Family members of missing Waterbury man claim they never harassed anyone

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo
Investigations Editor
NEW HAVEN — Family members of missing Waterbury man William “Billy” Smolinski Jr. denied claims they harassed or threatened anyone, and said they put up posters about Smolinski solely to try to find him, during testimony Monday.
Madeleine Gleason of Woodbridge, who dated Smolinski until they broke up just prior to his disappearance, sued his mother, Janice Smolinski of Cheshire, and his sister, Paula Bell, in 2006.
The lawsuit claims the defendants falsely accused Gleason of involvement in Billy’s disappearance and have defamed her, and she is seeking monetary damages.


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Valley Arts Council show set Saturday in Derby

Ridgefield artist and Valley Arts Council member Elizabeth DeLucia poses next to her painting, "Bee Queen #2," which is part of an exhibit opening Saturday at the Gallery at 37 at 37 Elizabeth St., Derby. Patricia Villers/Register

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
DERBY — Insects will be featured in an exhibit by the Valley Arts Council called “Metamorphosis, Transformed by Art.”
The exhibit is sponsored by PestRx, a Hamden pest-control business, and will open with a reception at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Gallery at 37, at 37 Elizabeth St.
The public can meet local artists and see the work that has a focus on insects of every stripe. The show will run through Sept. 10.

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