Archive for the ‘Derby’ Category

Spooner House starts collecting turkey

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by:Amanda Cuda

The Spooner House annual frozen turkey and fixings drive will feature four locations during the week of November 14. More people than ever in the lower Naugatuck Valley are in need of support to obtain all the ingredients necessary for satisfying holiday meals. Hundreds more non-perishable fixings, frozen turkeys and/or cash donations will be needed to fill the void this year, so Spooner House is asking everyone to be as generous as possible.

Smile Dental Centers owner, Dr. Bruce Sofferman, along with his wife Deborah Sofferman and their daughter Sophia Sofferman will be wearing traditional Pilgrim and Native American costumes and joined by a turkey mascot as they attempt to flag down drivers to drop off turkeys and fixings from 7 to 10 a.m. in Oxford on Wednesday, Nov. 16. at 318 Oxford Road (Route 67) and again on Thursday Nov. 17, from 7 to 10 a.m. at the R.D. Scinto Corporate Park, located at One Corporate Drive in Shelton.

Dr. Sofferman’s Smile Dental Centers at 318 Oxford Road in Oxford and 61 Elizabeth Street in Derby will also be collecting frozen turkeys and fixings all week during regular business hours Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14-18.

The final drive location will be collecting only frozen turkeys on Sat., Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Seymour. The 8th Grade Gold Team from Seymour Middle School is again sponsoring this drop off location at 211 Mountain Road.

A list of specific food items needed for the frozen turkey drive is at the end of the release or visit www.actspooner.org for more details.

Smile Dental Centers will be accepting frozen turkeys and the fixings on:

Monday – Friday, Nov. 14 – 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
318 Oxford Road (Route 67) in Oxford and

61 Elizabeth Street in Derby

R.D. Scinto Corporate Park will be accepting frozen turkeys and the fixings on:

Thursday, Nov. 17 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

One Corporate Drive in Shelton, in the parking lot of the Scinto Towers

Seymour Middle School, accepting only frozen turkeys

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

The 8^th Grade Gold Team, 211 Mountain Road in Seymour

If these dates and times are not convenient, you may also drop food items at the Spooner House, 30 Todd Road in Shelton, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m. Contact: tvellucci@actspooner.org or 203-225-0453.

More than 2,000 homes and businesses without power in Derby

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by:Brittany Lyte

Downed wires on Hawkins Street at 8th Street appear to have caused a massive power outage in Derby Wednesday night.

More than 2,000 homes and businesses were without power in Derby about 7 p.m., according to United Illuminating.

By 8:30 p.m., that number had dwindled slightly to about 1,800.

Health fair at Bradley School in Derby

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 by:Amanda Cuda

Bradley School, 155 David Humphrey Road, Derby, will host a health fair from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the school gym. The fair will include a yoga demonstration, tips on oral hygiene, blood pressure tests, nutrition information, car seat safety tips and much more. The fair is the school’s first ever. To learn more, call the school at 203-736-5040.

New members sought for Youth Orchestras

Thursday, March 31, 2011 by:Phyllis Boros

From the desk of arts writer Phyllis A.S. Boros

Wanted: Kids who love music.

That’s the word from Barbara Upton, who has announced that the Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras will offer an open rehearsal for prospective members on Sunday, April 10 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Roger Ludlowe Middle School, 789 Unquowa Road in Fairfield.

Upton, the GBYO executive director, said that the GBYO ensembles are open by audition to area students who will be entering grades 5 through12 in the fall of 2011.

Students are encouraged to attend with their parents or guardians and/or music teachers. (Visitors are asked to enter the school on the lower level.) The GBYO is seeking new members in all instrumental categories: strings (violin, viola, cello and bass); woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon); brass (French horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba) and percussion.

Each student who attends will be given audition information and a free ticket to the GBYO’s Spring Concert on May 15, Upton said. Parents of current orchestra members will give tours of the rehearsal areas and answer questions. Refreshments will be served.

The Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras, founded in 1961, now offers five developmentally sequential performing ensembles: the Principal, the Symphony, the Concert, and the String orchestras, and a Wind Ensemble. The GBYO currently includes about 250 young musicians from dozens of municipalities in Fairfield and New Haven counties.

Rehearsals are conducted throughout the school year on Saturday mornings; every member is given the opportunity to perform at concerts throughout each season. A nominal tuition is charged for each student in the program, although Upton noted that no one is turned away because of an inability to pay the fee.

For additional information, visit www.gbyo.org or contact Upton at 203.452.0003.

Down From My Perch

Monday, August 31, 2009 by:pnoel

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I got an offer to watch the Ct United 9/11 Motorcycle Riders ride below one of two huge American Flags strung between FD hook and ladder trucks from the Fairfield FD. Once on the truck a voice from the Milford FD hook and ladder across the street yelled, “Phil, wanna go up in our bucket”. I had no choice the bucket was too enticing .It would be a great view from above. It was a great idea until I was getting a safety harness on. I’m not afraid of heights. I climbed a mast or two at sea on a few aircraft carriers but I’m not 20 anymore. Anyway, I said I would so off I went. I was fine until 3/4 of the way up I stopped and looked up and out ..dumb..my stomach went one way and my head the other. It took a second but finally I reached the top. Thank You FF Dunn and all the guys who gave me the chance to see the beauty of a thousand motorcycles riding below Old Glory. Thanks to all the unknown riders who waved, gave a thumbs up or a peace sign. Thanks to all those who took a picture of the day or the flags. Thanks to the heroes of 9/11 and to days heroes the PD and FD guys and gals. If you have a picture email me at pnoel@ctpost.com and I’ll try to add it..

Shooting in Derby

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 by:Jim Shay

Checking report of someone shot in Derby. Reporter enroute; will update ASAP

Initial reports say a man was shot several times in the chest. Taken to Yale-New Haven.

Incident happened on Chapel Street, located off Route 34.