Derby City Hall (Wikimedia photo) with Brian Hall pictured.
DERBY – The city’s debt rating has been revised to show a negative outlook, according to a report from S&P Global Ratings.
“The negative outlook reflects our view that there is at least a one-in-three chance we could lower the rating within our two-year outlook horizon,” according to a “ratings action” statement issued by S&P Global Ratings on June 12.
A debt rating is similar to a personal credit rating. It affects how much money a municipality can borrow and the interest rate paid.
Members of Derby High School's Class of 2025 step onto Louis DeFilippo Field for the 149th commencement ceremony.
DERBY – When class salutatorian Vanessa Nguyen took the podium, she said she flourished in high school thanks to the support of her friends and teachers.
“Whether it was my teacher encouraging me to present an assignment of a recording of my singing, or my best friend practically forcing me to audition for this past year’s musical, you all supported me and helped to shape me into who I am today,” said Nguyen, who will be studying economics this fall at Brown University.
On Friday (June 13), Nguyen and 103 other members of the class of 2025 stepped onto the Louis DeFilippo Field within the Leo F. Ryan sports complex for Derby High School’s 149th commencement ceremony.
Coming off of a recent school trip to Italy, keynote speaker and Italian teacher Hunter Sigona told the class that this is only the start of their journeys.
“Italians understand that, perhaps with the exception of Rome and a mother’s love, nothing true lasts forever. Italians use the term ‘arrivederci,’ which really translates to ‘until we see each other again,’” Sigona said.
ANSONIA – The Ansonia Board of Aldermen voted June 10 to condemn state Rep. Kara Rochelle for placing the city’s finances under limited state oversight.
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), in a letter dated June 11, also condemned the move and asked for it to be reversed.
The Aldermen’s resolution, adopted in a 12 – 0 vote, states that the board “expresses its deep disapproval of the unilateral and politically motivated legislative conduct of Rep. Kara Rochelle.”
It demands that she appear before the Aldermen “to explain her actions directly to the people of Ansonia.”
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DERBY – The city’s debt rating has been revised to show a negative outlook, according to a report from S&P Global Ratings.
“The negative outlook reflects our view that there is at least a one-in-three chance we could lower the rating within our two-year outlook horizon,” according to a “ratings action” statement issued by S&P Global Ratings on June 12.
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Members of Derby High School's Class of 2025 step onto Louis DeFilippo Field for the 149th commencement ceremony.
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“Whether it was my teacher encouraging me to present an assignment of a recording of my singing, or my best friend practically forcing me to audition for this past year’s musical, you all supported me and helped to shape me into who I am today,” said Nguyen, who will be studying economics this fall at Brown University.
On Friday (June 13), Nguyen and 103 other members of the class of 2025 stepped onto the Louis DeFilippo Field within the Leo F. Ryan sports complex for Derby High School’s 149th commencement ceremony.
Coming off of a recent school trip to Italy, keynote speaker and Italian teacher Hunter Sigona told the class that this is only the start of their journeys.
“Italians understand that, perhaps with the exception of Rome and a mother’s love, nothing true lasts forever. Italians use the term ‘arrivederci,’ which really translates to ‘until we see each other again,’” Sigona said.
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