Ansonia police make 2nd arrest in connection with July homicide

Sahvone Valentine

ANSONIA - Police today arrested Sahvone Valentine, 20, of Hartford for his involvement in the homicide of Abdul-Jalil Humphrey on July 14, 2023 on Hodge Avenue. 

Valentine was charged with felony murder, murder, robbery first degree, conspiracy to commit robbery first degree, criminal possession of firearm and theft of firearm. 

Sahvone is being held on a $2M bond and was to be arraigned today in Derby Superior Court.

The arrest of Valentine was the result of a multi-agency investigation where a second suspect, Jada Artis,17, of Ansonia, was arrested on Nov. 3. Artis was charged with felony murder, robbery first degree, conspiracy to commit robbery first degree, and hindering prosecution.

The Ansonia Police Department would like to thank the Derby Police Department, Connecticut State Police – Central District Major Crime, Shelton Police Department, Middletown Police Department, and the State of Connecticut Forensic Laboratory for their assistance in the investigation.

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.

From the archives: Looking at the sky

Photo memory - 'Urban Sunset.' Taken in Ansonia on Dec.12, 2014. 

Three Saints Orthodox Church in Ansonia to hold annual cookie walk

ANSONIA - Join us at Three Saints Orthodox Church for our 11th Annual Cookie Walk from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Dec. 16. 

The church is at 26 Howard Ave.

 

We'll take care of the baking for you! Cookies are  $9 per pound. All cookies will be labeled with the name of the cookie and all ingredients. 

Nut free, sugar free, and gluten free cookies will be available; fill a box of your favorites. 

We will also have homemade Russian pastries. The church store will also be open for unique holiday gifts and tag sale items.

A very special guest will arrive at 11:30 as St. Nicholas will share cookies with children, young and old!

For more information, call 203-735-0117 or email us at threesaintschurch@gmail.com

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Derby High School to present winter concert Wednesday

 

Seymour Congregational Church to host community dinner, holiday sing-a-long

 

Seymour Public Library to show movie, 'Dumb Money'

SEYMOUR - Join us at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the lower level auditorium of Seymour Public Library to watch a movie! 

Light refreshments will be served. The Library is at 46 Church St.

We'll be showing "Dumb Money" starring Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, and Vincent D'Onofrio. It is rated R and its duration is 1 hour, 45 minutes.

Summary: David vs. Goliath tale about everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video game store) into the world's hottest company.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Derby Neck Library hosts gaming fun on Tuesdays

DERBY - Youth and their families are invited to Derby Neck Library's Community Room on Tuesdays from 3-6 p.m. for all things gaming!

Come in, have a snack, and let’s play!

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

'Turnback Tuesday' highlights Derby's celebration for soldiers

Turnback Tuesday remembers the Welcome Home Celebration on Aug. 17, 1946 for our men and women who served in WW II.

An entire day of activities was planned including a parade, baseball, food and dancing.

Veterans were asked to leave their wallets at home and were treated to food and beer for their parched throats. The city and its residents acted as hosts.

All businesses and households were asked to fly an American Flag. Army beat Navy in a baseball game.

It was estimated that at least 1,000 veterans took part in the event.

There were literally thousands dancing in the streets for the Block Dance between Fourth and Fifth Streets in Derby.

The library is looking for a copy of this program to add to our Reference History Room.

Please contact us if you have one that you can donate. Thank you.

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.