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More Shelton Bribe Claims Aired

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 10, 2010 10:20 pm

Posted to: Shelton

Soon after Shelton developer James Botti received approvals for his Crown Point development on Bridgeport Avenue, he paid for Mayor Mark A. Lauretti’s family to vacation at Disney World in Florida.

That’s according to Botti’s former accountant, Michael Plude, who testified on the third day of Botti’s federal corruption trial at U.S. District Court in New Haven Wednesday.

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Derby Man Died Trying To Rescue Dog

by Eugene Driscoll | Mar 10, 2010 3:35 pm

Posted to: Derby

David Kostrey, the deputy director of the city’s Office of Emergency Management, died Wednesday morning attempting to rescue his dog as his Derby Avenue apartment burned, his sister said.

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Botti Claimed To Have a ‘CYA’ Check From Lauretti

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 9, 2010 8:30 pm

Posted to: Shelton

On a “cold and raw” winter day in 2003, Shelton developer James Botti visited Inland Wetlands Commissioner Randy Szkola at his Shelton home.

What Botti didn’t know at the time was that Szkola was wearing a wire and the FBI was taping every word between them.

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Schwab’s DUI Case Is Over

by Mike Russo | Mar 9, 2010 12:57 pm

Posted to: Ansonia, Oxford

The driving under the influence case against Jerry Schwab, a former member of the Oxford Board of Education, ended Tuesday morning after Schwab agreed to take 15 alcohol-awareness classes and attend a victim’s impact panel organized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

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Update: Shelton For Sale, Prosecutor Says

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 9, 2010 7:26 am

Posted to: Shelton

Mayor Mark A. Lauretti was the special guest star in most of the questioning and arguments heard on the first day of the federal corruption trial for Shelton developer James Botti.

Prosecutors kicked off the trial Monday by telling the jury that Botti bribed Lauretti with “tens of thousands of dollars” and favors such as free renovations on Lauretti’s home in his quest to get development projects approved in Shelton.

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Ansonia Scrambling For Sewer Loan Payment

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 8, 2010 12:00 pm | Comments (6)

Posted to: Ansonia

With the city’s new waste water treatment plant near completion, city leaders are frantically trying to determine how the Water Pollution Control Authority will make the first $2.46 million loan payment in 2012.

One tax board member is concerned there won’t be enough money.

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SHELTON’S GILLEN WINS NEW ENGLAND TITLE

by Eliot Schickler | Mar 8, 2010 8:05 am

Posted to: Shelton, Sports

Shelton junior Patrick Gillen is the 215-pound New England Wrestling champion.

Gillen claimed the title at 215 with a 7-0 decision over Steve Collins of Reading, Mass. on Saturday night.

“I wrestled my match, I didn’t allow him to get any opportunities — and I took advantage of my opportunities,” Gillen said.

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Bowling For A Cause

by Tony Spinelli | Mar 8, 2010 7:16 am

Posted to: Ansonia, Shelton

Crack, smack, whack. Wham, bam, slam. Over and over.

That was the sound of more than 1,250 people from the Valley and the Greater New Haven area bowling for charity Saturday afternoon at the Milford AMF Lanes, where probably more than $100,000 was being raised for The Umbrella and Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven.

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Shelton Mudslide: Who Will Pay?

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 4, 2010 11:18 pm

Posted to: Shelton

The December mudslide on North Oak Avenue continues to have residual effects, as the city strives to determine who’s responsible and — more importantly — who’s paying.

Meanwhile, the physical situation has been essentially unchanged since the home at 161 North Oak Ave. was torn down on Dec. 18.

A group of residents and city officials met in Mayor Mark A. Lauretti’s office Thursday evening to discuss the issues.

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Shelton Police Chief’s Contract Extended

by Jodie Mozdzer | Mar 4, 2010 11:00 pm

Posted to: Shelton, Police

The Board of Aldermen has approved a new three-year employment contract for police Chief Joel Hurliman.

Hurliman, who has worked for the Shelton Police Department since 1978, said he looks forward to continuing the job.

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