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TOWN HALL FORUM TONIGHT
Public invited to ask questions about state government. Details inside.
FORMER COURT EMPLOYEE FINED
Used money for crime victims for personal use, officials said.
FOREVER FARMLAND
History made at Bomba’s Farm Monday in Seymour.
VIDEO: GO CHARGERS
Ansonia advances to second round of state tourney, Morse reports.
150 LAYOFFS?
Shelton schools paint grim budget picture, the Register reports.
ALLEGED DEALER ARRESTED
ROBBERY FOLLOWED BY HAPPY MEAL?
Not so perfect getaway alleged in Ansonia.
OXFORD AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Public hearing set for revised project, Russo reports.
ANSONIA NAACP
Talks goals for 2010, Ugas reports.
CHAT WITH DELAURO
At a breakfast conversation hosted by the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce. Details here.
DERBY FIREFIGHTERS INDUCTED
To the state Firefighters Hall of Fame, the Electronic Valley reports.
ANSONIA GRAND LIST
Down slightly, the Valley Gazette reports.
JOIN THE NAACP
Membership drive Saturday for the Ansonia branch. Details here.
WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Athletes from Derby and Shelton among the competitors, Schickler reports.
GUILTY PLEA
Woman stole from business to pay bills, Mozdzer reports.
TRIBUTE PAID
At annual Black History Program at the Tinney Center in Ansonia, Ugas reports.
Q&A: KEN HUGHES
Derby Alderman interviewed live. Click video replay above.
COURT FOR ALLEGED SHOOTER
Ansonia man accused of injuring a tow truck driver trying to do a repossession.
UPDATE: ANSONIA SHOOTING ARREST
City couple charged, police said.
ALL HAIL HELLAUER
Shelton swimmer breaks two school records, Schickler reports.
LAWSUIT FILED
Ansonia officer fights for promotion, Inzitari reports.
THANK YOU, POLICE
ANSONIA BRIDGE
To close for two years. Details.
ATTENTION DERBY
Public input sought for Route 34 project. Meeting details here.
THEY COULD HAVE CARPOOLED
Day Two Testimony Centers On Lauretti’s House
by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 9, 2010 1:43 pm
Posted to: Shelton
New Haven —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
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
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
New Haven —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
Ansonia —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
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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