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Jasmine Wright | May 16, 2024 8:48 pm
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David Cassetti accepts his nomination for the State House race in November.
ANSONIA – Valley Republicans nominated Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti to challenge state Rep. Kara Rochelle (D‑Ansonia) for her seat in the state House of Representatives.
“I am proud to accept your nomination to be the new champion of the Valley in Hartford, to be the voice of a unified Valley that will never throw in the towel,” Cassetti said May 16 to a crowd of about 30 people during a nominating convention at the Ansonia Armory on State Street.
Cassetti, who has previously said that he intends to serve as state Rep. and mayor simultaneously, said the Valley is neglected in state politics. He drew on his experiences both as mayor and as a former boxer, saying that he will bring a fighting spirit to Hartford.
DERBY — The following information was taken from a Derby Historical Society email newsletter:
The Derby Historical Society would like to host a Valley History Bus Tour this Fall.
We are reaching out to the community to see if there is an interest in this event. This would be a ticketed event where participants would get on a bus and experience the Valley Heritage Driving Tour with a tour guide.
There will be several opportunities to get off the bus with the group at specific sites. Lunch and snacks would be provided. The tour will run approximately 4 hours, beginning at 10 a.m.
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Jasmine Wright | May 15, 2024 9:38 pm
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Kara Rochelle accepts her nomination for the State House race in November.
ANSONIA – Valley Democrats nominated State Rep. Kara Rochelle (D‑Ansonia) for a fourth term representing the Connecticut House’s 104th District during a convention held at the Central Subalpi Club on Parker Street on May 15.
“When we move forward with this campaign, I really want to center this on what public service is and what we’re doing for people. It’s not about me as a person, it’s about what we’re doing for others,” Rochelle said to a crowd of about 30 people.
In her speech accepting the nomination, Rochelle spoke about issues facing residents, including a growing housing crisis and the difficulty of applying for state benefits.
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Jasmine Wright | May 15, 2024 1:25 pm
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Jose Morales
ANSONIA – Jose Morales, the father of missing child Vanessa Morales and the suspect in the 2019 murder of Vanessa’s mother, Christine Holloway, will appear in Milford court again on July 30.
Morales was arrested more than four years ago in connection to the Ansonia homicide. In January, prosecutors offered him a plea deal, the details of which have not been made public.
He was originally scheduled to accept or reject that deal in March, but his attorney requested more time to consider it. On May 15, he was scheduled to appear again, but his date was pushed back to July.
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Jasmine Wright | May 14, 2024 2:13 pm
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ANSONIA – While Mayor David Cassetti’s administration says his proposed budget fully funds city schools, the Ansonia Board of Education has not actually voted on a recommended budget for the coming year.
The nonvote underlines how the budget formulation process in Ansonia has changed under Mayor Cassetti.
Previously, the school board used to vote on a budget in public, and then send the budget to Ansonia City Hall.
The ultimate decision on the school district’s bottom line – and the bottom line only – would be voted upon by the Board of Aldermen, or, before a 2014 charter change, the Board of Apportionment and Taxation.
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Jasmine Wright | May 14, 2024 4:58 am
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Ansonia will receive money to make improvements at Gatison Park, pictured above.
ANSONIA – Ansonia is one of several winners in a budget stabilization bill passed by the General Assembly on Tuesday (May 7).
The $370 million bill includes about $850,000 in aid to Ansonia. A $750,000 one-time payment will go directly to the city, while another $100,000 is earmarked for improvements at Gatison Park.
The bill, which is expected to be signed by Gov. Ned Lamont, passed with a 103 — 48 vote in the House and a 26 — 10 vote in the Senate, mostly along party lines.
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Eugene Driscoll | May 8, 2024 6:23 pm
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ANSONIA — Mayor David Cassetti recently unveiled a $67.1 million budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2024.
Cassetti’s budget includes a 0.25 mill rate increase, from 26.24 mills to 26.49 mills.
If the budget is accepted as proposed, a single-family house on Holbrook Street assessed at $180,000 would pay $45 more per year in taxes.
City Democrats have raised questions over the Cassetti administration practice of including “anticipated future revenue” in the budget — $5 million in the current budget and about $7 million in the proposed budget.
The Valley Indy, during a recent ‘Great Give’ livestream, talked to Ansonia budget director Kurt Miller for about an hour on May 2.
The video above is edited down to about 12 minutes (full video here), and focuses on the future revenue, and on the administration’s stance on selling the city’s sewer system to a private company (previous stories here and here).
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Jasmine Wright | May 7, 2024 6:30 pm
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ANSONIA – The city is looking to lease the long-vacant former SHW plant to a fuel cell developer.
Mayor David Cassetti’s administration is currently in talks to lease four acres of the property on 35 N Main St. to Johnson Controls.
The company plans to build nine, 440-kilowatt fuel cells there. Ansonia Economic Development Director Sheila O’Malley said she expects the lease to be signed as early as this month.
