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Oxford’s The Best

by Kate Ramunni | Sep 3, 2010 3:50 pm

Posted to: Oxford, Sports

To say it was a successful year is an understatement.

The Oxford Little League 12-year-old Cal Ripkin All-Stars are the 2010 Al Leonard Champions, the 2010 District 5 Champions, the 2010 State Champions and the 2010 Northeast Regional Champions, making it to the 2010 Little League World Series in North Carolina before finally being eliminated.

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Firefighters Make Quick Work Of Deck Fire

by Eugene Driscoll | Sep 3, 2010 12:48 pm

Posted to: Shelton

The City’s fire marshal’s office is investigating what sparked a fire on a deck attached to the back of a house at 40 Woonsocket Ave.

The fire was reported by the homeowner at about 11:30 a.m., Shelton Assistant Fire Chief Paul Wilson said.

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LIVE CHATTER: His Name Is Earl

by STAFF | Sep 2, 2010 1:39 pm

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

Get ready for something. Hope for nothing.

That was the gospel of emergency crews and local government in the Valley Thursday as Hurricane Earl headed toward New England.

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Potty Politics In Oxford

by Kate Ramunni | Sep 2, 2010 12:34 am | Comments (19)

Posted to: Oxford

Police are trying to find out who put a toilet decorated with rose petals and a political message inside a gazebo at Oxford Center School.

A sheet above the toilet read “McKinnon’s Throne,” a reference to Rose McKinnon, the chairman of the Oxford Board of Education.

“This is something that should not happen to anyone in this town,” said First Selectman Mary Ann Drayton-Rogers.

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Judge Sides With Garofalo In Derby Data Dispute

by Eugene Driscoll | Aug 31, 2010 8:34 pm | Comments (10)

Posted to: Derby

Former Mayor Marc Garofalo acted within his authority when he and his staff erased hard drives on city computers, according to a ruling by a state judge.

Garofalo’s orders, carried out between Nov. 8 and Dec. 3, 2005 — just days before he left office — enraged his successor, Mayor Anthony Staffieri.

Staffieri said the move — which scrubbed five computers in the mayor’s office of all files and software — was akin to destroying public property.

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Arrested Derby Official’s Ex-Boss Speaks Out

by Eugene Driscoll | Aug 30, 2010 4:33 pm | Comments (1)

Posted to: Derby

The ex-boss of a Derby official accused of embezzling money said he was floored when he discovered who was allegedly stealing money from his company.

“He worked for us for 21 years. During that time, he was a trusted employee and a friend. I felt like my heart was ripped out, quite honestly. It was totally unexpected.”

Those were the words Monday of Robert Oetjen, the president of the M & O Corp. in Bridgeport.

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Shelton Cracks Down On ATVs and Dirtbikes

by Jodie Mozdzer | Aug 30, 2010 6:43 am

Posted to: Shelton

ATV riders and dirtbikers: Consider yourselves warned.

The Shelton Trails and Conservation commissions and Shelton police are cracking down on the illegal use of city trails and open space for off-road recreation.

Their method: candid camera.

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McMahon Talks Budget, Won’t Comment On Entitlements

by Christine Stuart | CT News Junkie | Aug 30, 2010 5:40 am | Comments (3)

Posted to: General

Republican Linda McMahon’s latest mailing would have voters believe she’s “fighting for Connecticut’s seniors,“ but exactly how she will do that or what changes to Medicare she may support isn’t a subject up for discussion on the campaign trail.

“Here’s my position: I really do think we’re going to have strengthen all of our entitlement programs, but that’s not really a discussion for the campaign trail,” McMahon said Friday evening at the Manchester Peach Festival. “I think that really needs to be in the legislative arena where we can have bipartisan debate and really talk about that earnestly.”

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The Valley Indy Is On Vacation

by The Valley indy | Aug 24, 2010 5:13 pm

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

The Valley Independent Sentinel is on vacation until Aug. 30.

It’s the first time we’ve shut down the site since launching June 22, 2009.

We’ll see you next Monday!

Seymour Talks Internet Use In Closed-Door Meeting

by Jodie Mozdzer | Aug 19, 2010 9:14 pm | Comments (2)

Posted to: Seymour

For the second time this month, the Seymour Board of Police Commissioners Thursday held an executive session meeting to discuss seemingly routine department policy.

Executive session are closed-door meetings allowed in some circumstances under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. Generally, public bodies are not permitted to meet in private to do basic government business — such as set policy or create legislation.

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