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Request For Proposals Issued For Ansonia Animal Shelter

by | Dec 16, 2024 5:08 am | Comments (0)

The proposed floor plan for the upgraded Ansonia animal shelter.

ANSONIAThe City of Ansonia is looking for a contractor to renovate the animal shelter at 2 N. Division St.

The city put out a request for proposals” on Nov. 24 seeking a contractor to expand and renovate the shelter. The planned renovations include the addition of a cat kennel, rearranging the current office and dog kennels, and adding a fenced-in area for dogs to run around.

Parts of the current facility will be demolished. The upgraded facility will also feature an entry lobby, an additional utility room, and a new central cooling system.

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Route 8 Construction Update For Weeks Of Dec. 16, 23 & 30, 2024

by | Dec 13, 2024 12:23 pm | Comments (0)

Connecticut DOT

The following is copied from the Connecticut DOT website:

Why is Route 8 asphalt being removed? Visit our FAQ page here to find out.

For the week of Dec. 16, nighttime work will continue from 6PM to 6AM:

  • Nighttime operations will typically occur Sunday night through Thursday night.
  • Saw-cutting and concrete pavement repair activities will continue, northbound from Exit 15 to 22 (New Exits 12B to 18).
  • Both northbound and southbound traffic lanes have moved to the right shoulder to create a work area for median barrier replacement between Exit 20 and 22 (New Exits 17 – 18).
  • Median barrier and median drainage are being replaced.
  • There is no upcoming daytime work.

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Ansonia’s Grace Zielinska Was A Mother, Sister, Gamer, And Friend

by | Dec 12, 2024 3:58 pm | Comments (0)

Photos courtesy of Aria Pisor

Photos of Grace Zielinska.

ANSONIAGrace Zielinska’s loved ones want her remembered as more than just a statistic.

Born as Grace Lirette, the 34-year-old mother’s life was tragically ended on Nov. 9, 2021, when her husband, Kamil Zielinski, killed her while in the grips of a psychotic episode. 

Zielinski was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity on Dec. 11. He’s been confined to a mental facility.

Grace Zielinska’s loved ones remembered her this week as a fighter who stood up for herself and for those around her, and as a mother who loved her children fiercely.

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Ansonia Man Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity

by | Dec 11, 2024 3:49 pm | Comments (0)

Kamil Zielinski

ANSONIAA three-judge panel found Kamil Zielinski not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for the 2021 killing of his wife, Grace Zielinska, on Wednesday (Dec. 11).

Zielinski was moved to kill and mutilate his wife by delusions and voices that told him his children were in danger, a psychologist testified in court.

Zielinski will be placed under a period of psychiatric evaluation and kept in custody until Feb. 21. On Feb. 21, a court will decide how long to keep him in the custody of a state psychiatric facility.

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Police Investigate Sunday Shooting In Ansonia

by | Dec 9, 2024 6:20 am | Comments (0)

A Google Map showing Pork Hollow Road in Ansonia. The tech company lists it as street.

ANSONIA — Police are investigating a shooting that sent a 37-year-old man to the hospital.

Police said they responded to a report of shots fired at 7:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 on Pork Hollow Road. 

Officers said they found a victim who had been shot in the lower body. Several shots had been fired, according to police. They did not specify how many times the man was hit, but described his injuries as non-life threatening.”

Police at 11 p.m. Dec 8 released a description of a vehicle of interest” in the crime. It was described as a newer Ford Mustang convertible, colored blue or gray, with white license plates.

Police described the crime as an isolated incident.”

Anyone with information should call the police at 203 735 1885. Tips can be submitted anonymously by visiting this website.

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Ansonia Neighbors Haven’t Been Paid From Solar Farm Settlement

by | Dec 8, 2024 5:08 pm | Comments (0)

ANSONIATen months after the Board of Aldermen approved distributing $40,000 in settlement funds to Hilltop residents near a Benz Street solar farm, no one has been paid.

City officials say the company behind the development – Allco Renewable Energy – is to blame.

The company says Mayor David Cassetti’s administration is to blame. 

Dennis Conway, who lives on Benz Street, is owed money and said he can’t get a straight answer.

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