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Jan 27, 2012 4:44 pm
They may not agree on much, but Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will be rooting for the same football team next Sunday.
Legislative Analysts Say Malloy Won’t Achieve Pension Savings
Jan 27, 2012 4:11 pm
(Updated 5:15 p.m.) The legislature’s nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis concluded Friday that the state employee pension concession deal will...more »
One Month After Stroke, Prague Is Back To Work
Jan 27, 2012 2:32 pm
A month after suffering a minor stroke on Christmas, Sen. Edith Prague was back at the state Capitol Friday in good health and telling reporters...more »

New Haven Independent »

Facing Probe, Cop Retires
by Paul Bass | Jan 27, 2012 12:43 pm
A veteran city cop retired Friday amid a department investigation into a video showing him picking up cash from the floor of a Stop & Shop while...more »
A Turnaround Timeout Floated
by Melissa Bailey | Jan 27, 2012 10:09 am
As the school district released report cards for its 43 schools, the teachers union president called on the superintendent to “take a breath” before...more »

CT Health I-Team »

Teen Births: Solutions Embrace Cultural Nuances
by Magaly Olivero | Jan 24, 2012 8:00 pm
Multi-million dollar initiatives to help at-risk and parenting teens across Connecticut call for “evidence-based” and “culturally appropriate”...more »
Teen Births: Nearly One-Half To Hispanics
by Magaly Olivero | Jan 24, 2012 8:00 pm
Yanisha Claudio, 15, of Hartford, tenderly swaddled three-week-old Jordan, hoping he wouldn’t wake up. “He was crying until four o’clock in the...more »
New Report Cites Rise In Army Suicide Rate, Sex Crimes
by Lisa Chedekel | Jan 24, 2012 7:22 am
Troops who have deployed to war zones two or more times have a higher risk of committing suicide than those who have deployed once or never...more »

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KIDDIE TABLE?

‘Big-Table’ issue sparks debate in Derby.

$100,000 GIFT

Starts Shelton education endowment fund, Huntington Herald reports.

GUEST COLUMN:

Seymour schools chief talks budget proposal.

MORE CHARGES

Lodged against Seymour-Shelton burglary suspect.

WELCOME HOME

Two wounded vets from Seymour are welcomed home.

CHIMNEY FIRE

Keeps Shelton firefighters busy for more than two hours.

VALLEY LAWMAKERS

Disappointed with PerkinElmer layoffs.

GRUESOME

The alleged CT ‘cannibal’ graduated from Ansonia High School. Details.

MORE CHANGES

At the Ansonia Housing Authority.

WINTER STORM

Made for an awesome Klondike Derby!

FREE TAX PREP

For qualifying families. Info here.

WOMAN OK

After falling asleep at the wheel in Oxford.

PEDOPHILE PRIEST?

Man testifies he was molested in Derby in the 1980s.

INTERIM EXEC DIRECTOR

To be named at embattled Ansonia Housing Authority, Mozdzer reports.

SOFT SHELL, HARD HEAD?

The taco comment heard ‘round the world.

IPADS, IPHONES, GUNS

Jewelry, laptops, cash, safes stolen in Seymour.

JOE MUSANTE

Ex-Evening Sentinel reporter recalls Cotter shrugged off awards.

CHRISTINE DIGRAZIA:

Remembering ‘One Shot’ Cotter.

JAMES COHEN:

Saying no to Ed Cotter wasn’t an option.

MAN SAFE

After Oxford police intervention.

NO WATER

For about 100 homes in Seymour after a water main break.

IT HAPPENED. IT MATTERS.

A day in the life of New Haven.

WRONGED?

Oxford school clerks ask state labor board to intervene.

NAVEL GAZING

How Eddie Cotter made our job easier.

COTTER’S FLOOD PHOTOS

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Shelton Police Arrest Home Invasion Suspect

by STAFF | Jan 27, 2012 9:16 am

Posted to: Ansonia, Shelton

Shelton police arrested a suspect they say forced his way into a Howe Avenue residence and pistol-whipped a man.

Raymond Cardona, 30, of Ansonia, was arrested Thursday and charged with home invasion, first-degree robbery and second-degree assault. Cardona also had a warrant out for his arrest for a violation of probation charge.

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Ansonia Police: Suspected Cannibal Not A Suspect Here

by Eugene Driscoll | Jan 26, 2012 3:43 pm | Comments (4)

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

The female cousin of suspected ax-murdering cannibal Tyree Lincoln Smith told police she thought Smith was involved in a fatal shooting in Ansonia.

