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Press Release | May 12, 2025 10:25 am
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The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) has published a draft Open Space Inventory map and report for public comment from May 12, 2025, to June 13, 2025. The interactive map displays every open space property across the 19-town region, with information on ownership, acreage, use, and level of legal protection, while the report provides important background and highlights key properties for each municipality. The map and report are available at nvcogct.gov/osi.
The term “open space” covers a variety of undeveloped land used for conservation, recreation, historic preservation, agriculture, or similar purposes. Understanding where open spaces are located within the region, what they are used for, and whether they are legally protected from development helps local governments and land trusts engage in well-informed planning.
The interactive map allows users to click on any open space property in the region and access details about it. Data layers related to endangered species, farmland soils, and demographics can be overlaid on the map to identify areas of interest.
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Fire Marshal James Tortora | May 12, 2025 8:16 am
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On 5/5/25 at 9:23 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a mutual aid call to the Derby Fire Department.
On 5/5/25 at 6:30 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a tree down on a vehicle at #66 Longmeadow Road.
On 5/5/25 at 10:30 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Howe Avenue near Myrtle Street.
On 5/5/25 at 11:59 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to an automatic fire alarm activated at #46 North Street. There was no fire.
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Press Release | May 9, 2025 3:26 pm
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DERBY — The Valley once again showed its incredible generosity during The Great Give 2025, helping to raise a record-breaking $4.2 million in just 36 hours for 543 nonprofits across the Valley and Greater New Haven.
Of that historic grand total, more than $466,000 was raised by 61 Valley-based nonprofits serving Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton. The number of nonprofits participating and total in donations are both Valley records. The increase in donations was more than 8‑percent over last year’s Valley total.
Part of that total includes $270,000 in donations from 27 Valley Community Foundation (VCF) Donor Advised fundholders. In all, 1,783 donations were made during the Great Give from people who either live or work in the Valley, a 21-percent increase in gifts over last year.
THEVALLEY– The Great Give, a 36-hour online fundraiser for hundreds of Connecticut nonprofits, was held May 7 and May 8, 2025.
During The Great Give, The Valley Indy — a nonprofit online newspaper covering Ansonia, Derby & Seymour, Connecticut — conducted its annual “Valley Indy Great Give Livestream” on Facebook.
About 24 local nonprofit leaders appeared as guests on The Valley Indy stream during The Great Give, including David Morgan, the CEO of TEAM, Inc., and Lillian McKenzie, TEAM’s development and communication manager.
TEAM, based in Derby, is a Naugatuck Valley community action agency, operating programs such as Meals on Wheels, home heating aid, food assistance, senior nutrition programs, early childhood programs, the annual “Toys 4 Kids” holiday toy drive, a diaper bank, and much more.
TEAM received about $18.1 million in federal grants & contracts, according to its 2024 annual report.
In this clip, Morgan talks about how a potential loss of funding would impact the agency’s mission in Connecticut’s Naugatuck Valley.
During The Great Give, we will be welcoming more than a dozen nonprofit leaders to our 2025 Valley Indy Great Give Livestream, which you can watch by clicking the play button above. If you want to chat with us during the livestream, visit us on Facebook during the event. Click here for the hour-by-hour schedule.
The Great Give starts at 8 a.m. May 7 and ends at 8 p.m. May 8.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | May 6, 2025 5:09 pm
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This week we’re going back to 1992, when NASA’s maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour launched and the riots that engulfed Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict have come to an end. People were watching popular shows like “Matlock,” “Seinfeld” and “Star Trek- The Next Generation.” Texting is not a thing yet. Instead, people are using landline phones and pagers.
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Shelton Fire Marshal James Tortora | May 5, 2025 12:24 pm
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On 4/28/25 at 7:10 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a brush fire that spread to a neighbor’s storage shed in the rear of #125 River Road.
On 4/29/25 at 1:25 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to standby at the Monroe Fire Station #1.
On 4/29/25 at 6:02 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to an automatic fire alarm activated at the Bishop Wicke Health Care #384 Long Hill Avenue. There was no fire.
On 4/29/25 at 8:09 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #31 Carley Street for an open burning.
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Press Release | May 1, 2025 10:30 am
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SHELTON – The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) will take audiences on a nostalgic, high-energy adventure when it presents a weekend of live video game music in collaboration with the genre-bending band DiscoCactus at Let’s Play! Video Game Music Reimagined.
Led by Principal Pops Conductor Chelsea Tipton, II, performances will take place on Saturday, May 31 at Southern Connecticut State University’s Lyman Center for the Performing Arts and Sunday, June 1 at Shelton High School. Both concerts begin at 3:00 p.m., with a special “Cosplay Hour” starting at 2 p.m. in each venue’s lobby — encouraging fans to gear up and show off their favorite video game character looks before the music begins.
Tickets start at $15. Tickets for youth under 18 are free with the purchase of an adult ticket. To purchase tickets, visit NewHavenSymphony.org or call (203) 693‑1486 Monday-Friday from 12 – 5pm.
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Press Release | May 1, 2025 9:57 am
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SHELTON – The Coleman Bros. Carnival is back in Shelton, from May 8 to May 18! Click here for the Facebook event page.
Bring the whole family for classic carnival fun — rides, games, food wagons, and more! A portion of proceeds from the carnival will support the Boys & Girls’ Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley.
The carnival will be from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays, and 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends.
