Jasmine Wright

5 days ago | valley.newhavenindependent.org | Jasmine Wright

ANSONIA — Both the city and school budgets were rejected today. Here are the unofficial results from today’s budget referendum:1. Shall the city portion of the budget, as recommended by the board of aldermen of $29,879,532 for the fiscal year 2026 be adopted? Yes: 142No: 8342. Shall the board of education portion of the budget, as recommended by the board of aldermen, $39,560,719 for the City of Ansonia for the fiscal year 2026 be adopted? Yes: 245No: 730This story will be updated.

6 days ago | valley.newhavenindependent.org | Jasmine Wright

ANSONIA – Here is the latest on the proposed Ansonia budget, which is scheduled to go to referendum 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, May 9 at the Ansonia Armory, 5 State St.The proposed mill rate is 29.5 mills, according to the budget posted on the city website and confirmed by corporation counsel John Marini. The 29.5 mill rate is slightly more than the 29.3 mill rate discussed at an Aldermen meeting May 5. Budget director Kurt Miller said the 29.3 mill rate was wrong due to a mathematical error.

1 week ago | notus.org | Jasmine Wright |Violet Jira |Mark Alfred

Growing numbers of Americans say they feel uneasy about the state of the economy. The Federal Reserve said this week that “the risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen.” Some economists in the last month have increased their expectations of a recession in the next year. So who’s feeling good about the U.S. economy? The White House.

1 week ago | valley.newhavenindependent.org | Jasmine Wright

ANSONIA — Members of the Ansonia Board of Aldermen May 5 voted to trim the city’s proposed budget by some $173,000 and to leave the school budget untouched. A referendum on the two budgets is scheduled for 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, May 9 at the Ansonia Armory, 5 State St.Voters previously rejected both budgets at a referendum on April 25. The current budget year is 2024 – 2025, which ends June 30. The proposed budgets cover the 2025 – 2026 fiscal year, which starts July 1.

1 week ago | valley.newhavenindependent.org | Jasmine Wright

ANSONIA – Mayor David Cassetti’s administration plans to lease out two lots at the former SHW site on 35 N. Main St. this year. The city’s planning & zoning commission made a positive 8 – 24 referral for the property during its meeting March 31. The city put out a request for proposals for the property April 4. You can read that request for proposals here. The blighted, 3.58-acre property on 35 N.