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 CTSPJ 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 Valley Indy was the guest Aug. 25 on “Coffee Chat” on WICC-AM.
Reporter Eugene Driscoll chatted with WICC program director/news director Mike Bellamy about Valley headlines, and reviewed the most stories of the week on ValleyIndy.org.
One half of the Valley Indy’s reporting staff was on WICC-AM Tuesday morning to rundown local headlines.
Reporter Eugene Driscoll talked about Derby Alderman Art Gerckens’ complaints about conflicts of interest in Derby city government, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s appearance on the ‘Valley Navel Gazing’ podcast, and an upcoming forum on opioid abuse in the state.
The Valley Indy won seven awards Thursday from the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists, including two first place wins for an investigation about O’Sullivan’s Island in Derby.
Five of the seven awards were first-place wins.
The nonprofit online publication has won 34 reporting awards since launching in June 2009.
The Valley Indy was happy to be interviewed on Ken Tuccio’s ‘Welcome to CT’ podcast about local news — and how the Valley has changed over the years.
Tuccio’s an expert — he grew up in Ansonia!
As reporters Ethan Fry and Eugene Driscoll ramble on about hyperlocal journalism, Tuccio talks about the “Valley stigma” he didn’t know existed until he left the Valley.
The Valley Indy won seven awards Thursday from the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists, including two first place wins for an investigation about O’Sullivan’s Island in Derby.
The Valley Indy was happy to be interviewed on Ken Tuccio’s 