by | Apr 29, 2025 10:34 am | Comments (0)
Ansonia Seymour Oxford Rotary Club will welcome Seymour and Oxford High School scholarship recipients to share their winning essay and to talk about their aspirations.
Join us Wednesday, May 7, at 5:00 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church Community Room, 91 West Church Street, Seymour, CT.
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by | Apr 29, 2025 7:55 am | Comments (0)
DERBY — More than 60 Valley-based nonprofits — a record number — have signed up to participate in the 2025 Great Give on May 7 – 8.
The 36-hour online fundraising spectacular, created by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF) in 2010, unites donors with area nonprofits online in a fun and engaging way.
The Great Give raises money and awareness for area nonprofits and causes with valuable matching funds and prizes from TCF, the Valley Community Foundation (VCF), and other generous sponsors. Last year, The Great Give raised more than $3.8 million for a record number 553 nonprofits in the Valley and Greater New Haven area.
There were 57 Valley-based nonprofits that participated in 2024, raising more than $507,000 for organizations in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton.
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by | Apr 28, 2025 3:32 pm | Comments (0)
SEYMOUR – Here are some highlights from the Seymour Police Department’s calls for service from April 21, 2025 through April 27, 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 310 calls for service and made six arrests between April 21, 2025 and April 27, 2025.
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by | Apr 28, 2025 12:14 pm | Comments (0)
SEYMOUR — The Valley Independent Sentinel won six awards from the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for stories published in 2024, SPJ officials announced Monday (April 28).
The Valley Indy has now won 50 CT SPJ awards since launching in 2009.
In addition, The Valley Indy received a Silver Medal Award from The Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce in 2017, and the Stephen Collins Memorial Award from The Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information in 2024.
The awards are as follows:
by | Apr 28, 2025 9:11 am | Comments (0)
We’re looking for lower Valley nonprofits to interview during our annual Great Give livestream on Facebook!
If your org is participating in the GG and you want to talk about your nonprofit during the GG, email [email protected].
We’re specifically looking for nonprofits in Ansonia-Derby-Oxford-Seymour-Shelton.
Slots fill up very quickly — we will email back a proposed time if you’re interested. We will not be able to accommodate everyone, but we will do our best.
The interviews are live video, using Stream Yard broadcasting to Valley Indy Facebook — a working microphone is a must!
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by | Apr 28, 2025 5:45 am | Comments (0)
SEYMOUR — Here are the Top 10 students from the Class of 2025 at Seymour High School:
1. Shayan Khan is the current president of the National Honor Society and an active member of Seymour High School’s Chess Club. He also enjoys playing basketball at the community center, doing integrals, and studying space. Pursuing physics/astronomy in college, he plans to join the next generation of NASA scientists while also pursuing TikTok. He is the valedictorian of the class of 2025.
2. Robert (Robby) Carrafiello is a fourth generation SHS Wildcat. He values being a part of the Seymour community where he has learned and grown from his experiences at Country Bear Preschool, CLS, SMS and SHS. He is a four year athlete who served as a senior captain for the boys’ soccer and boys’ basketball teams. He is a proud member of SHS Best Buddies, where he enjoys making social connections with peers who have intellectual disabilities. He is also a role model in the KinderCats program, where Robby and fellow seniors mentor students at Bungay School academically and socially. Each year, Robby volunteers at the Seymour Pumpkin Festival in a variety of capacities throughout the day. He is an annual participant in the Seymour Pink 5k and the Brian Injury Association of Connecticut’s Walk for Thought. For the past 3 years, he has been a volunteer counselor at the Seymour Recreation youth basketball summer camp. He was named one of two CIwAC Scholar Athletes representing SHS in 2025. Robby, along with two of his peers, were chosen to serve as student representatives on the Board of Education District Awards committee this spring. He was honored to be the recipient of the Harvard Book Award and Rensselaer Medal in his junior year. Robby would like to further his education in a metropolitan area. He enjoys mathematics as well as the humanities, but is undecided on a major and how he would like to apply his strengths to a career path. He is the salutatorian of the class of 2025.
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by | Apr 28, 2025 5:36 am | Comments (0)
Muralist Amanda Pullano creates a pop-up mural during the 2024 'Celebrate Shelton' festival.
SEYMOUR – The barren wall spanning the corner of Main and Broad streets could soon come alive with a colorful mural paying homage to the town’s history.
That’s according to Linda Bellavance, a member of the Seymour Culture and Arts Commission.
Bellavance brought the idea of having a mural painted on the blank wall to the Board of Selectpersons meeting on March 4. The board members gave their unanimous blessing to the commission to proceed with the project.
The mural is expected to cost about $8,000 total. Half of that amount comes from a $4,000 grant from the Valley Community Foundation. The commission plans to use $2,000 from its current budget, plus another $2,000 from next year’s budget, to fill the other half.
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by | Apr 25, 2025 6:42 pm | Comments (0)
Connecticut DOT
The following is copy-pasted from the Connecticut DOT website:
Why is Route 8 asphalt being removed? Visit our FAQ page here to find out.
Work will continue during the daytime, 7AM to 3PM, Monday through Friday
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by | Apr 25, 2025 5:24 am | Comments (0)
SEYMOUR – Seymour Middle School eighth-grade graders Mackenzie Browning and Lily Gampel are hosting an Earth Day cleanup scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (April 26) at Chatfield Park, 11 Chatfield St.
The students are doing the project as part of their membership in the Junior National Honor Society.
“We thought a cleanup would be a good idea, not only to raise awareness about Earth Day, but it’s a great way to involve the community,” Mackenzie told members of the Seymour Board of Selectpersons at a meeting April 15.
Volunteers are encouraged to lend a helping hand. Mackenzie said garbage bags and gloves will be provided. Those looking to help can sign up at https://bit.ly/chatfieldcleanup25.
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by | Apr 23, 2025 9:10 am | Comments (0)
Sisters Evelyn and Elizabeth Sember try on traditional Korean clothing shared by paraeducator, Sungok Hong.
SEYMOUR — Seymour Public Schools welcomed over 150 guests on Friday evening, April 4th, for a lively and heartwarming Multicultural Festival hosted at Chatfield-LoPresti School.
The event brought together students and families from across the district — including the high school, middle school, and both elementary schools — to celebrate the vibrant diversity of the community.
The festival featured a colorful array of cultural displays, traditional clothing, live music, dancing, games, and a variety of international foods — not to mention plenty of pizza to go around. High school students and community members proudly represented their heritage, creating an engaging and educational experience for all.
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