However, local police said they have no open homicide investigations from the time frame the woman is referencing.

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Rest In Peace, Mr. Cotter

by Caitlin Emma | Jan 26, 2012 1:49 pm | Comments (1)

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

More than 200 people came to St. Mary’s Church on Elizabeth Street Thursday to bid a final farewell to Edward J. Cotter, Jr., a founding father of the Derby Storm Ambulance and Rescue Corps.

“We’re not born into the world for ourselves, we’re born for other people,” said Father Thomas Berberich, quoting the Roman philosopher Cicero as he eulogized Cotter. “Cicero didn’t know Eddie Cotter, but if he did, he would be pleased.”

Cotter died at Griffin Hospital Saturday, Jan. 21. He was 91.

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CT Roller Derby Girls In Derby?

by Eugene Driscoll | Jan 25, 2012 8:48 pm

Posted to: Derby, awesome.

One of the more unusual items up for discussion at Thursday’s Board of Aldermen meeting?

ROLLER DERBY!

That’s right, incumbent Mayor Anthony Staffieri and Democratic challenger Dan Foley, Jr. are donning skates and helmets and elbow pads to go at it for a bruising third mayoral round — THIS TIME ON THE FLAT TRACK.

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Markanthony Izzo Recalls Cotter And Poncho

by Markanthony Izzo | Guest Column | Jan 25, 2012 3:57 pm | Comments (1)

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


These are photos I took at a press conference at a major fire at the former Hull Dye factory in the mid-1980s.

It attracted media from all over and how I got inside I don’t remember. Though I was not media connected, many emergency personnel knew I took pictures.

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Seymour School Board Requests $1.5 Million Increase

by Jodie Mozdzer | Jan 24, 2012 10:09 pm

Posted to: Seymour, Education

The Seymour Board of Education approved a $31.3 million budget proposal Tuesday for the 2012-2013 school year.

The proposal — which represents a 5.1 percent increase over current spending — now heads to the Board of Finance for further review.

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Shelton Police Seek Suspect In Home Invasion

by Caitlin Emma | Jan 24, 2012 10:46 am

Posted to: Shelton, Police

Shelton police are looking for a suspect in a home invasion on Howe Avenue Monday afternoon.

Police said a tall Hispanic man “pistol whipped” a resident at the home Monday while he was trying to rob the man.

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Shelton Sees Increase In Sexual Assaults

by Caitlin Emma | Jan 23, 2012 10:49 pm | Comments (1)

Posted to: Shelton, Police

FILE PHOTO

Sexual assaults in Shelton almost doubled in 2011 from 2010, according to annual crime statistics released by the Shelton Police Department.

Twenty-two sexual assaults occurred last year, compared to 12 in 2010. Police Chief Joel Hurliman said the department is looking into the reasons for the increase.

Traditionally, the number of sexual assaults in Shelton fluctuates greatly each year.

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The Valley Remembers Edward J. Cotter, Jr.

by Eugene Driscoll | Jan 23, 2012 12:09 pm

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

Photo: ElectronicValley.org

Edward J. Cotter, Jr., a towering figure in the history of Derby’s fire-ambulance services and a well-liked photographer for the Evening Sentinel and the New Haven Register, died Saturday at the age of 91.

Continue reading ‘The Valley Remembers Edward J. Cotter, Jr.’ »

A Derby Legend Passes

by Eugene Driscoll | Jan 21, 2012 4:03 pm | Comments (13)

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

FILE PHOTO

Edward J. Cotter Jr., a Storm Ambulance founding father and a legendary photographer for the former Evening Sentinel, died Saturday while surrounded by his loving family.

He was 91.

Continue reading ‘A Derby Legend Passes’ »

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stop sign missing
Jan 26, 2012 12:42 pm
Address: King St Shelton, CT
Rating: 1

stop sign been missing since the big storm of 2011

Lanza Restaurant
Jan 27, 2012 3:19 pm
Address: Downtown Ansonia, CT
Rating: 6

Why are they allowed to throw their snow to the middle of the street with cars going by. Is it not against...

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Snow removal
Jan 23, 2012 10:27 am
Address: Mohawk Ave Derby, CT
Rating: 1

Need to come and clean and widen street. Lot of snow still in intersections.

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