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Eugene Driscoll | Jun 22, 2022 1:23 pm
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Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan, center, with members of the Derby Board of Aldermen & Alderwomen at a meeting Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
DERBY — An investigative report released by Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan’s office on Tuesday says Derby Finance Director Agata Herasimowicz violated the City Charter several times but stops far short of assigning blame to her.
Instead, the report concludes her actions were “reasonable” when it came to paying for police video equipment and bringing in temporary workers to help fill vacancies in Derby City Hall without the proper authorization outlined in the charter.
In addition, the report notes the city lacks basic financial policies — an issue Herasimowicz tried to address before she was put on paid administrative leave. The report is embedded at the bottom of this story.
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Eugene Driscoll | Jun 7, 2022 8:38 pm
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Agata Herasimowicz, lower left corner, at the May 2021 meeting where the Derby Board of Aldermen & Alderwomen voted to hire her. She officially started in July 2021.
DERBY — An investigative report about the city’s finance director has been completed and is in Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan’s office, the mayor’s chief of staff said on Tuesday.
The report centers on whether Agata Herasimowicz, the city’s financial director for eight months until being put on paid administrative leave in early March, followed proper procedures outlined in the Derby Charter.
The reason Derby Finance Director Agata Herasimowicz was placed on leave has not been shared with the public. It’s also not clear how long she’ll be out. According to an email obtained by The Valley Indy, Herasimowicz does not know why she is on leave.
Last week The Valley Indy repeatedly asked Mayor Rich Dziekan’s administration whether Herasimowicz was on administrative leave. Dziekan said it was a personnel matter and referred questions to the city’s corporation counsel.
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Eugene Driscoll | Oct 28, 2021 6:17 pm
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(Left to right) Alderman Tony Mammone, Alderman Chicago Rivers and candidate Brian Perkins.
ANSONIA — Two incumbent Republican Aldermen are accusing a Democratic candidate for office of being connected to an image online containing a superimposed Confederate flag, and of living in a house that displayed the flag. The candidate says the accusations are not just wrong and misguided — they are the latest chapters in an online harassment campaign that has been targeting him for more than two years.
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Eugene Driscoll | Dec 13, 2019 5:22 pm
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Vanessa and her mother, Christine Holloway. Anyone with information should call the FBI at 203 503 5555 or the Ansonia Police Department at 203 735 1885
ANSONIA — The father of missing toddler Vanessa Morales is a suspect in the killing of her mother, Christine Holloway, The Valley Indy has learned.
Vanessa, 1, was last seen by a relative in Ansonia Friday, Nov. 29. Her mother was found dead inside their Myrtle Avenue home Monday, Dec. 2. She died from blunt force trauma and her death was ruled a homicide.
DERBY — A member of the Ansonia Board of Education was the subject of a 2016 internal affairs investigation by Derby police after being accused of asking a 15-year-old girl for her cell phone number.
The subject, John Izzo, a former auxiliary Derby police officer, told his superiors he did not ask the girl for her phone number and that the incident was a miscommunication, according to a redacted copy of the 2016 internal affairs report.
Izzo resigned from his volunteer position before he could be disciplined, saying he didn’t want to embarrass himself or the department, according to the report.
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Eugene Driscoll and Ethan Fry | Sep 19, 2017 6:47 pm
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At left, Hunt’s photo of Raslan. At right, Raslan’s photo of Hunt.
A “Team Cassetti” supporter called police anonymously to report the mayor’s challenger for driving an unregistered car, then followed the candidate for almost two miles before snapping a photo as a police officer investigated.
Kevin Blake, pictured in screenshot taken Sept. 8 from the campaign website of the Ansonia Demorcatic Party’s mayoral candidate.
A candidate for the Board of Aldermen is expected to withdraw from the race as police pursue drunk driving charges against him in connection to a July 29 crash.
The candidate — former Ansonia corporation counsel Kevin Blake — allegedly smelled of alcohol and was slurring his speech after crashing into a parked car on Franklin Street.
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Ethan Fry and Aaron Berkowitz | Jan 31, 2017 6:07 pm
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The City of Shelton recently published meeting minutes regarding a controversial development proposal, but only after a Freedom of Information complaint was lodged against the city.
The City of Shelton recently published meeting minutes regarding a controversial development proposal, but only after a Freedom of Information complaint was lodged against the city.
If you are late paying local property taxes, state law says you must be hit with interest penalties.