by | Dec 16, 2024 11:36 am | Comments
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ANSONIA – Here are some highlights from the Ansonia Police Department’s calls for service. It’s a partial list of calls, pulled by The Valley Indy.
Ansonia police received 283 calls and made 19 arrests between Dec. 9 and Dec. 15.
Continue reading ‘Ansonia Police Blotter, Dec. 9 To Dec. 15’
by | Dec 16, 2024 6:51 am | Comments
SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT RESPONSES
SUBMITTED BY FIRE MARSHAL JAMES TORTORA
On 12/9/24 at 10:58 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a motor vehicle accident on route 8 south bound at exit 9.
On 12/9/24 at 12:23 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to an electrical hazard inside #31 Waterford Drive.
On 12/9/24 at 4:24 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a carbon monoxide alarm activated at #38 Birdseye Road.
Continue reading ‘Shelton Fire Department Calls For Service’
by | Dec 16, 2024 5:08 am | Comments
The proposed floor plan for the upgraded Ansonia animal shelter.
ANSONIA – The City of Ansonia is looking for a contractor to renovate the animal shelter at 2 N. Division St.
The city put out a “request for proposals” on Nov. 24 seeking a contractor to expand and renovate the shelter. The planned renovations include the addition of a cat kennel, rearranging the current office and dog kennels, and adding a fenced-in area for dogs to run around.
Parts of the current facility will be demolished. The upgraded facility will also feature an entry lobby, an additional utility room, and a new central cooling system.
Continue reading ‘Request For Proposals Issued For Ansonia Animal Shelter’
by | Dec 13, 2024 12:23 pm | Comments
Connecticut DOT
The following is copied from the Connecticut DOT website:
Why is Route 8 asphalt being removed? Visit our FAQ page here to find out.
For the week of Dec. 16, nighttime work will continue from 6PM to 6AM:
Continue reading ‘Route 8 Construction Update For Weeks Of Dec. 16, 23 & 30, 2024’
by | Dec 12, 2024 3:58 pm | Comments
Photos courtesy of Aria Pisor
Photos of Grace Zielinska.
ANSONIA – Grace Zielinska’s loved ones want her remembered as more than just a statistic.
Born as Grace Lirette, the 34-year-old mother’s life was tragically ended on Nov. 9, 2021, when her husband, Kamil Zielinski, killed her while in the grips of a psychotic episode.
Zielinski was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity on Dec. 11. He’s been confined to a mental facility.
Grace Zielinska’s loved ones remembered her this week as a fighter who stood up for herself and for those around her, and as a mother who loved her children fiercely.
Continue reading ‘Ansonia’s Grace Zielinska Was A Mother, Sister, Gamer, And Friend’
by | Dec 11, 2024 7:38 pm | Comments
LoPresti
SEYMOUR – Whether you knew him as Mr. LoPresti, Tony, or the ‘best principal ever,’ Anthony LoPresti is being remembered as one of Seymour’s most beloved educators.
LoPresti passed away on Monday (Dec. 9) at age 89. He is best known for serving as Seymour High School’s principal for 23 years before retiring in 1993.
The Valley Indy reached out to Seymour residents past and present to get an idea of what LoPresti meant to the town.
Continue reading ‘Seymour Remembers Former High School Principal Anthony LoPresti’
by | Dec 11, 2024 3:49 pm | Comments
Kamil Zielinski
ANSONIA – A three-judge panel found Kamil Zielinski not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for the 2021 killing of his wife, Grace Zielinska, on Wednesday (Dec. 11).
Zielinski was moved to kill and mutilate his wife by delusions and voices that told him his children were in danger, a psychologist testified in court.
Zielinski will be placed under a period of psychiatric evaluation and kept in custody until Feb. 21. On Feb. 21, a court will decide how long to keep him in the custody of a state psychiatric facility.
Continue reading ‘Ansonia Man Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity’
by | Dec 11, 2024 2:29 pm | Comments
HARTFORD – A sex offender from Derby was sent to federal prison for 11 years on Dec. 11 after being caught for the third time with child pornography.
Michael Szwarc will be on supervised release for 25 years when he gets out of prison, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery’s office.
Szwarc, 36, was previously convicted in 2013 and 2022 on charges connected to child pornography.
