Navel Gazing, The Valley Indy Podcast

Derby CT Legislative Meeting Of Oct 12 2023

Show guide:

4:00 minute mark: The Valley Indy tries for figure out whether to put the garbage cans out.

6:26: The Valley Indy tries to figure out when to throw out the Christmas tree.

8:14: Ansonia police are investigating a commercial burglary.

10:35: Ansonia are investigating two shootings during which no injuries were reported.

13:25: Jean's top five stories of the year!

17:10: A look at upcoming municipal meetings in Ansonia, Derby & Seymour.

24:25: We listen to Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti address the public during a virtual meeting of the Ansonia Board of Aldermen.

31:52: The editor thinks the Olson Drive redevelopment saga was a top Valley story of 2022.

State Rep. Kara Rochelle won a third term to represent Ansonia and Derby in Hartford, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Unofficial results shared by Rochelle’s campaign show her beating her opponent, Josh Shuart, 3,305 to 2,987. Rochelle is a Democrat who lives in Ansonia. Shuart, a college professor, lives in Ansonia and is president of the Ansonia Board of Aldermen. Updated numbers from the state Wednesday morning has Rochelle winning 3,371 to 3,022.

State Rep. Kara Rochelle won a third term to represent Ansonia and Derby in Hartford, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Unofficial results shared by Rochelle’s campaign show her beating her opponent, Josh Shuart, 3,305 to 2,987. Rochelle is a Democrat who lives in Ansonia. Shuart, a college professor, lives in Ansonia and is president of the Ansonia Board of Aldermen. Updated numbers from the state Wednesday morning has Rochelle winning 3,371 to 3,022.

Pat Oates is a standup comic who has appeared on WPLR, "Who Are These Podcasts," and Compound Media.

Oates is determined to bring live comedy to the Valley, and he's doing it through organizing open mic & regular shows at Retro Grub & Pub and RiverWalk Social, both on Elizabeth Street in downtown Derby.

In this episode of "Navel Gazing: The Valley Indy Podcast," reporter Eugene Driscoll plays clips from the very first meeting of the Ansonia Opera House Committee, a group that is working to restore the  . . . you guessed it, the Ansonia Opera House!

Navel Gazing returns with clips from a contentious Derby Aldermen meeting of Aug. 11, 2022.

Click the play for an interview with John Marini of ​‘Sci-Fi At The Strand.’ Two classic fantasy flicks are screening Saturday night at The Strand in Seymour (Connecticut):

“Conan the Barbarian,” the 1982 movie that put Arnold Schwarzenegger on the map, and; ​“Highlander,” the only-in-the-80s could this thing have been made flick starring Christopher Lambert.

Brian Volk-Weiss is the guy behind the hugely popular Netflix documentary series 'The Toys That Made Us' and 'The Movies That Made Us.'

He's back with "Icons Unearthed," whose first chunk of episodes concentrates on the making of 'Star Wars.'

Volk-Weiss landed a six-hour interview with legendary movie editor Marcia Lucas for the series, which premiered July 12, 2022.

He's also worked with every comedian known to God. Click play!

Derby Senior Center members did not sound happy on Thursday after learning the Derby Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen would not vote again on an agreement to merge its senior center with Ansonia and send Derby members to a new senior center under construction in Ansonia.