Thursday, July 2, 2020

Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky

 Tonight's moon is in waxing gibbous phase,  91 percent illumination.  

Ansonia to close city offices Friday for Independence Day holiday

Additionally, the Transfer Station will be closed on Saturday, July 4th.


*Shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.

Graduation prizes presented to members of Ansonia High School Class of 2020



ANSONIA The following prizes were presented during a graduation program at Ansonia High School June 20:
Class of 1940 Award: Elijah Ellis
The Michael J. Adanti Memorial Community Fund: Joseph Cortez
The Carl R. Ajello Prize: Jordan Saleh
The Joseph “Jay” Amico Artistic Memorial Scholarship Fund: Isabella Mulas and Janel Xayarath
The Ansonia Federation of Teachers, Local 1012: Malori Shortell
Ansonia High School Faculty and Staff Prize: Cynthia Rivera
Ansonia High School Principal’s Award: Maliqa Mosley-Williams
Ansonia Rod & Gun Club Award: David Mantack and Malory Castiblanco
Assumption Home-School Association: Matthew DeFelice and Bianca Romano
The John F. Blake, Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Garrett Cafaro
The Robert Blouin/A.F.T. Spanish Prize: Mikayla Godfrey
The Gerald J. & Helen B. Bogen Award: Maliqa Mosley-Williams and Lexi Brinkmann
The Rachael and William Brogadir Prize: Alan Mercado and Idalisse Martinez
The Catholic War Veteran’s - St. Michael’s Post 1562 Prize: Nicholas Krom-Kirby
The Nick Collicelli Human Relations Club Award: Faiza Chowdhury
John Coughlin Memorial Prize: David Ramirez
The Alfred R. Cox, AHS Gridiron Memorial Prize: Noah Wagnblas
John Smolen Danielsky Business Award: Adiana Marenyi
Julia B. Decapua Fund: Joseph Cortez
The Frank Erlingheuser Memorial Award: Ashmal Baig
The William Evans Sr. Memorial Award: Kadence Leidy
The Salvatore Ferla Memorial Award: Debbie Morales
The Ruth H. Feinberg Connors Principal’s Award: Matthew DeFelice
The Anna May Finnucan Award: Bianca Romano
The Herman and Bess Glazer Scholarship: Jack Boland and Elijah Ellis
The Ann Marie Glenn Memorial Award: Brian Le
The Peter S. Goumas Presidential Award: Lexi Brinkmann
Arthur Gray, AHS Gridiron Club Award: Luis Santiago
Holy Rosary Council, #10537, Knights of Columbus: Carlos Hernandez
The Coach John Hunt Memorial Prize: Tyler Cafaro
The Charles J. “Boots” Jarvis Prize: Noah Wagnblas
The Dennis Keller Memorial Award: Matthew DeFelice
Winifred Bennett Kerins Memorial Prize: Adiana Marenyi and Kevin Dobbs
A.C. King Memorial Award: Isaiah Hicks
The Russell and Joanne Kiley Kulawiz Fund: Natasha Rivera
The Patrick MacNamara Memorial Prize: Tyler Cafaro
Irene McAllister Memorial Prize: Orlando Lopez
Nyah Marcano and Leah Rondon Memorial Prize: Nicholas Krom-Kirby
Dr. Carol Merlone Prize: Idalisse Martinez
Louis L. Nicoletti Sr., Business Award: Noah Wagnblas
Norwoods Athletic Club: Garrett Cafaro, Tyler Cafaro and Malori Shortell
Ann O’Neil Award: Brooke Armistead
The Patricia Ann Panitz Memorial Award: Jurany Camacho
The Gordon C. Parker Memorial Scholarship: Tyler Cafaro
The Carmen T. Pitney Sr. Award: Carlos Hernandez and Olivia Trivers
The Joseph E. Potter Memorial Award: Shykeem Harmon and Jade Hindes
The John Quake Memorial Scholarship: Colin Armistead
The Charleen Riccio Memorial Prize: Evan Laskey
The V. Gerard Ryan Scholarship: Noah Wagnblas
The John A. Sabulis, Pine Class of 1944, Memorial Award: Filip Zawadzki
The Dorothy Shortell Memorial Award: Malori Shortell
Matthew “Pop Shortell”, AHS Gridiron Club Athletic Award: Garrett Cafaro
The Luba Soldra Memorial Graduation Prize: Natasha Rivera and Mallory Castiblanco
The Mary Haussler Soukup Memorial Art Award: Rachel Chapman
Julian A. Taylor Memorial Scholarship: Maliqa Mosley-Williams
Minnie Tolles Scholarship: Kaitlyn LaRiviere
The George Vartelas Memorial Scholarship: Garrett Cafaro
The Peter Vartelas Memorial Scholarship: Maliqa Mosley-Williams
Vocational Education Scholarship: Brian Le
The Yudkin Family Scholarship: Ashmal Baig, Tyler Cafaro, Garrett Cafaro, Nikola Jaworska, Bianca Romano, Evan Laskey, Joshua Celentano, Remy Hurd, Britney Salgado-Brito, Elizabeth Hart
Seymour L. Yudkin Scholarship Fund: Jere Mae Pintacasi, Faiza Chowdhury, Selena Bishara, Nicholas Beaulieu, Ian Gifford
The Robert E. Zuraw Scholarship Award: Filip Zawadzki and Matthew DeFelice
The Stephen F. Zuraw Memorial Scholarship: Olivia Trivers
530 AM AHS Warriors Program: Joseph Cortez

This is shared from the Valley Independent Sentinel.

