Ansonia cops arrest 5 teens in attempted break-in

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
ANSONIA — Five teens were taken into custody Monday on charges related to an attempted break-in on Prindle Avenue, Lt. Andrew Cota said, and a sixth youth may have fled.
The teens had not yet been identified Monday.

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Condition of Derby woman hurt in Naugatuck incident improves

NAUGATUCK — A Derby woman who was initially listed in critical condition following an incident on Route 8 Sunday was upgraded Monday to serious condition.

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Derby baby's cause of death undetermined, but police suspect natural causes

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
DERBY — Police said Monday they have no reason to believe that the untimely death of a 3-month old baby over the weekend was anything but natural causes.


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Music unlocks hearts for Derby pastor (video)

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
DERBY — The message is in the music in the ministry of the Rev. Larry Crasilli, pastor of Second Congregational Church.
Crasilli, of Southbury, is a Derby native. He has been singing since he was 17. He lived in Nashville for five years before returning to Connecticut.
In November 2010, Crasilli, 59, was ordained at Grace Faith Assembly in Danbury. He previously was a deacon and music director there, he said.
He and his wife, Doreen, 51, travel statewide, and into New York and Massachusetts, to bring their music to senior centers, nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.

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In Seymour, the guys don high heels to help fight cancer (video)

In the home stretch, Seymour Selectman Kurt Miller sprints past the pace car on his way to the finish line. Milller was part of Seymour Pink's "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" fundraiser. Melanie Stengel/Register


By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
SEYMOUR — Valley guys traded in their sneakers for strappy sandals Sunday to raise awareness, and a few eyebrows, about breast cancer.
They took part in Seymour Pink’s 2nd annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event. About a dozen guys, along with some women and kids, too, kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the one-mile walk that began at French Park and ended with a celebration at Hot Tamales restaurant.

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Derby police investigate untimely death of infant

By Susan Misur
Register Staff
DERBY — Police are investigating the untimely death of a 3-month-old girl who stopped breathing Friday and was taken by helicopter to Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Emergency personnel responded to a call at 5:07 p.m., and the baby was taken to Griffin Hospital, where she was revived, police said.
She was then taken by a Life Star helicopter to Y-NH and died at 6:07 p.m.
Pending further medical examination, the Police Department is treating the incident as a standard death investigation, which is protocol for all untimely deaths, according to authorities.

Federal, Valley leaders target causes of flooding (video)

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
Area mayors and first selectmen whose towns border the Housatonic River put their heads together with federal lawmakers Friday in hopes of bringing relief to the flood-ravaged region.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., along with U.S. Reps. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-3, and Chris Murphy, D-5, met at Oxford Town Hall with top elected officials from several towns, including Derby, Seymour, Oxford and Stratford.


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