Valley Indy Election Night Coverage
STATE REP. KARA ROCHELLE WINS RE-ELECTION OVER DAVID CASSETTI.
Unofficial numbers: 4,670 Rochelle to 3,969 Cassetti.
Those unofficial numbers do not include absentee ballots.
Cassetti conceded earlier this evening, saying there were not enough absentee ballots out there to overcome Rochelle's lead.
NYFD Firefighter Mike Moran
NEW YORK CITY -- Mike Moran was a New York City firefighter with Ladder 3 whose brother, FDNY Battalion Chief John Moran, was killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Six weeks after the attacks, Moran, of Rockaway, Queens -- a community that lost 59 people on Sept. 11 -- had the chance to address the crowd during "The Concert for New York City," a benefit show at Madison Square Garden.
In a short speech, made after The Who had performed, Moran talked about the death of his brother and another firefighter, Capt. Louis Modaferri.
Toward the end of his talk he uttered a line that encapsulated the spirit of New York City and the country at that terrible moment -- unity and resilience.
"And I want to say one more thing. In the spirit of the Irish people, Osama bin Laden: you can kiss my royal Irish a**."
In an interview with NBC NY ten years later, Moran said it was important to show the world that "we were not beaten."
Sources: NY Post, NY Times, NBC NY, YouTube channel Brad Saint George, Wikipedia (for concert lineup)
A video posted to Yankee Quilter's GoFundMe page gives another view of Sunday's destruction. The Yankee Quilter is in Klarides Village, a shopping center on Route 67 in Seymour.
The GoFundMe link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/restore-yankee-quilter-aid-cheryl-and-brian
Update: please note we are listing every Oxford and Seymour GoFundMe we see on ValleyIndy.org.
Gov. Lamont Press Conference
Happening now: GOV. LAMONT HOLDS NEWS CONFERENCE IN OXFORD TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON SEVERE FLOODING. Video from WFSB
Derby BOA/A Meeting May 9, 2024
Derby BOA/A Meeting May 9, 2024
Valley Indy GG Gift Cards!
Valley Indy GG Gift Cards!
Drawing the names of people who qualified for local restaurant gift cards during our Great Give Livestream!
Ansonia Budget Hearing
BOAT/BOA Public Hearing
Valley Indy Great Give Livestream Part VI
Schedule:
7 p.m. Jason Carlucci of The Dew Drop Inn
8 p.m. Great Give ends
8:15 p.m. or so live Seymour budget vote results via Jean Falbo-Sosnovich phone call
Public Hearing On The Sale Of The Ansonia WPCA
ANSONIA – A public hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. April 30 at the Ansonia Senior Center (65 Main St., 2nd floor) on Aquarion’s $56 million offer to purchase the city’s wastewater collection and treatment system.
Aquarion placed the bid on April 3. It includes a $41 million cash payment to the city, as well as a promise to invest $15 million in capital improvements in their first five years of ownership.
The bid also includes a 10-year property tax exemption for Aquarion, as well as the establishment of a ‘rate stabilization fund’ using $7 million of current Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) assets.
