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Annual Seymour Emergency Services Food Drive Is Saturday, Nov. 9

by | Nov 7, 2024 2:16 pm | Comments (0)

SEYMOUR — The Annual Seymour Emergency Services Food Drive is Saturday (Nov. 9) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Seymour Stop & Shop at 15 Franklin St.

All items donated will help feed local families this Thanksgiving. 

Requested items needed to make Thanksgiving Baskets are 12 to 15 lb turkeys, fresh sweet potatoes, carrots, cranberry sauce, potatoes, onions, gravy, stuffing mix, canned chicken, canned vegetables, cookies, children’s snack items, salad dressing and other non-perishable goods.

We hope to see you there!

Post taken from the Seymour Police Department Facebook page.

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Flood-Damaged Stores In Seymour Could Reopen By Christmas

by | Nov 6, 2024 5:19 pm | Comments (0)

Photo by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich

Woodland Wine & Spirits in Seymour.

SEYMOUR – Most of the store owners in the flood-damaged Klarides Village Plaza said they hope to be back in business around Christmas.

Thirteen businesses in the shopping center on Route 67 have been closed since the freakish flash flood of Aug 18.

“We’re anxious for our tenants to reopen,” said state Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria, whose family owns the plaza through Klarides Family Associates. ​“These people are like our family and being out of business as long as they’ve been, and not making any money, it hurts us just as much as it hurts them. We can’t wait to see everyone open again.”

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Election Briefs: The Winners In Other State Races

by | Nov 6, 2024 9:59 am | Comments (0)

Election Day was Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

The Valley Indy exclusively covered state House District 104. Click here for our election night story on that race.

Here are the winners of other state races in the lower Naugatuck Valley:

Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria, a Republican, was re-elected in state House District 105. She ran unopposed.

Rep. Jason Perillo, a Republican, was re-elected in state House District 113. He ran unopposed.

Rep. Mary Welander, a Democrat, won re-election to state House District 114. She ran unopposed.

Rep. Ben McGorty, a Republican, was re-elected in state House District 122.

Arnold Jensen, a Republican, was elected in state House District 131.

Sen. Eric Berthel, a Republican, was re-elected in state Senate District 32.

Sen. Kevin Kelly, a Republican, was re-elected in state Senate District 21.

Sen. Jorge Cabrera, a Democrat, was re-elected in state Senate District 17. He ran unopposed.

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Route 8 Construction Update For Weeks Of Nov. 4 & 11, 2024

by | Nov 4, 2024 9:32 am | Comments (0)

Connecticut DOT

Why is Route 8 asphalt being removed? Visit our FAQ page here to find out.

Nighttime work will continue from 6PM to 6AM:

  • Nighttime operations will typically occur Sunday night through Thursday night.
  • Saw-cutting will continue, and concrete pavement repair activities will continue, northbound from Exit 15 to 22 (New Exits 12B to 18).

Beginning November 11, 2024: Upcoming night work will include a period of 1 – 2 weeks to install a traffic shift for both lanes moving to the right shoulder to create a work area for upcoming barrier replacement. This will occur both northbound and southbound, between Exit 20 and 22 (New Exits 17 – 18).

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Dry Conditions Prompt Burn Bans Across The Valley

by | Nov 1, 2024 9:55 pm | Comments (0)

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DERBY-OXFORD — Fire officials in the City of Derby and the Town of Oxford sent messages on Friday (Nov. 1) warning people about the severe fire threat throughout all of Connecticut.

No one should be using flames for anything outside due to the dry conditions that have already allowed brush fires to ignite all over the state. Some 50 brush fires have already been reported. In addition to no rain — and none is forecasted — gusty winds have made the situation even more dangerous.

The list of things not to do include the use of grills and fire pits. Do not burn branches or any type of yard debris.

​“Please do your part in keeping the city safe from any fire dangers,” Derby Fire Marshal David J. Marcarelli said in a prepared statement.

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Five Of Six Towns In The Lower Valley Saw Crime Rates Drop In 2023

by | Oct 31, 2024 7:16 pm | Comments (0)

Derby police at the site of a shooting on Oct. 5, 2024 on Anson Street. No injuries were reported.

The crime rate dropped in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton between 2022 and 2023, according to a report released Wednesday (Oct. 30) by the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.

The crime rate in Beacon Falls increased slightly, but there were less than 80 incidents reported during the two years.

The ​“Crime in Connecticut” report shows Ansonia’s crime rate per 1,000 people dropped from 46.3 in 2022 to 42.4 in 2023.

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Black History Program In Seymour Nov. 16

by | Oct 31, 2024 10:25 am | Comments (0)

Kevin Johnson, in a still from a Connecticut State Library video.

The Oxford Historical Society will present Kevin Johnson as Jordan Freeman, an African-American servant of John Ledyard and the body servant of Col. William Ledyard in the Revolutionary War at the Great Hill United Methodist Church Hall, 225 Great Hill Road in Seymour. The program will take place on Saturday, November 16, at 2 p.m.

The donation for this event is $5. Students of all ages will be admitted free of charge.

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