Ansonia to hold town-wide tag sale July 25

Register for the Ansonia Town Wide Tag Sale

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 25 * 

(rain date July 26)**

ANSONIA - Stop by the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center now until July 10 to register a tag sale at your home location. 

For $10 your address will be added to our Town-Wide Tag Sale Map, which shoppers from all over the Valley can pick up the week of July 15 for a donation amount of your choice, at the Ansonia Nature Center, 10 Deerfield Road, to use as an easy guide around town. 

Or you can download the map from the website www.ansoniaculturalcommission.com.

For those who are unable to sell all their unwanted goods at the tag sale, My Sister’s Place, a thrift shop at 380 Main St. will accept your goods as donations via drop-off. 

All of its proceeds benefit The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services, a program of BHcare. 

Residents wishing to schedule a pickup should email meltorres20@gmail.com.

* Individual Tag Sale hosts have the discretion to open earlier/close later.

** Rain date at discretion of individual Tag Sale hosts.

Either stop by or mail your registration to: 

Ansonia Nature Center, 10 Deerfield Road, Ansonia, 06401.

Ansonia High graduate receives $5,000 scholarship

Students to be honored at annual J.A.T. awards dinner July 12

ANSONIA - The Julian A. Taylor Scholarship Committee announces 2015 Ansonia High School graduate DeQuan Thomas is the recipient of the 2015 $5,000 Julian A. Taylor Scholarship.  

DeQuan Thomas

Thomas will attend Western Connecticut State University, Danbury where he will major in education. He aspires to be a teacher. 

In addition to maintaining his academics Thomas was active in the National Honor Society, Hiking/Biking Club, Art Club, Video Game Club, Spanish Club, Drama Club, The Connecticut ECMC Scholars Program, and participated in talent shows at Ansonia and Oxford High School. 

He also is the recipient of several awards:  ECMC Scholarship, President’s Education Award, CAPT Scholar Award, Yudkin Family Scholarship, The CT Association of Schools Art Award and has been a four time winner of the JAT Scholars award. 

The $5,000 Julian A. Taylor Scholarship Award is presented to the highest ranking African American Senior with an 85 or above average going to a four-year University/College. In addition, 21 African American students in grades 3 to 11 attending Ansonia Public Schools will receive a $100 JAT Scholars award. 

The Julian A. Taylor Scholarship Fund was established in 1982 to honor and continue the ideals of the late Rev. Dr. Julian A. Taylor, former pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church.  

Awards will be presented at the J.A.T. Annual Awards Dinner at 2 p.m. July 12 at Grassy Hill Country Club, Orange.

The event speaker will be Jewelle Taylor Gibbs the daughter of the late Rev. Julian A. Taylor for whom the scholarship is named. Gibbs is a retired professor, author, and activist who holds a degree in social work and psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. 

She is the author of several publications, the latest is Destiny’s Child: Memoirs of a Preacher’s Daughter about her family who survived centuries of racial and social struggles to succeed and achieve upward mobility despite numerous obstacles. 

For ticket information call 203-645-9635. 

This is a press release from Diane Stroman, co-chairperson, Julian A. Taylor Scholarship Committee. 

Kudos to DeQuan Thomas and all of the JAT Scholars Award recipients on their academic achievements!

Reminder: Annual Derby Day festival is Saturday

St. Mary-St. Michael School's Housy Duck Race organizer Grace Torres poses with the race mascot at last year's Derby Day festivities. / Contributed photo 


Please check out my story about the event in the Valley Independent Sentinel. 

See you on Elizabeth Street!