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This Week In Valley History: 1983

This week, we take a trip back in time to 1983!

This were the top five songs playing on the radio in the U.S. this week:

1. Baby, Come To Me” – Patti Austin

2. Down Under” – Men At Work

3. Shame On The Moon” – Bob Seger

4. Stray Cat Strut” – Stray Cats

5. Africa” – Toto

In race car news, Cale Yarborough, of South Carolina, won the Daytona 500. This was the first time an in-car camera went into the victory lane before a national CBS Sports audience.

Baseball Hall of Famer Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration of $1 million. The L.A. Dodgers pitcher became the only player in MLB history to win both the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season, as well as leading the Dodgers to a World Series championship.

Tootsie,” which found actor Dustin Hoffman disguising himself as a woman to play a role on a trashy soap opera, was the top movie on the silver screen.

The Top 10 Baby Names of 1983 were:

Jennifer, Jessica, Amanda, Ashley, Sarah, Michael, Chris, Topher, Matthew, David and Joshua

Fun Fact: Austria does not usually allow dual citizenship, but they made a special exception for Arnold I’ll Be Back” Schwarzenegger in 1983 when he became a U.S. citizen.

Here is what was happening in our Valley, as stolen from the microfilm edition of The Evening Sentinel!

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Ansonia Nolan Park Redevelopment To Go Out To Bid

City of Ansonia

A screenshot of the improvements plan. Slight changes have been made to the field on the right.

ANSONIAAn Ansonia committee Jan. 30 approved a $9.1 million plan to redevelop Nolan Field.

The Ansonia fields subcommittee” – made up of members of the board of education and board of Aldermen – voted to send the plan forward to the city. The next step is for the city to put it out to bid.

The plan is the centerpiece of a $10 million proposal to redevelop four fields throughout the city. 

While the Nolan Field plan was approved, the three other fields – Abe Stone Park at Colony Pond, Nelligan Field, and the Ansonia Nature Center – will need to be approved separately.

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Jo-Jo.

Ansonia Dog Saved From Icy Banks Of Naugatuck River

ANSONIAIf guardian angels exist, then Jo-Jo the Australian silky terrier came face to face with hers this week.

The 10-pound, 14-year-old dog escaped from her yard on Columbia Street Tuesday morning (Feb. 11) and came close to plunging into the icy cold waters of the Naugatuck River. 

Had it not been for the bravery of 21-year-old Jessica Ames, a bystander who saw Jo-Jo near the water, the dog’s owner said the outcome could have been much different. 

Jo-Jo, who is partially blind and deaf, escaped her backyard through a stuck-open gate, according to her owner, Carol Lexa.

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Pulaski Highway, in between Fitzpatrick Road and Farrel Drive.

Amid Middle School Land Negotiations, Ansonia Landowner Sues City

ANSONIAAn Ansonia landowner is accusing the city of twisting the rules to devalue land the city wants to purchase for a new middle school.

In a lawsuit brought before U.S. District Court in Connecticut, Ansonia Orchard LLC sued the city over a zoning regulation change that it says allowed the city to shave a property’s value from $5 million to $1.5 million. It said the city is attempting to take its land without paying them fairly.

The property in question is a 25-acre tract of land at 64 – 78 Pulaski Highway. Half a mile from Ansonia High School, city officials have been eyeing it as the possible site for a new middle school for years.

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Larry Janesky at a new manufacturing plant in Seymour.

Janesky Opens Manufacturing Building In Seymour

SEYMOURThe latest addition to Larry Janesky’s Contractor Nation campus in the Silvermine Industrial Park was unveiled Tuesday (Feb. 11) during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

About 100 people attended the event as Janesky toured his new, 20,000 square-foot manufacturing facility at 88 Cogwheel Lane. 

The facility will be dedicated to the production of products designed to improve air quality in homes, help homeowners avert damaging flooding in their basements and provide back-up protection from water damage.

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This Week In Valley History: 1983

This week, we take a trip back in time to 1983!

