Storm Engine Company, Santa gear up for Popcorn Ball Sunday in Derby

Sharing from the engine company's Facebook page:

"Our Annual Popcorn Ball Sunday will be in the afternoon of Sunday December 16. If you live on the West Side of Derby keep an ear and an eye out for us coming down your street. We will have Santa riding along and throwing out treats. Hope to see you all."

The truck will be out from 1-5 p.m.

Eat at Panchero's in Shelton, support Valley United Way

Assumption School in Ansonia posts honor roll

ANSONIA - Kathleen Molner, Principal of Assumption School, has announced the following students have attained Honor Roll status for the first trimester.

Grade 4 ~ High Honors ~ Aaliyah Ballester, Colby LaFleur, Jameson Phipps, Kayla Picheco, Gavin Rovinelli, Jayson Sicinski, Addison Sonsini, and Sebastian Sudol.

Second Honors ~ Chloe Cabezas, Ethan Jankauskas, Ella Kupson, Molly Lynch, Caitlin Marazzi, Maddox Moore, Alekzander Stevens, Rylan Talbot, and Giovanni Vetro.

Grade 5 ~ High Honors ~ Weston Ahearn, Jessica Apanowicz, Benjamin Brejwo, Daniel Lynch, Prashie Patel, and Maeve Phipps,.

Second Honors ~ Gracie Bobbie, Jennifer Palmer, Justine Palmer, Jamie Reay, Nicole Steczkowski, and Jacob Zuraw.

Grade 6 ~ High Honors ~ Mehki Guinyard, Michael Kupson, Brandon Rovinelli, and Lexi Trinidad.

Second Honors ~ Chanel Debicki, Talan Johnson, Michael Long, Joseph Rivera, David Rupar, Makenzie Soldra and Elexa Talbot.

Grade 7 ~ High Honors ~ Nicholas Ardito, Pablo Bravo-Cancino, Juliana Brimecombe, Morgan Brimecombe, Amanda Gujski, Addyson Izzo, Chase Jeffrey, Joseph Kohut, Brendan Lynch, Joseph Martucci, Roselah Masbad, Dylan Novicio, James Novicio, Paul Palmer, Julia Pinto, Matthew Pinto, Lucinda Ribeiro, Lilly Rogers, Andrew Tyszka, and Julia Wright.

Second Honors ~ Brighton Ahearn, Edward Sharkey, and Stephanie Tamburrino.

Grade 8 ~ High Honors ~ Abigail Hanson, Angela Ho, James Lowman, Tyra McKoy, William Silva, and Emily Sudol.

Second Honors ~ David Cassetti, Jason Collins, Fabian Cuprys, Jamie Fonseca, Paige Fourtin, Riley McDermott, Lucas McMahon, Maxwell Osgood, Riley Pelatowski, and Samantha Sosnovich.

Congratulations to all the students on their achievement!

Recuperation journey: Who knew?

I pulled into the driveway the other day and saw a lot of birds looking for seeds in the yard. 

I rolled down the window and took a few photos. They all would have taken off had I gotten out of the car. 

I never realized these birds that seem so plentiful around here had such interesting markings. I thought they were simply a grayish-brown color. 

Winter Concert slated Thursday at Ansonia High School

ANSONIA - The Ansonia High School annual Winter Concert will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the school, 20 Pulaski Highway.

Tickets are $5 for adults/$2 students or free with a donation of one new winter item for the warming tree (per person!).

The theme is "A Not-So-Silent Night."

*Information shared by music teacher Maria Tangredi.

Ansonia PD announces closing of Wakelee Avenue Saturday

ANSONIA - Police announced Friday afternoon that Wakelee Avenue will be closed to through traffic from Division Street to Jackson Street starting at 6 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 8), until further notice. 

Residences and businesses south of Mary Street, address numbers 20 to 167, can be accessed from Division Street and Hall Street. Residences and businesses north of Mary Street, address numbers 171 to 199, can be accessed from Burton Street, Church Street, and Jackson Street. There will be road closed signs posted on Wakelee Avenue at Division Street and Jackson Street. 

Officers will also be posted at those locations, if you need to access Wakelee Avenue in the areas listed above please advise the officer and they will allow you access. 

Mary Street will remain closed to through traffic until further notice, only residents of Mary Street are allowed access.

Thank you for patience, work is being done as quickly as possible to rectify the problem.

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch, 

Public Information Officer.

Safe Kids at Griffin Hospital in Derby collecting gloves for Valley children

Coalition part of community outreach, parish nurse department

Here are some of the donations on the tree in the hospital dining room. The drive ends Dec. 28.