by | Oct 26, 2017 8:54 am | Comments (0)
This is my eighteenth year as a teacher in Ansonia and my second year as president of the Ansonia Federation of Teachers.
There are many things that have changed in town during that time, but many of the issues are still the same.
Education is always discussed as a priority, yet we are continually fighting for adequate funding.
Continue reading ‘Letter: It’s Time To Put Our Students First’
by | Oct 25, 2017 2:58 pm | Comments (0)
My name is Beth Shortell Lynch and I am the Democratic candidate for Town and City Clerk in the City of Ansonia. My husband Tom and I are lifelong Ansonia residents and raised our three sons here. Four of our seven grandchildren live here as the sixth generation of my family to call Ansonia home.
With more than twenty years working in municipal government, I’ve done the job, and I’m looking to put my training, knowledge and practical experience back to work for our city, as the Town and City Clerk.
Continue reading ‘Lynch: Experience Counts In Town Clerk’s Office’
by | Oct 24, 2017 2:52 pm | Comments (0)
In a recent letter to the editor, Alderman David Blackwell spoke upon the funding of the Ansonia School District. In the letter, he explained how, under Mayor David Cassetti, school funding has increased over the past four years.
While this is true, the way that he expressed this data was incredibly misleading, and although funding has increased, so has the percentage of underfunding within the district.
Continue reading ‘Perkins: Blackwell’s School Funding Letter Misleading’
by | Oct 24, 2017 12:00 pm | Comments (0)
Improving the Ansonia school system is one of the main reasonsI am running for re-election as Seventh Ward Alderman, and why I am proud to support Mayor Dave Cassetti.
by | Oct 23, 2017 9:38 am | Comments (0)
I think it is a good time to take a step back from the arguments and the back and forth about the budget to take a look at the unique community we call Ansonia.
Growing up we are taught in history class about how the United States is a melting pot of diversity — how all the different people from different backgrounds create what we call America. Luckily we don’t have to look far to see this firsthand.
Continue reading ‘Farrar: I Am Proud To Call Ansonia My Home’
by | Oct 21, 2017 7:25 am | Comments (0)
A “Meet the Candidates” event is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Ansonia High School auditorium.
The high school is located at 20 Pulaski Highway.
The event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Ansonia Federation of Teachers.
by | Oct 20, 2017 11:35 am | Comments (0)
The word “innovation” has been bandied about frequently in the Ansonia mayoral campaign.
I find this appropriate, because “innovative” is one of the best words to describe Mayor Cassetti and his team.
Continue reading ‘Filippone: Cassetti Has Brought Innovation To City Hall’
by | Oct 19, 2017 9:42 am | Comments (0)
As an aldermanic candidate for Ansonia’s Fifth Ward, I cannot wait to be part of the many improvements being made across the city by Mayor Cassetti and his team.
Continue reading ‘Rivers: Infrastructure Improvements Help Ansonia Flourish’
by | Oct 19, 2017 9:15 am | Comments (0)
It turns out that Ansonia’s finances are strong enough to weather even the budget storm brewing in Hartford!
by | Oct 18, 2017 9:50 am | Comments (0)
Once again Tarek Ralsan has let his political ambition get in the way of the facts.
In his recent column, the candidate takes issue with legal fees billed by the firm of Berchem Moses under Mayor Cassetti, yet both his argument and numbers are entirely out of whack.
Continue reading ‘DeLibero: Raslan Letting Ambition Obscure Facts’
