Valley Independent Sentinel

Day Two Testimony Centers On Lauretti’s House

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 9, 2010 1:43 pm

Posted to: Shelton

When Mary Ellen Randi started working for James Botti in the spring of 2003, one of her first duties was to type up a back-dated invoice for work done at Mayor Mark A. Lauretti’s house.

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Schwab’s DUI Case Over

by Mike Russo | Mar 9, 2010 12:57 pm

Posted to: Ansonia, Oxford

The driving under the influence case against Jerry Schwab, a former member of the Oxford Board of Education, ended Tuesday morning after Schwab agreed to take 15 alcohol-awareness classes and attend a victim’s impact panel organized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

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Update: Shelton For Sale, Prosecutor Says

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 9, 2010 7:26 am

Posted to: Shelton

Mayor Mark A. Lauretti was the special guest star in most of the questioning and arguments heard on the first day of the federal corruption trial for Shelton developer James Botti.

Prosecutors kicked off the trial Monday by telling the jury that Botti bribed Lauretti with “tens of thousands of dollars” and favors such as free renovations on Lauretti’s home in his quest to get development projects approved in Shelton.

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Ansonia Scrambling For Sewer Loan Payment

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 8, 2010 12:00 pm | Comments (5)

Posted to: Ansonia

With the city’s new waste water treatment plant near completion, city leaders are frantically trying to determine how the Water Pollution Control Authority will make the first $2.46 million loan payment in 2012.

One tax board member is concerned there won’t be enough money.

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SHELTON’S GILLEN WINS NEW ENGLAND TITLE

by Eliot Schickler | Mar 8, 2010 8:05 am

Posted to: Shelton, Sports

Shelton junior Patrick Gillen is the 215-pound New England Wrestling champion.

Gillen claimed the title at 215 with a 7-0 decision over Steve Collins of Reading, Mass. on Saturday night.

“I wrestled my match, I didn’t allow him to get any opportunities — and I took advantage of my opportunities,” Gillen said.

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Bowling For A Cause

by Tony Spinelli | Mar 8, 2010 7:16 am

Posted to: Ansonia, Shelton

Crack, smack, whack. Wham, bam, slam. Over and over.

That was the sound of more than 1,250 people from the Valley and the Greater New Haven area bowling for charity Saturday afternoon at the Milford AMF Lanes, where probably more than $100,000 was being raised for The Umbrella and Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven.

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Shelton Mudslide: Who Will Pay?

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 4, 2010 11:18 pm

Posted to: Shelton

The December mudslide on North Oak Avenue continues to have residual effects, as the city strives to determine who’s responsible and — more importantly — who’s paying.

Meanwhile, the physical situation has been essentially unchanged since the home at 161 North Oak Ave. was torn down on Dec. 18.

A group of residents and city officials met in Mayor Mark A. Lauretti’s office Thursday evening to discuss the issues.

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Shelton Police Chief’s Contract Extended

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 4, 2010 11:00 pm

Posted to: Shelton, Police

The Board of Aldermen has approved a new three-year employment contract for police Chief Joel Hurliman.

Hurliman, who has worked for the Shelton Police Department since 1978, said he looks forward to continuing the job.

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Refugees From Nepal Moving To The Valley

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 3, 2010 5:59 pm

Posted to: Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton

As a family of Nepalese refugees made their way to the heart of the Valley Wednesday, seven church women cooked.

They gathered at the Oxford home of Linda Mileski to whip up enough vegetable curry and jasmine rice to satisfy the Nepalese family members on their first night in their new home.

The routine will play out several more times, as several more displaced refugees from Nepal are brought to Ansonia and Derby over the next few months.

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Who Put Motor Oil In The Chlorine Container?

by Joseph Cole | Mar 3, 2010 12:53 pm

Posted to: Seymour

Used motor oil.

That was the “oil-based liquid” accidentally dumped into the Seymour High School swimming pool in December, causing some $30,000 in damages.

The oil was in a 15-gallon drum, marked “Scott Shock” chlorine.

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