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Press Release | Mar 21, 2025 12:58 pm
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ANSONIA –AARP will hold a course on safe driving Tuesday, April 22, 2025, from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm at the Ansonia Senior Center (65 Main St., second floor).
Please call to register at the center by dialing 203 – 736-5933.
A second safe driving course will also happen at the senior center September 23, 2025, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Ansonia Library’s spring book sale will be held April 12, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., in the community room at the library (53 S. Cliff St). There will be books for all ages at the sale.
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Jasmine Wright | Mar 21, 2025 5:55 am
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Javier Varas
ANSONIA – City resident Javier Varas will be challenging incumbent Mayor David Cassetti for his seat this November.
Varas, 23, said he was driven to run after watching the current administration’s decisions for the last two years. He said Ansonia needs more transparency.
Varas lives in Ansonia with his wife Dom. The vice chairman of Ansonia’s Democratic Town Committee, Varas currently works as a management and policy analyst in the New Haven mayor’s office. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and philosophy from UConn.
“This is about the community. This is about transparency,” Varas said in an interview with The Valley Indy.
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Jasmine Wright | Mar 21, 2025 5:48 am
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ANSONIA – Ansonia’s proposed budget fully funds the board of education’s request for the coming year – but the budget as-is would require voter approval because of the increase in the mill rate.
The Ansonia tax board and the Aldermanic finance subcommittee met Wednesday (March 19) to discuss the city’s $69,593,839 proposed budget for the coming year.
The proposed budget has increased by about $1 million from the $68.6 million budget Mayor David Cassetti proposed in February.
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Jasmine Wright | Mar 20, 2025 5:54 am
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Superior Court in Derby.
ANSONIA – Three men accused of neglecting 11 dogs in an Ansonia house are scheduled to appear in court March 26.
Javon Coverson, Assante Coverson, and Hezekiah Johnson-Coverson each face charges of animal cruelty in connection to the case. They have also been charged with animal vaccine and registration infractions.
Each defendant has a different lawyer: Javon Coverson is represented by New Haven attorney Brittany Paz. Assante Coverson is represented by Ansonia attorney Caroline Baird.
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Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Mar 19, 2025 6:18 am
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Space Shuttle Atlantis lands in 1992 (Image made with Canva).
This week, we take a look back at 1992, which according to what the cool kids were saying was “all that” and “da bomb!”
A historic referendum was held where white South African voters overwhelmingly supported ending the apartheid system. With 68.7% voting ‘Yes’, this marked a critical turning point in South Africa’s journey towards racial equality and democratic transformation under President F.W. de Klerk’s leadership.
These were the top 5 songs topping the US music charts this week:
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Jasmine Wright | Mar 19, 2025 6:10 am
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Shannon Allison, first-grade teacher at the Mead School, was recognized as an Extraordinary Educator by a national education advocacy group.
ANSONIA – A city educator has won national recognition for her math teaching chops.
Shannon Allison, a first-grade teacher at the Mead School, was named an “Extraordinary Educator” in December by Curriculum Associates, an education advocacy group. She was one of only 29 educators to be selected from across the nation, out of about 1,000 that applied.
Allison won the award after helping to introduce a new math curriculum at the school. The award seeks to recognize educators who demonstrate innovation and commitment to high achievement in the classroom, according to the Curriculum Associates website.
“Ms. Allison is an exemplary teacher. She creates a positive learning culture in her room and encourages all of her students to achieve at the highest level,” wrote Amy Cosciello, principal at Mead, in a prepared statement.
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Press Release | Mar 18, 2025 2:02 pm
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Griffin Health’s Valley Goes Pink initiative will host Par for Pink on May 20 at The Golf Club at Oxford Greens in Oxford to support The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital.
OXFORD – Griffin Health’s Valley Goes Pink initiative will host its 4th Annual Par for Pink golf fundraiser on Tues., May 20 at The Golf Club at Oxford Greens in Oxford. The fundraiser will feature a 9‑hole round of golf starting at 9 a.m. and lunch. Proceeds will benefit The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital.
Sponsorship opportunities range from $100 to $5,000, and foursomes start at $460. In-kind donations are welcome. To register or for more information, visit https://onecau.se/parforpink.
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Jasmine Wright | Mar 18, 2025 4:03 am
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School administrators and the Ansonia Board of Education discussed next year's budget March 12. (Left-to-right: school business administrator Erich Marriott, assistant superintendent Steve Bergin, and superintendent Joseph DiBacco.)
ANSONIA – The Ansonia Board of Education voted to adopt a budget for fiscal year 2025 – 2026 that carries a $2 million, or 5.3 percent, spending increase.
Members of the board voted unanimously March 12 in favor of the $39,560,719.75 budget. School board president Rich Bshara said the numbers will likely continue to change as the schools receive more information from the state.
The budget includes a $549,763 increase for salaries across the board. That’s a 2.9 percent increase over the current budget.
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Jasmine Wright | Mar 17, 2025 11:21 am
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ANSONIA – Here are some highlights from the Ansonia Police Department’s calls for service from March 10, 2025 through March 16, 2025.
It is a partial list of calls, curated by The Valley Indy. The goal is to give the public a head’s up on what’s happening in the community.
Note: generally, this publication does not post the names of people charged with misdemeanors; the names of victims; or numbered residential addresses. If we publish a suspect’s name, we track the case.
Ansonia police received 315 calls for service and made six arrests between March 10, 2025 and March 16, 2025.
