Endowment fund set up for Derby's Sterling Opera House

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
DERBY — There is renewed interest in the history of the Sterling Opera House, and the structure now has a designated fund to generate interest for its future.
On Monday, Mayor Anthony Staffieri joined Valley Community Foundation President James E. Cohen and several involved citizens to sign documents creating a Sterling Opera House Endowment Fund. It is now one of the Valley Community Foundation’s charitable funds.
The signing was held at the Valley Community Foundation’s new home at 253A Elizabeth St., a former carriage house on the property of the Edward F. Adzima Funeral Home.


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