by STAFF | Feb 21, 2019 12:04 am
New Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled a $43 billion two year budget Wednesday.
The plan “seeks to straighten out state finances by refinancing debt, capping new borrowing and future pensions, and socking it to hospitals and Coke and Sunny D drinkers,” according to The New Haven Independent.
by Eugene Driscoll | Feb 20, 2019 1:03 am
The Derby Planning and Zoning Commission met Tuesday night for four hours.
That’s not news, but here’s the thing:
It’s 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, it’ll be long past midnight by the time I finish this post, I’m 45 years old but I feel 80, my kid’s had the flu since Friday, and I gotta figure out how to drive my mother-in-law to the airport Wednesday for a 9:30 p.m. flight back to North Carolina.
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by Eugene Driscoll | Feb 17, 2019 7:56 pm
As I reported Friday, veteran Ansonia police officer Andrew Cota was promoted to interim chief of police during a well-attended and warm ceremony in Ansonia City Hall.
For this “Navel Gazing” mini-podcast, I’ve published the audio from the ceremony, which included brief remarks from Mayor David Cassetti, the new chief’s father, and Cota himself.
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by Eugene Driscoll | Feb 16, 2019 6:58 am
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by Eugene Driscoll | Feb 15, 2019 12:09 pm
Andy Cota III was sworn-in Friday as Ansonia’s interim police chief. He is replacing Chief Kevin Hale, who retired after 18 years as the city’s top cop.
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by Eugene Driscoll | Feb 14, 2019 3:03 pm
Ansonia Seventh Ward Alderman Frank DeLibero passed away Wednesday, his friend, Mayor David Cassetti, announced.
by Eugene Driscoll | Feb 13, 2019 4:27 pm
For this episode of “Navel Gazing: The Valley Indy Podcast,” I’m joined by Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller and Stephan Behuniak for a wide-ranging discussion of issues in Seymour.
Press play to listen.
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by CT MIRROR | Feb 12, 2019 9:07 pm
Gov. Ned Lamont pledged Tuesday to slam the brakes on state borrowing, proposing a “debt diet” that could drain significant resources from municipal school construction and capital projects at state universities.
It also would make it difficult in 2020 for Lamont’s fellow Democrats in the legislature to obtain borrowing for small, community-based projects — labeled “pork-barrel spending” by critics — as they run for re-election.
by Eugene Driscoll | Feb 11, 2019 7:31 pm
A 43-year-old man was struck by a train on Division Street Monday evening.
EMS was called to the scene about 5:30 p.m.
