ContestsVolleyball The Hawks spikers stayed on their recent roll, winning three more matches last week to improve to 16-1 on the season and run their win streak to nine. After needing four games to take care of Holy Cross, 3-1, last Wednesday, Woodland swept Torrington Friday and Wolcott Monday. Junior Jess Patrizi had another... »
On the Field: Woodland junior center-midfielder Raven Palmerie was tabbed by coach Joe Fortier before the season to be the Hawks’ leader this year, and she has certainly lived up to the billing. Palmerie led the Hawks to an 8-6-2 regular season record, a mark which surpassed the expectations of many prognosticators. The junior... »
NAUGATUCK — A sports complex with a football and soccer field, tennis and basketball courts and a concession stand would be created at Cross Street School if a sports advocacy group gets its wish. The Naugatuck Sports and Support Group, which works to enhance local athletic opportunities, is looking at the $1.2 million Cross... »
In the 1995 comedy romp “Tommy Boy,” an auto parts executive asks a grinning, lovably moronic Chris Farley, “Did you eat a lot of paint chips as a kid?” It’s not an uncommon joke, but the real medical threat posed by lead dust exposure and the ingestion of lead paint isn’t quite so funny.... »
NAUGATUCK — It took a few good men, a woman willing to take a chance and a bit of luck for a local man to pull off one of the most fascinating marriage proposals in local lore. Standing in front of stars whose lines people quote every day—Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon—attorney Andrew... »
I really like this gig I have here with Citizen’s News. I get to scrape up some jack by going to my old stomping grounds at Woodland and watching some games for free. I get called “famous” by the people—specifically, Mrs. Abney—working the gates at these games. I get press releases from town politicians... »
NAUGATUCK — Local musician Bob Semanchik’s instrumental take on the soul standard “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me,” perhaps most famous for the Supremes’ rendition in 1969, has been playing on the Weather Channel’s Local on the 8s programming. The track appears on Semanchik’s 2008 debut album, “Standard Interpretations,” a collection of mostly-instrumental versions... »
NAUGATUCK — Mt. Cavalry Baptist Church, nestled comfortably into a rented space on the corner of Rubber Avenue and Church Street, was founded in 2002. Between 2005 and 2007, it had no full-time pastor, and visiting preachers sustained it as the two families in the tight-knit congregation held it together. Joe Faulk was one... »
Democratic mayoral challenger Charles Mallon says Prospect’s bond debt exceeds $25 million. Republican incumbent Mayor Bob Chatfield claims the figure is more like $3 million. People are used to politicians disagreeing about facts and figures during campaigns, but a $22 million discrepancy is pretty substantial for a town this size (for perspective, $22 million... »
SEYMOUR — The latest edition of this rivalry was as meaningful as any but less competitive than most. Marcos Soares scored twice, and Tiago Martins also netted a goal for the Greyhounds as Naugatuck (13-0-1) bested Seymour (7-4-3), 3-1, Monday at DeBarber Field in a game that the visitors controlled from the outset. After failing... »
Loading ...