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
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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.

Recuperation journey: Around the yard - Part 14

 French marigold.

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: ______________________________________________________ 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.

______________________________________________________ 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. ______________________________________________________ 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,

Community gardens in Valley offer grow your own opportunities

*Shared from Spooner House Facebook page.