am
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SEYMOUR — The Town of Seymour proudly announces its annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Sunday, May 25, 2025, continuing a cherished tradition of honoring the brave men and women who served our country.
The parade will step off at 11:00 AM from French Memorial Park and proceed along Route 67 southwest, turning south onto Main Street, then onto Broad Street, and finally concluding at the Seymour Community Center.
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Press Release | May 15, 2025 11:42 am
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SHELTON— Valley United Way invites the community to its Annual Meeting and Dinner on Wednesday, June 26, 2025, at 5 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott in Shelton.
This signature event brings together local leaders, volunteers, nonprofit partners, and supporters to celebrate the past year’s impact and look ahead to the opportunities and challenges of the coming year.
This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Andrea Barton Reeves, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Social Services, a recognized leader in social impact and systems transformation.
Two distinguished community leaders will be honored with the Charles H. Flynn Humanitarian Award:
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PRESS RELEASE | May 15, 2025 11:26 am
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ANSONIA — Assumption School is a fully accredited Catholic school consisting of prekindergarten (three and four year old classes), a full-day kindergarten, and grades one through eight.
We strive every day to fulfill our mission to educate the whole child spiritually, academically, and socially in a safe, nurturing environment that defines the experience of a Catholic school education.
Assumption provides a balanced academic curriculum that integrates technology, faith, culture, and life. Here we are all a family and everyone is welcome!
It was also the year that Tony the Tiger started telling people that Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes were “Gr-r-reat!”
Fun fact: Thurl Ravenscroft is best known for supplying the voice of Tony and was the same guy who sang “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” in the original “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” TV special (although many people mistakenly think it was narrator Boris Karloff).
Here’s what was happening in the lower Valley, according to Evening Sentinel mircrofilm (available at public libraries in Derby and Seymour).
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | May 14, 2025 5:25 pm
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Photo By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Seybridge Pharmacy
SEYMOUR – Seybridge Pharmacy Jewelry & Gifts, in the community since 1986 at 37 New Haven Road, is scheduled to close its doors on Saturday (May 17).
The looming closure is happening just one year after the store’s original owners, Peter and Doreen Przybylsk, sold the business to Tejal and Harsh Patel, of New York.
Seymour Facebook community pages have had numerous posts in recent weeks from people complaining about customer service and other problems with the business, including issues delivering medication to customers’ houses
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Press Release | May 13, 2025 3:45 pm
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ANSONIA — Ten community gardens across the Valley are about to launch their 2025 growing season. Valley Community Gardens is a collective of communal growing spaces created to increase access to fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs and encourage neighbor-to-neighbor connections. Gardens are open to all and require no buy-in or plot rental.
The towns of Derby, Ansonia and Shelton all have functioning community gardens that allow residents to ‘rent a plot’ in order to grow and manage in their own space; however, waiting lists for a plot can be lengthy. The Valley Community Gardens, originally installed in 2017 by Valley United Way and later managed by Massaro Community Farm, are run communally, inviting anyone to participate in the entire garden, harvesting as they need or donating items to the nearest food pantry. Gardens are run by volunteer leaders who help coordinate instruction-led days in the garden, as well as ensuring gardens have basic supplies like seeds and seedlings, tools and access to water.
“We know that gardening knowledge has often skipped a generation,” says garden facilitator, Caty Poole, who served as Executive Director at Massaro Community Farm from 2012 – 2023. “People often see community gardens and think, ‘I’d like to do that but don’t know how’ or ‘I can’t do that by myself’.”
