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Shelton Fire Department Calls For Service

by | Nov 25, 2024 10:07 am | Comments (0)

SHELTON — Here are the weekly calls for service from the Shelton Fire Department:

SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT RESPONSES

SUBMITTED BY FIRE MARSHAL JAMES TORTORA

On 11/18/24 at 12:31 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to an open burning at #271 Soundview Avenue.

On 11/18/24 at 2:14 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a fire in a cardboard crushing machine at the Oakridge Recycling Center #90 Oliver Terrace. The fire was out upon arrival of firefighters.

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Upcoming Turkey Drives And Meal Giveaways In The Lower Valley

by | Nov 19, 2024 4:16 pm | Comments (0)

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VALLEYNeed a turkey to share with your loved ones this Thanksgiving? Or want to help out by donating one for a good cause? Check out this list of upcoming turkey drives to benefit residents of Shelton, Derby, Ansonia, Seymour and Oxford.

(Note: This list was compiled by The Valley Indy on Nov. 19 and may be incomplete.)

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Route 8 Construction Update For Weeks Of Nov. 18 & 25, 2024

by | Nov 19, 2024 12:23 pm | Comments (0)

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The following is copied from the Connecticut DOT website:

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 and concrete pavement repair activities will continue, northbound from Exit 15 to 22 (New Exits 12B to 18).
  • Both northbound and southbound traffic lanes are moving to the right shoulder to create a work area for upcoming barrier replacement between Exit 20 and 22 (New Exits 17 – 18).

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Shelton Turkey Drive To Benefit Spooner House On Thursday, Nov. 21

by | Nov 18, 2024 11:48 am | Comments (0)

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SHELTONSmile Dental Center in Shelton will host a turkey drive to benefit families through the Spooner House on Thursday (Nov 21).

To participate this Thanksgiving season, bring frozen turkeys and canned food to 1000 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Spooner House provides food, shelter, and support services to those in need. 

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DiMatteo Family Foundation Holds Two Charity Events, Raises $87,000

by | Nov 14, 2024 1:12 pm | Comments (0)

Pictured left to right are: Jessica DiMatteo of Bethany, DiMatteo Group Financial Services; Victoria DiMatteo of Shelton, DD Insurance & Financial Services LLC; Julie Davis, Advancement Director at Notre Dame Catholic High School in Fairfield; John Esposito of Middlebury, DiMatteo Group Financial Services; David Morgan, President & CEO Team, Inc.; Nicole Stere, Director of Resource Development, the Boys & Girls Club Lower Naugatuck Valley in Ansonia & Shelton; Shaye Roscoe, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club Lower Naugatuck Valley in Ansonia & Shelton; and Robert Lesko of Shelton, Cross Insurance.

Recently, the DiMatteo Family Charitable Foundation organized two charity events to more than double their support to the community this year. Their golf classic and gala contributed over $87,750 to four nonprofits around the state.

John DiMatteo of Bethany, President of DiMatteo Group Financial Services in Shelton, noted, We wanted to expand our fundraising efforts to support more organizations in need and introduce a new type of event alongside the golf outing we have organized for nearly 20 years.”

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This Week In Valley History: 1963!

by | Nov 14, 2024 9:39 am | Comments (0)

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Join Jean Falbo-Sosnovich as she takes you back to the Valley in 1963!

Monday, Nov. 11, 1963

Charters Honor Mr. Fitzgerald, 50-Year Member

ANSONIA – The days when volunteers hauled their pumper by hand to fires were recalled Saturday night when the Charters Hose Company feted David Fitzgerald of 135 Clifton Ave, a 50-year member of the unit at its annual old timers’ night at the company headquarters.

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Trump Won Everywhere Local (Except Ansonia But It Was Close)

by | Nov 13, 2024 5:46 pm | Comments (0)

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a public domain photo from 2016.

VALLEYPresident-elect Donald J. Trump won each of the five towns in the lower Naugatuck Valley except in Ansonia, a city with a dominant local Republican Party who control the mayor’s office and the Board of Aldermen.

Voters in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton cast a combined 57,484 votes for U.S. president in this election.

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