Ansonia tax board president Edward Norman (right) addresses city resident Eddison Buenaño at a meeting of the Board of Apportionment and Taxation March 24. Credit: Jasmine Wright photo

Clock Ticking For Ansonia Tax Board To Recommend Budget

ANSONIA – Members of the city’s Board of Aldermen are still waiting for the tax board to pass a budget along, more than a month after a charter deadline to do so passed.

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by Jasmine Wright

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(Left to right) Seymour Police Inspector Joseph Matusovich joins Officer Andrew Satkowski, Officer Megan McFarland, Sgt. Kevin Saksa and Seymour Police Chief John Bucherati in honoring the three officers during the April 8 police commission meeting. Credit: Jean Falbo-Sosnovich

Seymour Police Officers Recognized For Capturing Murder Suspect

SEYMOUR – Three Seymour police officers – one fresh out of the police academy – were honored this month for locating, pursuing and apprehending a man accused of fatally shooting a Bridgeport firefighter.

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by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Zaza on Pershing Drive, in the Shop Rite plaza. Credit: Derby PD via Facebook

Derby Targets Zaza Smoke Shop

DERBY – The members of the Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen want to close a Pershing Drive smoke shop with a “colorful history.”

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by Eugene Driscoll
(left to right) Ansonia School District Assistant Superintendent Stephen Bergin and Superintendent Joseph DiBacco at a meeting of the school board’s finance committee on Jan. 21. Credit: File Photo

Pink Slips Handed Out In Ansonia Public Schools

ANSONIA – The school district issued pink slips to teachers who could potentially lose their jobs from a lack of funding.

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by Jasmine Wright
Tax board members Richard Thayer (left) and Dan King (right) speak during a meeting April 8. Credit: Jasmine Wright photo

Ansonia Tax Board Doesn’t Adopt Budget

ANSONIA – After deliberating for more than three hours, members of the city’s tax board April 8 could not reach a consensus on whether to reduce a proposed $68.1 million budget from Mayor Frank Tyszka.

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(Left to right) Ollie’s President and CEO Erik van der Valk, Peter Kempner, one of the plaza property owners and Derby Mayor Joe DiMartino join “Ollie” during Thursday’s grand opening. Credit: Jean Falbo-Sosnovich

National Bargain Outlet ‘Ollie’s’ Opens In Derby

DERBY – Valley shoppers have a new place to get “good stuff cheap.”

That’s the promise of “Ollie’s Bargain Outlet,” a discount chain that held a grand opening April 2 at their new store in the Big Y Plaza at 656 New Haven Ave.

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by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Brothers Charlie Sirowich, left, and Alexander Sirowich, right, with one of their favorite authors, Lauren Tarshis. Credit: Jean Falbo-Sosnovich

“I Survived” Author Visits Seymour School

SEYMOUR – New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis, whose “I Survived” book series has sold more than 30 million copies, visited students at Bungay Elementary School March 23.

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by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Ansonia tax board president Edward Norman (right) addresses city resident Eddison Buenaño at a meeting of the Board of Apportionment and Taxation March 24. Credit: Jasmine Wright photo

Are Ansonia’s Budget ‘Workshops’ Transparent?

ANSONIA – Mayor Frank Tyszka’s administration is following a budget process that raises questions about transparency. At issue – the city’s Board of Apportionment and Taxation (or tax board) has been holding budget meetings without a quorum or keeping minutes. When asked about the practice, Nancy Spagnolo, Mayor Frank Tyszka’s chief of staff, said the…

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by Eugene Driscoll and Jasmine Wright

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