Monday, March 10, 2025
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Boys & Girls Club's 2025 Youth of the Year wins congratulations
We are so proud to announce that Alleyanna has been named our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿!
Both of our candidates, Alley and Ava, are truly outstanding and inspiring young leaders, making this decision incredibly difficult for our judges.
A huge thank you to our panel of judges for their time, thoughtful deliberation, and dedication to this special event. We are also beyond grateful to the family of Jimmy Olayos Jr. for their generous contribution to the Youth of the Year scholarship in his honor, as well as to our Board of Director Brian Marcucio, who was blown away by our candidates and contributed to their scholarships.
Alleyanna will now move on to the state-level competition this spring, and we can't wait to see her continue to shine!
Shared from the Boys & Girls Club Facebook page.
Shelton High School Drama Club to present 'Mamma Mia!'
Show dates:
April 3 at 7 p.m.
April 4 at 7 p.m.
April 5 at 7 p.m.
April 4 at 7 p.m.
April 5 at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20
Student/staff/senior citizen: $15
Student/staff/senior citizen: $15
Tickets available online or at the door!
Shared from a Facebook event page.
Ansonia Police charge man with possession of firearms, ammunition
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| Ryan Ortiz |
ANSONIA - Police received multiple reports of shots fired at about 10:30 p.m. Friday from in or around 84 Franklin St.
A witness reported seeing a gun pointed out a window at the location and fired towards the rear of the house into the woods. Officers made contact with the owner/resident, another occupant of the home, and shell casings were located outside the home.
Police obtained a search warrant for the home and located during the search were two handguns, a shotgun, three BB guns, and ammunition for the handguns and shotgun.
Ryan Ortiz, 39, owner of the home, is a convicted felon for Illegal sale of firearm in New York, Lt. Patrick Lynch said in a written release.
Ryan Ortiz, 39, owner of the home, is a convicted felon for Illegal sale of firearm in New York, Lt. Patrick Lynch said in a written release.
Ortiz was arrested for five counts criminal possession of firearms and ammunition and two counts of criminal possession of a pistol.
He was held on a $250,000 bond and was to be arraigned today in Derby Superior Court.
Lynch said the investigation is ongoing to determine who fired the gun and additional charges are anticipated.
All arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Lynch said the investigation is ongoing to determine who fired the gun and additional charges are anticipated.
All arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.
Ansonia Senior Center posts temporary program spaces
Griffin Health in Oxford to host cancer-fighting soup cooking demo
OXFORD - Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen will host a free health education program on cancer-fighting foods.
Cancer-Fighting Benefits of Soup will be held at 5 p.m. March 20 at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.
In recognition of Colorectal Cancer Month, former executive director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert Caty Poole will demonstrate the basics of making vegetable, chicken and bone stock at home while discussing research that discovered how the principle components of chicken soup promote white blood cells that consume bacteria and viruses capable of infectious diseases.
Space is limited for this event, so registration is required.
Visit www.griffinhealth.org/events-calendar/benefits-of-soup or call The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is part of Griffin’s commitment to the Planetree patient-centered care model, which promotes greater well-being in communities through access to health information and assistance in helping individuals address the social determinants of health such as access to fresh nutritious foods and how to prepare them.
This is a press release from Griffin Health.
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