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Eugene Driscoll | Oct 28, 2021 6:17 pm
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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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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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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.
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.
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Ethan 193 Fry | Oct 13, 2015 6:32 pm
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Bridget Bostic resigned as Ansonia’s tax collector in August 2012 after a Valley Indy story detailed her practice of dispensing receipts to people who had not paid their car taxes.
Or so you were told.
Unbeknownst to the public, the tax collector was allowed to rescind her resignation two weeks after officials publicly announced she had quit.
She then left public service through an early retirement, as state prosecutors reviewed a “fact-finding” report prepared by Ansonia city lawyers.
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Ethan Fry and Eugene Driscoll | Nov 17, 2014 12:54 pm
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Derby Mayor Anita Dugatto announced the city’s agreement with an infomercial company has been terminated and the city has received a full refund.
In September the Board of Aldermen approved an agreement with “Communities of Distinction,” an infomercial series that charges communities $19,800 for a five-minute promotional video.
The agreement OK’d by the Aldermen said legendary quarterback and sports personality Terry Bradshaw was the “Communities of Distinction” host.
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Eugene Driscoll | Oct 28, 2014 11:01 pm
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Derby Mayor Anita Dugatto said Tuesday the city is using taxpayer money to fund a $19,800 infomercial to promote the city and lure potential investors.
The video will be five minutes long and will be part of an infomercial called “Communities of Distinction.”
“It’s an economic development initiative,” Dugatto said. “I’m trying to market the city. This is what we need to do. We need to really put forth what Derby is all about.”