by | Oct 2, 2013 9:25 am | Comments (0)
Hundreds of groups from the Valley and greater New Haven are participating in “The Great Give 2013,” which kicked off at 8 a.m.
It’s a 36-hour mega fundraiser for non-profit groups and area organizations.
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by | May 24, 2013 8:23 am | Comments (0)
The Valley Independent Sentinel won 12 awards in the 2012 Excellence in Journalism contest hosted by the Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Five of those were first place awards. The Valley Indy staff swept the video storytelling category, which had seven entries from four news outlets.
The Valley Indy competed in the “online circulation” category, which includes other web-based publications, including the Connecticut Mirror, AOL Patch, and Valley Indy affiliate The Branford Eagle, which took home 16 awards.
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by | Mar 7, 2013 11:09 am | Comments (0)
The Valley Indy was interviewed on WICC600 the morning of March 7 during Mike Bellamy’s “Coffee Break Chat.”
Topics included an Ansonia lawsuit, the mayoral race in Derby, an ADA issue in Seymour and a potential bond referendum in Derby.
by | Feb 13, 2012 1:52 pm | Comments (0)
Al Meadows, a member of the Derby/Shelton AMVETS and the creator of Operation Gift Cards, presented a certificate of appreciation to the Valley Independent Sentinel this month for publishing submitted articles about Operation Gift Cards.
The organization gives gift cards and gifts to wounded troops returning from combat.
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by | May 26, 2011 10:22 pm | Comments (0)
The Valley Independent Sentinel and the Branford Eagle — two news organizations part of the Online Journalism Project — took home 14 awards at the 2010 Excellence in Journalism dinner Thursday night.
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by | May 27, 2010 11:59 pm | Comments (0)
The Valley Independent Sentinel and its online affiliates, the New Haven Independent and the Branford Eagle, received nine awards in the 2010 Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists annual excellence in journalism contest.
The Valley Independent Sentinel received two first-place prizes — in the online feature and video storytelling categories.
by | Feb 18, 2010 10:12 am | Comments (0)
The Valley Independent Sentinel is mentioned this morning in some little periodical called “The New York Times.”
More importantly, Eddy’s Bake Shop in Ansonia gets a shout out!
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