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December 1965 saw the release of “Christmas Time Is Here,” the now classic tune by the Vince Guaraldi Trio off the ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ television special.
God bless us all!
Here is what was happening locally this week in 1965.
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DERBY – A Derby man accused of sneaking into his neighbor’s house and attacking a teenager with a hammer had his case transferred Dec. 19 to Superior Court in Milford, where more serious crimes are heard.
Andrew Fogarty is accused of home invasion and second-degree assault in connection to an incident in the early hours of Dec. 6. Both charges are felonies.
His case has twice appeared on the docket in Superior Court in Derby, the city where the crime took place.
Continue reading ‘Derby Hammer Assault Suspect Transferred To Milford’
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DERBY — The city’s board of education voted unanimously on Thursday (Dec. 19) to require school uniforms for students starting at the beginning of the next school year.
Derby schools have a dress code policy, but officials thought staff was spending too much time adjudicating potential dress code violations.
Jim Gildea, the chairman of the Derby Board of Education, said uniforms will cut out the distraction.
“This initiative has always aimed to give our administrators more time to concentrate on educating our students rather than managing dress code issues,” Gildea wrote in a text message to The Valley Indy.
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Derby High School – High Honors – 1st Marking Period – 2024/2025
High Honors – Grade 12
Kayla Adams, Sachi Anderson, Aliyah Chajchic, Safyre Clark, Syndell Cooper, Talia DiCapua, Kaelyn DiMartino,
O’nestii Gaines, Faith Gallishaw, Quinlan Gray, Raelynn Harris, Savannah Harrold, Shaliyah Howell,
Emma Hyder, Joseph Izquierdo, Mason Izquierdo, Tyler Izquierdo, Brianna Kling, Kevin McGuire,
Zomara Moya, Vanessa Nguyen, Antonio Ortiz, Gabriel Roman, Nicholas Sheridan, Cassandra Silkoff,
Aeriana Smith, Krystal Torres, Vincent Trinh, Matthew Wint, Trioni Wright
Continue reading ‘Derby High School First Semester Honor Rolls’
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State Rep. Kara Rochelle in a Valley Indy file photo.
State Rep. Kara Rochelle (D – Ansonia, Derby) will hold her monthly in-person Community Coffee Event on Friday, December 20, 2024, from 8 am — 9 am in the private room of the Valley Diner, 636 New Haven Ave, Derby.
Residents from Derby and Ansonia are welcome to attend this event. They are encouraged to come share their thoughts, ask questions, and provide feedback on state policy issues.
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This week we revisit The Evening Sentinel from December 1988!
“Twins,” the Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito comedy, ruled the box office, taking in $7.7 million.
“Rain Man” was in its first weekend of release this week in 1988. It pulled in $7 million and went on to win Academy Awards for best picture, best director, best original screenplay, and best actor (Dustin Hoffman).
In national news, U.S. President-elect George H.W. Bush nominated former U.S. Sen. John Tower to be his secretary of defense. However, the U.S. Senate rejected the nomination.
Here’s what was happening in the Valley:
Continue reading ‘This Week In Valley History: Vonetes Forgoes Its Pay Phone!’
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Continue reading ‘Book Signing With Rich Marazzi At Derby Public Library’
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Derby Middle School Honor Roll Q1
2024 – 2025
