Saturday, December 24, 2022

Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky


 Christmas Eve sunset.

Santa, elves at St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank in Derby help make Christmas bright


Bob Lally, President Emeritus of the Board of Directors, joins in the festivities with thrift shop manager Cindy Barbian./ Contributed photo


Volunteer reindeer Will Lasse takes a break with Santa Claus a.k.a. pantry manager Jim Fedak./ Contributed photo


St. Vincent de Paul thrift shop manager Cindy Barbian shared information about this week's annual Christmas food distribution. 
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shop and Food Bank are located at 237 Roosevelt Drive, Derby. 

"We had out give out today for 60 families, but we have been giving out Christmas food since December 1st. The need is real, more and more people seeking help.
"Today [Wednesday] we helped 60 families with 6 bags of food, a ham, milk, a bag of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and apples. The children also got gifts!
"Santa Claus was there handing out candy canes, the elves were busy with the gifts, and Mrs. Claus took care of all the paperwork.  
'It was a beautiful sunny, chilly day, with smiles and laughter, and joy."

Barbian thanked the many volunteers who helped to make the day a success.



Friday, December 23, 2022

Seymour Police post road closures as of 11:03 a.m. today

Update: The following roads are still closed to thru traffic, Old Ansonia Rd. between Maple St. and Moss Ave., Old Ansonia Rd. between Old Quarry Rd. and Potter Rd., North Benham Rd. between Great Hill Rd. and Spruce Brook Rd. and Bungay Rd. between Botsford Rd. and Deer Run Rd.

The roadways are still closed due to power lines being down.

The estimated times the roadways are going to open is unknown at this time. If I've missed a roadway that is closed due power lines or trees being down, please advise on this post.


This is shared from the department's Facebook page.

The Lone Gnome to visit The Children's Room at the Ansonia Library in January