Rochelle to meet with constituents Monday at Copper City Bar & Grill in Ansonia

 

Derby Public Library to show movie 'Love Again' Tuesday

 

From the photo archives: Colorful autumn memory

 Fabulous fall foliage found ~ October, 2022.

Count Cassetti to host pizza party at Ansonia City Hall on Halloween night

Attention Boils and Ghouls of Ansonia: Count Cassetti's Pizza Party returns! 

Join Mayor Cassetti on the steps of City Hall for FREE candy (full size bars ONLY) and pizza starting at 5 p.m. on Halloween and going until supplies last.

This year Count Cassetti will be joined by some out-of-this-world guests...we can only hope there is enough pizza to satisfy them!

Big thanks to this year's pizza sponsor SANTINI'S PIZZA.

This is shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.

All ages invited to Ansonia Library's LEGO Club Oct. 24

 

The Library is at 53 S. Cliff St., Ansonia.

Derby Public Library offers story time session using sign language

Please register at https://bit.ly/48bbM2a

Derby Public Library is at 313 Elizabeth St., Derby.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: History of Derby Green featured

This week’s “Turnback Tuesday” picture features the picturesque Derby Green. 

In this image, you can see 2 of the 3 churches that bracket the Green: Immanuel St. James Episcopal Church (r.) and Derby United Methodist Church (l.) 

While the original Derby Commons was actually located in East Derby between Academy Hill Road and Clark Avenue, the Derby Green as we know it today - located between Minerva and Elizabeth Streets - was part of the planned downtown for “Birmingham”, orchestrated in 1836 by businessmen Sheldon Smith and Anson G. Phelps (of “Ansonia” namesake fame.) 

In fact, the Derby Green is referred to as the “Birmingham Green Historic District” on the National Register of Historic Places. 

Note that this image reflects the Green prior to the year 1999, when it underwent significant improvements including the addition of new lighting, new benches, new stonework around the central plaza and in front of the gazebo as well as renovation of the gazebo itself. 

The last two upgrades were done to greatly enhance public events such as Derby’s Summer Concerts on the Green series.

[This was first published on this date in 2016.]

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library for sharing interesting local history each week.