YOUR PICKS: STORIES OF THE YEAR

Starting today (Dec. 23), we’re counting down our list of the top 10 stories of 2009.

We’ll post a story a day until Jan. 1.

Earlier this week we posted 20 possible candidates and put it out to you guys for a vote.

About 100 votes were cast.

Here are your picks, based on percentage of first-place votes:

5. (Tie) Griffin Hospital turns 100, Ansonia Alderman arrested

4. Olson Drive violence

3. Valley Independent Sentinel launches (aww … thank you!)

2. Botti trial

1. Shelton natural disasters

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