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Police Release Age-Enhanced Photo of Vanessa Morales, Girl Missing Since December 2019
The Ansonia Police Department and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have released an age-enhanced photo of Vanessa Morales, a child who has been missing since December 2019 when her mother was found dead in their home. Vanessa Morales was 1 year old at the time of her disappearance. She is now almost 2 and a half years old….
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Police Release Age-Enhanced Image of Missing Vanessa Morales
As the search for Vanessa Morales continues, police have released an age-enhanced photo of the young Ansonia child.
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Ansonia Baby Vanessa Morales Still Missing a Year Later
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of Christine’s death was blunt force trauma and the manner of death was ruled a homicide. “We just want her returned to her family. It is imperative that we find Vanessa, a one-year old child who is wholly dependent on others for her care and well-being and we know...
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Police Identify Victim of Fatal Weekend Motorcycle Crash in Ansonia
Police have released the identity of the person killed in a motorcycle crash in Ansonia Sunday night. After receiving a 911 call around 7 p.m., officers say they found 55-year-old Kevin Parham lying in the street at the intersection on East Main, Main, North Main, and State Streets. They also found Parham’s motorcycle a short distance away on North Main…
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Ansonia Cumberland Farms Temporarily Closes After Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
A Cumberland Farms in Ansonia has temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Cumberland Farms officials said a team member at the location on Pershing Drive tested positive for COVID-19 and the store was closed on Friday. While the store is closed, it will be cleaned and sanitized by an industrial cleaning crew, officials said. All employees who…
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Ansonia Public Schools to Go Remote and Expect to Remain So for Rest of 2020
Ansonia Public Schools will be going fully remote and expect to remain that way until mid-January. A statement on the Ansonia Public Schools website says they will end in-person instruction on Friday, Nov. 13 and move to remote classes on Monday, Nov. 16. and expect to continue remote classes until Jan. 18, 2021. The district’s Pre-K programs at Ansonia Middle…
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Ansonia Public Schools Go To Remote Learning
Ansonia Public Schools transition to full time remote learning amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.
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State Encourages Schools to Effort In-Person Learning As Long as Possible
In an apparent letter to superintendents, state education officials are stressing that while COVID-19 are on the rise, school districts should do their best not to disrupt in-person learning unless absolutely necessary.
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Repairs Continue to Fix Gas Pressurization Issue in Derby and Ansonia
Eversource crews worked throughout Wednesday to fix a problem that led to a natural gas low pressue issue at more than 2,000 homes in Derby and Ansonia.
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Governor Lamont Announces Rolling Back Of Many Coronavirus Restrictions to Phase 2.1
Gov. Ned Lamont announced that beginning Friday the state will be rolling back to what is being called Phase 2.1 when many restrictions will be put back into place and gathering size limits will lower again.
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2 Men Injured in Ansonia Shooting
Two men are injured after a shooting in Ansonia early Saturday morning. Police said they heard several gunshots coming from the area of West Main Street around 2 a.m. When officers responded to the area, they said they found a 26-year-old man in the municipal parking lot who had been shot. Officers rendered medical aid to the man until an…
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Man Charged in Killing of 20-Year-Old Derby Mother
Ansonia police have arrested a man accused of murdering a Derby mother. Police said 20-year-old Rosali Acquefreda, of Derby, was found with serious injuries after a report of a possible hit-and-run on Coe Lane and North Coe Lane Sunday afternoon. She died of her injuries, which police said were not consistent with a crash, at the hospital. The State of…
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Man Charged With Killing 20-Year-Old Derby Mother
Rosali Acquefreda was stabbed to death Sunday. Family members say the suspect is the father of her 3-year-old son.
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Friends, Family Remember Slain Derby Mother
Family members say 20-year-old Rosali Acquefreda was getting ready to make big moves in her life when she was killed over the weekend. She leaves behind a 3-year-old son
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Death of 20-Year-Old Woman in Ansonia Ruled a Homicide
A 20-year-old woman found in Ansonia after a report of a car crash died of stab wounds, Ansonia police said Monday. Officers in Derby notified the Ansonia Police Department about an evading vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Coe Lane and North Coe Lane shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday, police said. When police arrived at the scene, they said they…
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Man Suspected of Killing Mother of His Missing Baby Due in Court
A man charged with killing the mother of his missing baby in Ansonia last year is due in court today Jose Morales is accused of killing 43-year-old Christine Holloway. She was found dead in her home on Myrtle Avenue in Ansonia on Dec. 2, 2019 after she failed to show up for work and there was no sign of her…
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State, Local Officials Announce Plans for Downtown Ansonia Development
State Rep. Kara Rochelle announced that she secured $500,000 to help fund the demolition of the partially collapsed former factory building at 35 North Main St. in Ansonia and local and state officials held a news conference Friday morning to discuss plans for downtown Ansonia. Rochelle said the state bond commission, which is meeting on July 21, must. authorize the…
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Man Accused of Approaching Girls in Ansonia Middle School Parking Lot
Ansonia police are investigating a complaint of a suspicious man who allegedly approached two girls in the parking lot of a middle school on Tuesday night. Officers said an 11-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl were walking in the parking lot of Ansonia Middle School around 8 p.m. when they were approached by a black vehicle driven by a man….
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Ansonia Police Search for Man Who Approached Girls
Ansonia police are searching for a man who approached two girls while they were walking outside the middle school.