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Eugene Driscoll | Jun 17, 2020 7:03 pm
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SEYMOUR — An inspector in charge of the detective department often came in late, took long lunches, left work early, and spent hours away from his job while being paid, essentially leaving the detectives in his command without supervision, according to accusations outlined in an internal affairs report.
“(Inspector Joseph) DeNigris’ actions are deemed inappropriate, excessive and not within conventional expectations of the police department’s administrative staff,” the internal affairs report states. “DeNigris’ time spent away from the police department is beyond acceptable and has taken away from him being able to efficiently perform the essential tasks and/or duties of his position as supervisor of Detectives.”
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Eugene Driscoll | Oct 22, 2019 10:04 pm
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Derby City Hall at 1 Elizabeth St.
DERBY — A candidate for Derby City Treasurer and the tax board has filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) complaint against the city, saying city hall has refused to provide him with basic financial data.
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Eugene Driscoll | Oct 18, 2019 7:24 am
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Things are not looking good this year for mayoral debates in Ansonia or Derby — or at least ones that involve this publication.
In Derby, Mayor Rich Dziekan’s campaign Thursday turned down an invitation to debate his challenger, Brian Coppolo, at The Valley Indy office in an event that would have been livestreamed on the web.
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 | Jul 2, 2019 8:23 am
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DERBY — Four days after emerging from the most problematic budget cycle in a decade, the city’s Board of Aldermen approved new, multi-year contracts for police officers and teachers June 24.
Here is a rundown of the labor agreements, followed by reactions from Derby officials:
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Eugene Driscoll | Jun 2, 2019 8:26 pm
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DERBY — City officials have promised to prepare a new written policy on how staffers comply with record requests, and to compel city workers to participate in an open government training session over the summer.
The move is part of a compromise the city reached with The Valley Indy over Derby Building Inspector Carlo Sarmiento’s mishandling of a Freedom of Information request in March.
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Eugene Driscoll | May 16, 2019 9:59 pm
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The door closes on an executive session meeting in Derby a few years back.
For this story, which I originally wanted to publish during “Sunshine Week,” I’m taking a look at executive session meetings in the cities of Ansonia and Derby.
Executive sessions are meetings that are closed to the public, but are perfectly legal under specific circumstances explained in state law.
In other words, it’s often the stuff your city hall or school district is NOT posting on Facebook.
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Eugene Driscoll | Mar 14, 2019 2:08 pm
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The unsafe building at Minerva and Main.
I’ve been denied access to government documents on and off for 20 years.
Sometimes it’s justified. Sometimes it’s not. Sometimes it depends on who you ask. Sometimes I think it’s unjustified and I’m later proven wrong. Sometimes the Danbury mayor walks in, yells at someone, and you suddenly get what was being wrongfully denied.
It’s part of being a local reporter.
Since it is Sunshine Week — a week to celebrate the public’s right to know — I’m relaying an experience I had with Derby’s building official Thursday morning.
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Eugene Driscoll | Jan 25, 2019 7:20 am
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A Seymour High School assistant principal remains on paid administrative leave after being charged with driving under the influence last month.
Paul Lucke, 43, was arrested Dec. 1 after being stopped by Naugatuck police at 12:43 a.m. on Bridge Street, according to a police arrest log. He was also cited for several motor vehicle violations.
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Eugene Driscoll | Jan 18, 2019 1:26 am
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An assistant principal at Seymour High School was accepted into a court diversionary program Thursday in connection to a drunk driving arrest in Naugatuck, The Republican-American reported.
