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Jasmine Wright | Jan 24, 2025 5:26 am
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ANSONIA/SEYMOUR – A New York man was arrested Jan. 6 and charged with ten building violations across two commercial plazas in Ansonia and Seymour.
Eshagh Malekan, 71, of Mineola, N.Y., was charged with three counts of fire code violations at the Seymour Plaza on First Street, as well as seven counts of building code violations at the Maple Street Plaza in Ansonia.
Malekan was arraigned at Superior Court in Derby on Jan. 21.
According to the Ansonia arrest warrant application, one of Malekan’s tenants at the Maple Street Plaza at 27 Maple St. complained to the building department in January 2023. He said that water was leaking in through the roof and covering the floor, preventing him from accessing an electrical panel.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Jan 23, 2025 4:20 am
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(Left to right) Drugonis and Conroy.
SEYMOUR – Republican First Selectwoman Annmarie Drugonis is seeking re-election to a third term in office.
Drugonis, 55, is scheduled to make a formal announcement 6 p.m. Thursday at Cast Iron Pizza, 15 Klarides Village Drive.
“I enjoy working directly with the residents and resolving any issues they may have,” Drugonis said. “Community always comes first. This job is not just about sitting behind a desk. I’m a boots-on-the-ground person. I lead by doing. And I have a track record of delivering results and effectively addressing community needs.”
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Jasmine Wright | Jan 22, 2025 6:19 am
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The location of the murder.
SEYMOUR – In the hours before Christopher Stanley allegedly stabbed Rhahzhem Turner to death in a house on Ajellos Farm Road, the two had been arguing at a family gathering, police documents say.
Stanley, 33, was arraigned at Superior Court in Derby on Tuesday (Jan. 21) on charges of murder and first-degree assault. He stands accused of stabbing two people on the evening of Jan. 19.
His next court date is Feb. 13 at Superior Court in Milford.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Jan 21, 2025 1:14 pm
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SEYMOUR – Here are some highlights from the Seymour Police Department’s calls for service from Jan. 14, 2025 through Jan. 21, 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 148 calls for service and made seven arrests between Jan. 14, 2025 and Jan. 21, 2025.
Chris Stanley, of Mount Vernon, NY, was charged in connection to the stabbing.
SEYMOUR – A 46-year-old man was killed and a woman was injured after a stabbing inside a house on Ajellos Farm Road Sunday night.
The victim was identified as Rhahzhem Turner, of Port Chester, N.Y.
The woman’s name was not released. She was taken to Griffin Hospital for what police called“non life threatening injuries.”
Police identified the suspect in the crime as Chris Stanley, 33, of Mount Vernon, N.Y. He was arrested at the scene and charged with murder and first-degree assault, according to a press release from the Seymour Police Department.
Police were called to 22 Ajellos Farm Road at about 11:42 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 19).
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Sponsored Post | Jan 20, 2025 7:18 am
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Truckers said goodbye to one of their own with a special caravan in Seymour.
In a trend reflecting national funeral service changes, the Ansonia valley area is seeing increases in creative memorial services to honor the lives of those lost.
“As no two people are alike, no two memorial services are any longer,” states Jerry Macari Jr, President and Senior Director of Miller Macari Family Funeral Home in Seymour. “We take great pride in working with families to create memorial tributes as unique as the person whose life is being celebrated.”
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Press Release | Jan 20, 2025 7:02 am
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OXFORD — The Oxford Historical Society’s 7th Annual Fiber Festival will be held Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 13, from 1 – 4 p.m. The event will take place at the Twitchell-Rowland homestead, 60 Towner Lane, in Oxford. Towner Lane is off Route 67, across from St. Thomas Church.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Jan 16, 2025 5:24 am
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SEYMOUR – The town’s 181 public school teachers will see a 7.5 percent salary increase over the next three years, according to a contract approved last month.
Teachers will pay more toward health insurance over the life of the contract.
The Seymour Board of Education at its Dec. 9 meeting voted 7 – 0‑2 in favor of the contract. Board chairman Chris Champagne and board member Ed Strumello abstained from voting.
Per state law, the contract becomes binding after 30 days.
The contract was previously approved by the teachers’ union – the Seymour Education Association, or SEA – in November.