Continue reading ‘Sex Offender From Derby Gets 11 Years In Federal Prison’
by | Dec 11, 2024 12:54 pm | Comments
This week we go back to 1990, the year ‘Dances with Wolves’ somehow beat ‘Goodfellas’ for the best picture Oscar.
Why are you laughing?
What’s funny?
The way I write? Funny how? What’s funny about it? Whoah, whoah, whoah, Anthony, hold on. He’s a big boy, he’s knows what he said. What’d you say? Funny how?
by | Dec 10, 2024 5:34 pm | Comments
A Seymour Fire Department ladder truck during a 2022 fire. The town on Nov. 7 moved forward with acquiring new pumper trucks.
SEYMOUR – The Seymour Board of Selectpersons voted Nov. 6 to waive the bidding process and move forward with a lease-purchase of two new fire trucks, not to exceed $2.8 million.
The new trucks will replace two, 26-year-old fire trucks that are nearing the end of their useful life span, Seymour Fire Department Chief Chris Edwards said.
Edwards told the board in October that frontline trucks should be replaced and taken off the road after 20 years in accordance with national standards.
by | Dec 10, 2024 4:43 pm | Comments
Chabad Jewish Center of Oxford
OXFORD – Chabad Jewish Center of Oxford invites the community to celebrate the spirit of Chanukah at the 3rd Annual Chanukah Celebration at Quarry Walk on the Quarry Walk Green on Thursday, December 26, at 5:00 PM. The event will feature a grand menorah lighting, an exciting gelt drop coordinated with the Oxford Fire Department, live menorah ice carving, music, and giveaways for attendees of all ages.
The Oxford Chanukah Celebration will be an evening of joy and inspiration as the community comes together to mark the Festival of Lights. A highlight of the event, the gelt drop, will see chocolate coins rain down from an elevated fire truck ladder, delighting children and families. The ice carving of a menorah will bring a creative touch to the festivities, while traditional Chanukah treats such as latkes and donuts will be distributed to all present.
by | Dec 10, 2024 4:16 pm | Comments
Tri-Town Plaza at 814 Derby Ave.
SEYMOUR – One of the controlling parties of the Tri-Town Plaza shopping center on Derby Avenue issued a statement saying he’ll donate his lease to a nonprofit group if he can’t settle a lawsuit with the Town of Seymour.
“Should we fail to achieve a fair and equitable resolution, I plan to donate the remaining lease term to a church, synagogue, or registered Connecticut nonprofit organization,” Ron Spector said in a written statement to The Valley Indy.
Towns can’t collect taxes on houses of worship and many nonprofits (though towns do levy personal property taxes on nonprofits).
by | Dec 9, 2024 4:05 pm | Comments
ANSONIA – More than five years after Christine Holloway was found murdered in her Myrtle Avenue home, the man accused of the crime is scheduled to go to trial on March 18, 2025.
Jose Morales, the father of missing child Vanessa Morales, stands accused of murdering Holloway, the girl’s mother, in 2019. The trial follows a year in which a plea deal was offered, but fell through.
On Dec. 2 – five years to the day since the crime – Ansonia police confirmed that the investigation into Vanessa’s disappearance is ongoing and released an age-progressed photo of the then-one-year-old girl.
Continue reading ‘Ansonia Murder Trial Scheduled For March 2025’
by | Dec 9, 2024 4:02 pm | Comments
Canva/Ansonia Police Department Facebook
ANSONIA – Here are some highlights from the Ansonia Police Department’s calls for service. It is a partial list of calls, pulled by The Valley Indy.
Ansonia police received 322 calls and made 10 arrests between Dec. 2 and Dec. 8.
Continue reading ‘Ansonia Police Department Blotter, Dec. 2 To Dec. 8’
by | Dec 9, 2024 2:37 pm | Comments
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SEYMOUR – Here are some highlights from the Seymour Police Department’s calls for service from Dec. 1- Dec. 8, 2024. It is a partial list of calls, curated by The Valley Indy.
Seymour police received 202 calls for service and made three arrests between Dec. 1 and Dec. 8. 2024.
DEC. 1, 2024
1:30 p.m. Police charged a 19-year old man from Ansonia for first offense larceny of a motor vehicle.
1:56 p.m. Police issued four parking tickets for violation of no parking order during the Seymour Christmas Parade.
