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Q&A: Creeping Out Derby’s Ken Hughes

by Eugene Driscoll | Apr 3, 2012 7:36 pm | Comments (0)

Ken Hughes, a Derby native and a member of the city’s Board of Aldermen, is also the superintendent of parks in Norwalk (population 86,000).

Hughes was hired in 2009 and was recently profiled in Turf Magazine, a trade publication that reaches about 75,000 readers a month.

Click here to check out the article in all its glory.

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Q&A: Journalist, Author Fred Musante

by Jodie Mozdzer | Feb 29, 2012 9:13 pm | Comments (0)

Shelton resident Fred Musante, a former Huntington Herald and Connecticut Post reporter, has always been a storyteller.

Now he’s shifted from straight news to fiction with the recent self-publication of two novels that take place in Connecticut. “Night of The Witch“ is available on e-readers like the Kindle and the Nook. “The Angel’s Messenger“ is available in paperback, or on e-readers.

Musante, 62, recently sat down with the Valley Indy to talk about life as a writer.

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Q&A: Chasers Bar & Lounge in Ansonia

by Caitlin Emma | Jan 17, 2012 12:17 pm | Comments (0)

You can watch whatever game you want on the flat screen TVs, play pool or darts, order from the beer menu or play Justin Bieber until your ears bleed at Chasers Bar & Lounge, tucked away on a side street in downtown Ansonia.

Leonard “Lenny” Stauffer, 28, co-owns the bar with his brother Jeff Stauffer, 26. The two grew up in the Valley and couldn’t think of a better place to open a sports bar.

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Q&A: Kim Bensen Weight Loss Center

by Jodie Mozdzer | Jan 16, 2012 10:47 pm | Comments (2)

Kim Bensen can remember a time when she used to be unable to cross her legs or buckle her seat belt.

She weighed 347 pounds, and had a love-hate relationship with food.

“I’d go to Duchess and I would eat two hot dogs with the works, two cheeseburgers with the works, two large fries, two German chocolate cake slices,” Bensen said. “And then I’d get two diet cokes because I wanted the guy at the drive through to think the order was for two people.”

But eight years ago Benson, a lifelong Shelton resident, lost 212 pounds. Now, the mother of four is helping others do the same.

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Q&A: Shelton Dollar Bargains

by Jodie Mozdzer | Sep 19, 2011 8:32 pm | Comments (0)

Al Zakhour decided he wanted to open a dollar store when he lost his job at the People’s Bank credit card division last year.

This month that dream came to fruition when he and his wife, Hala, opened Dollar Bargain at 450 Howe Ave. in Shelton.

Zakhour spoke with the Valley Independent Sentinel recently about starting his own business, and the economics of selling items for a dollar.

Valley Indy: What made you decide to open your own business?

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Q & A: St. Anthony’s Book & Gift Shop

by Tony Spinelli | Sep 11, 2011 9:26 pm | Comments (0)

Kathleen Conroy-Cass of Seymour is the proprietor of St. Anthony’s Book & Gift Shop at 131 Main St. in downtown Seymour.

It’s one a few brick and mortar Catholic shops left in the area.

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Q&A: Bar None

by Jodie Mozdzer | Aug 12, 2011 3:59 pm | Comments (1)

Bar None, a new bar on Elizabeth Street in Derby, will have its grand opening on Saturday night (Aug. 13). Valley band “One Jack Move” will be playing. You can get a sneak peak at a soft opening tonight (Aug. 12) at 4 p.m.

The Valley Indy sat down with new bar owner, Ed Platt, to get the scoop on the new venture, and what people can expect from the bar.

Valley Indy: How did you come to open this bar?

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Q&A: Keith Padin of TheTwoCents.com

by Jodie Mozdzer | Jun 9, 2011 7:42 am | Comments (1)

Keith Padin, a Shelton man who works as director of marketing for Jones Family Farms, has a side hobby: Writing about television shows on his website TheTwoCents.com.

In the past four years, the site has gained 35 volunteer writers, thousands of readers and respect in the television journalism industry. (Read more about that here.)

So the Valley Indy decided to put Padin’s television knowledge and opinions to the test.

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Q&A: Hunts’ Wine Castle & Spirits

by Jodie Mozdzer | Jun 6, 2011 7:44 am | Comments (0)

After 19 months of looking for a job in the banking or sales industry, Bob Hunt and his wife, Kathi, decided to take employment into their own hands.

The couple decided to open a liquor store on Old Shelton Road in the Huntington section of Shelton.

Wednesday, Hunt Wine Castle and Spirits had its grand opening. Kathi Hunt took some time to talk with the Valley Indy about the business venture.

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Derby Man Launches ‘GamingBus.com’

by Eugene Driscoll | Jun 6, 2011 12:34 am | Comments (0)

Christopher Bowen, 31, is a local Internet personality who just launched “GamingBus.com,” a news site covering the video game industry.

Bowen lives in Derby. He’s originally from Seymour.

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