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Who is the newsmaker of the year?

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Results

Total submissions: 888

  • Seymour Pink's Mary Deming: 435 votes (48.99%)
  • Kitten-rescuing Ansonia firefighters, DPW employees: 139 votes (15.65%)
  • Shelton student Zak Shilleh: 3 votes (0.34%)
  • Derby's Art Gerckens: 16 votes (1.8%)
  • Derby Superintendent Matthew Conway: 5 votes (0.56%)
  • Shelton Police Chief Joel Hurliman: 6 votes (0.68%)
  • Ansonia Police Officer Michael Castillo: 37 votes (4.17%)
  • The Shelton bear and Split Rock turkey: 24 votes (2.7%)
  • Jim Gildea of the Derby school board and CT Rail Commuter Council: 125 votes (14.08%)
  • Derby Mayor Anita Dugatto: 12 votes (1.35%)
  • Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti: 30 votes (3.38%)
  • Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti: 5 votes (0.56%)
  • Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller: 16 votes (1.8%)
  • Ansonia Corporation Counsel John Marini: 11 votes (1.24%)
  • Derby's Richard Dziekan: 8 votes (0.9%)
  • Jailed lawyer Ralph Crozier: 8 votes (0.9%)
  • Other. Leave a comment to enter your own choice.: 8 votes (0.9%)
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