Derby News Archives

Six videos, photo gallery, live chat, PLUS a story on Friday night's "backyard brawl" between Ansonia and Derby football.

The run and shoot — the exciting, unpredictable offensive attack first popularized in the short-lived United States Football League (USFL). What’s it have to do with Derby politics? It could be used to describe the Derby Republicans’ strategy against Democrat challenger Dan Foley, Jr. — opting to throw bombs over his head, avoiding the head-on tackle. On Tuesday, sometime after 8 p.m., we’ll see if the strategy pays off.

For several decades, the Sterling Opera House has sat vacant. Or has it? One resident who is active in the recent push to publicize the value of the Elizabeth Street building said he captured digital images of several ghosts he believes haunts the century-old structure, and he isn't the only one.

Ansonia is playing Derby Friday night for the first time since 2003, and we'll be covering the heck out of it.

A Veterans Day observance, hosted by the John H. Collins Post # 24, American Legion, will be held Nov.

Mum's the word in Shelton and Derby when it comes to some candidate debates. As is often the case, there's a twist.

A Derby woman was arrested for driving under the influence after Newtown police investigated a complaint of erratic operation on Route 25 Sunday, according to a police report.

The nearly two-year litigation with Ceruzzi Redevelopment over the city's broken contract for the downtown redevelopment project will be drawn to a close with the approval of a $1.75 million settlement.

The results of the 2009 Connecticut Academic Performance Test brought some bad news to Derby High School Principal Fran Thompson, who presented the school's new CAPT attack plan at last week's Board of Education meeting: a plan that will require students and teachers to spend more time and effort than ever before preparing for the test.

Derby Head Coach Carmen DiCenso has seen his Red Raiders fail to capitalize on golden scoring opportunities before. His team might be especially haunted after Friday night’s offensive difficulties.

The city’s Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Thursday to settle a lawsuit involving downtown development for $1.75 million.

The complaint lodged by a union official over donations to Mayor Anthony Staffieri’s re-election campaign will be investigated by the state Elections Enforcement Commission, a spokeswoman said Wedesday.

Neighbors next to the former Dworkin Chevrolet on Seymour Avenue are worried about plans to open a used car dealership at the site.

Over the past three nights, four cars have been stolen from the White Hills area of the city and others have been broken into, police said.

A Greenfield Drive man's plans to hold a Wiccan autumn celebration at his home last month never materialized, but his neighbors are still concerned about the intended use of the home he is building, especially after learning that he is listed on the state's Sex Offender Registry.

Mayor Anthony Staffieri's campaign will refund two checks totaling $650 to a donor who did not list his association to the city on a campaign contribution form.

Mayor Anthony Staffieri's largest individual donor did not disclose his relationship with the city on a contribution form filed with the state, records show.

Heading into the Nov. 3 election, Republican incumbent Mayor Anthony Staffieri has a substantial money advantage over his challenger, Democrat Dan Foley, Jr., according to the latest round of filings in the Derby Town Clerk’s office.

The campaign manager for Dan Foley, Jr. delivered a letter in person to Anthony Staffieri in City Hall Thursday challenging the mayor to a debate.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell toured the lower Valley Friday, stumping for local Republicans in Ansonia, Derby and Oxford.

The Derby Red Raiders' visit Friday night to John Mills Field certainly did not start well.

The trial of the city man accused of sexual misconduct with Derby High School students won't be starting after all as a plea deal has been accepted in the case.

The issue: Derby Mayor Tony Staffieri, in office four years, has so far refused to publicly debate Democratic opponent Dan Foley.

A year ago it housed the homeless, but today the brick building on Caroline Street sports refurbished and freshly painted walls, new floors and a new purpose.

More than a week after an arson at Republican Headquarters on Main Street, a 30-year old Ansonia man was arrested Friday for setting the blaze, but police and fire officials emphasized the arson was not politically motivated.

An Ansonia man will serve 14 years of a 25-year prison sentence, followed by 20 years of probation for sexually assaulting three Derby children in 2007 under a plea deal accepted Friday in Milford Superior Court.

Kristie Fitzgerald, in center, is comforted by her grandmother Carol Hitzler, left, and Donna Bukoski, during Umbrella Program's 21st Annual Candlelight Vigil at the Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby on Tuesday.

Members of Modern Hearts Break Faster, a rock band, were midway through their set at the foot of Bridge Street Sunday, while off to the side, members of the Shelton High School color guard kept time to the beat, warming up with flags and wooden rifles for their own turn on what was "center stage" for Shelton Day 2009.

Temperatures are dropping and the leaves are beginning to fall from the trees, sure signs that elections are soon to follow.

A raging inferno apparently claimed the life of a popular elderly man who was just a few feet from getting out of his Fifth Street home Friday night after neighbors and police dramatically rescued his wheelchair-bound wife, but were forced back after flames and blinding smoke made it impossible to reach him.

In the middle of Connecticut, there's a spine of basalt -- the state's traprock ridges.