This were the top five songs playing on the radio in the U.S. this week:

1. Baby, Come To Me” – Patti Austin

2. Down Under” – Men At Work

3. Shame On The Moon” – Bob Seger

4. Stray Cat Strut” – Stray Cats

5. Africa” – Toto

In race car news, Cale Yarborough, of South Carolina, won the Daytona 500. This was the first time an in-car camera went into the victory lane before a national CBS Sports audience.

Baseball Hall of Famer Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration of $1 million. The L.A. Dodgers pitcher became the only player in MLB history to win both the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season, as well as leading the Dodgers to a World Series championship.

Tootsie,” which found actor Dustin Hoffman disguising himself as a woman to play a role on a trashy soap opera, was the top movie on the silver screen.

The Top 10 Baby Names of 1983 were:

Jennifer, Jessica, Amanda, Ashley, Sarah, Michael, Chris, Topher, Matthew, David and Joshua

Fun Fact: Austria does not usually allow dual citizenship, but they made a special exception for Arnold I’ll Be Back” Schwarzenegger in 1983 when he became a U.S. citizen.

Here is what was happening in our Valley, as stolen from the microfilm edition of The Evening Sentinel!

Continue reading ‘This Week In Valley History: 1983’

Ansonia Nolan Park Redevelopment To Go Out To Bid

City of Ansonia

A screenshot of the improvements plan. Slight changes have been made to the field on the right.

ANSONIAAn Ansonia committee Jan. 30 approved a $9.1 million plan to redevelop Nolan Field.

The Ansonia fields subcommittee” – made up of members of the board of education and board of Aldermen – voted to send the plan forward to the city. The next step is for the city to put it out to bid.

The plan is the centerpiece of a $10 million proposal to redevelop four fields throughout the city. 

While the Nolan Field plan was approved, the three other fields – Abe Stone Park at Colony Pond, Nelligan Field, and the Ansonia Nature Center – will need to be approved separately.

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COFFEE HOUR

Events with Rep. Rochelle.

ROUTE 8 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Weeks of Feb. 17 & 24.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN

For Derby, Shelton students.

ANSONIA OPERA HOUSE

Public preview Feb. 18.

THIS WEEK

In history.

BUDGET SEASON

Very much underway in the Town of Seymour.

ANSONIA GOV’T

Targets out-of-state registrations.

ANSONIA DEMOCRATS

Seek nominees for public office.

HONOR ROLLS

Ansonia High School

Derby High School

Emmett O’Brien

NOMINATE YOUR LIBRARY

For a statewide award.

MAN INJURED

After being struck by a vehicle on Route 8.

ANSONIA POLICE

Calls for service.

SEYMOUR POLICE

Weekly calls for service.

ANSEOX ROTARY

Meets Feb. 19.

CHANNEL 10

Programming lineup.

AMBULANCE DRIVER 5K

Returning to Derby.

ANSONIA PARKING BAN

During weekend snowstorm.

MASTER’S TABLE MEAL

Canceled on Feb. 9; will resume Feb. 23.

HISTORY PRESENTATION

At Seymour Public Library, Feb. 19.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN

Until March 31.

PODCAST HOST

Plans rubber fire factory retrospective.

REPS. KLARIDES-DITRIA, WELANDER

Introduce bill to ban female genital mutilation.

COMMUNITY BREAKFAST

At Ansonia’s Assumption Church, Feb. 8.

THIS WEEK

In Valley history!

FIRE MARSHAL

Resigns in Derby.

SEYMOUR DEATH

Was suicide, officials said.

GOV LAMONT PROMISES MORE SCHOOL FUNDING

But it’s not nearly enough, CT News Junkie reports.

LETTER SENT

Protesting Trump’s NVCOG money freeze.

CALLS FOR SERVICE

Shelton Fire Department.

CALLS FOR SERVICE

From the Seymour Police Department.

CALLS FOR SERVICE

Ansonia Police Department.

HOMETOWN HEROES

Features interview with Shelton girl.

SEYMOUR STUDENTS

Suggest new names for town park.

ROUTE 8 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Weeks of Feb 3 & 10.

FOOD GIVEAWAYS

In Ansonia, Feb. 3 & 17.