Seymour News

Doreen Czako and Arthur Tenbrink met in 1971. Both were born in Norwalk, Conn. and dated in middle school but later moved apart.

Many of the shelves are bare as volunteer Nancy Ross of Shelton gathers groceries for a needy family at the Valley food bank at Spooner House in Shelton on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

Thumbs up to those people who recognize that local food pantries are in need of support all year, not just during the high-profile seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Jo Ann Piper learned to knit by watching her grandmother when she was five years old.

Today is Wednesday, February 8, the 39th day of the year. Today's Headlines The Oxford High School wrestling team defeats Pomperaug on Senior Night The town will give a local business owner a little time to rectify a tax problem on the building; property owes more than $1.3 million Today's Weather Mostly cloudy.

The AMVETS Post 43 held a welcome-home ceremony for Mario and Sergio Cano, of Seymour, at the Derby Memorial Veterans Building Dec.

A new weekly community access TV show, "Looking Up: A View from the Valley," is airing on Comcast's Channel 10.

Mark Altieri, 42, was charged with kidnapping and first-degree sexual assault after Cheshire police said he held two women against their will, sexually assaulting one, on Saturday, Jan.

A Stratford man charged with burglary after a Seymour police chase in December, was arrested Jan.

A 47-year-old Stratford man has been arrested in connection with two burglaries in Shelton and is a suspect for several others in area towns.

After searching nationwide for a method to keep hazardous snow and ice from flying from the tops of truckers' rigs, Connecticut Motor Transportation Association head Michael Riley thinks he's found the solution ... in Beacon Falls.

The budget is $1.5 million, or 5.1%, more than the current budget. It adds about $345,000 in new staff positions and programs including: The budget also takes an existing 10-month clerical paraprofessional position at central office and bumps it to a 12-month secretarial position, from $29,882 to $33,775. A stipend position for $2,341 has also been ... (more)

The break occurred in front of 30 Colony Road, and at 9:30 a.m., workers from Aquarion Water Company closed off the main to begin excavating and making repairs, said Lorraine Bukowski, the water company's public relations manager.

A Great Hill Road resident has been arrested on charges related to what police said was a marijuana growing operation at his home.

A rare double-whammy to local property values can put an even tighter squeeze on municipal budgets, business and development in the region, officials say.

A few years ago, then-Economic Development Dir. Vincent Mangiacopra signed off on an agreement with a firm wanting to highlight town businesses with videos on its website.

A local man has been arrested for allegedly growing marijuana in an outdoor storage shed on his property at 57 Great Hill Road, Seymour.

The Valley Independent Sentinel today takes a comprehensive look at recent thefts across the Naugatuck Valley, including in Oxford, which police said have been fueled by the thieves' desire to feed a drug habbit.

The actions of a Seymour police sergeant were appropriate when he shot a gun-wielding man to death in May 2010 in the parking lot of a gas station on the Seymour/Oxford town line, according to a report released on Jan.

Judy from North Haven said, "I think it's terrible. I think people should be allowed to have one day of rest and I think Governor Malloy is just getting too darn greedy.