Congratulations and best wishes to all the members of the Class of 2020!

Seymour Public Library to hold Zoom program featuring live animals


SEYMOUR -Join us at Seymour Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on Zoom as Riverside Reptiles presents "Buckle Up & Read"... a live animal show from the comfort of you own home!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87352869618?pwd=ZGlhL2dPQmppdWN2N3pFVjdwOWRhZz09

Meeting ID: 873 5286 9618
Password: 910357



Rochelle offers housing assistance information


On Monday state leaders announced $33 million in state and federal resources will be allocated to help renters, homeowners, and residential landlords impacted by COVID-19.

The plan includes the following:


$10 million rental assistance program for Connecticut residents impacted by COVID-19, administered through the Department of Housing, which will provide payments to landlords on behalf of approved tenant applicants, with a priority on lower-income households who have been denied unemployment insurance;


$5 million for eviction prevention to help renters who were in the process of eviction before the declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency;


$10 million to provide mortgage relief to homeowners who have suffered impacts from COVID-19 and whose mortgages are not federally insured, administered by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA);


$4 million in rapid rehousing funds to help people pay costs like security deposits and initial rent to exit homelessness to housing, administered by the Department of Housing;


$2.5 million rental assistance program for those who are ineligible for emergency assistance through the federal CARES Act, including those who are undocumented, administered by the Department of Housing;


$1.8 million in funding for reentry and rehousing assistance for people exiting incarceration, administered by the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness;


Extending the residential eviction moratorium to August 25, bringing Connecticut’s measures in line with federal measures (the CARES Act prevents evictions from most properties until late summer); and


Extending the opportunity to apply a portion of any security deposit worth more than one month’s rent toward rental payments.All housing assistance programs administered by the state and CHFA will include counseling to help renters and homeowners problem solve and develop plans to pay housing expenses.

Details, including the application process, are continuing to be developed and will be released as they become available. 


For additional information, please visit the below resources:
Connecticut Department of Housing: portal.ct.gov/doh
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA): www.chfa.org
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH): cceh.org


This is shared from a press release from state Rep. Kara Rochelle.

Derby Public Library to host online session on taxation basics


DERBY - Derby Public Library will host "Learn Taxation Basics with Rebecca Miller" at 6 p.m. July 15. 
This session will introduce you to tax reporting, choosing the right filing status, and how to calculate the taxes you owe. Register here https://bit.ly/2BPozMK 
Registration ends at 4:30 p.m. day of the program. 
The session is presented by Rebecca Miller and the Financial Awareness Foundation - a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of financial literacy.
The session will introduce you to tax reporting, choosing the right filing status and how to calculate the taxes you owe.
You will learn how different investments are taxed and you will get a high-level overview on different methods to reduce taxation.

You must register to attend this program via Zoom.

Download Zoom in your app store or visit Zoom.us to create a free account.

YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR LIBRARY BARCODE NUMBER TO BE APPROVED. If you do not have a library card, email dplreference@biblio.org.

Registration ends at 4:30 p.m.


*This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Klarides-Ditria offers update on reopening schools, income taxes, more

School Reopening Guidelines Announced
Earlier this week the Connecticut State Department of Education released detailed guidance on reopening schools this fall.
You can view the document at this link:
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Extended Tax Deadlines Approaching
On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) extended filing and payment deadlines for certain state tax returns to align with federal changes.
The impacted Connecticut returns and the associated filing dates and payment deadlines are set forth in this link.
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Emergency Assistance to Renters, Homeowners, and Residential Landlords
Governor Lamont announced Monday a plan to put state and federal resources to work providing emergency assistance to renters, homeowners, and residential landlords impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
To learn more about this program and whether you may apply to participate, please click here for more information.
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Plastic Bag Tax Returns Today
The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) announced that the suspension of the plastic bag tax expired yesterday, and that retailers should prepare to begin collecting the 10-cent per bag tax again today. The governor in late March suspended the tax during the pandemic response.
You can read more about the announcement here.

Remember, the state maintains a web portal dedicated to providing up-to-date information about the state's response to the outbreak.
If you have questions or concerns on any issue concerning any issues regarding theses issues or any other regarding state government, please contact me at Nicole.Klarides-Ditria@housegop.ct.gov or call 860-240-8700. 
Sincerely,