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NAUGATUCK — Franklin Johnson Sr. lived his 85 years serving God, family and country, said Naugatuck Veterans’ Council Vice Chairman W. Francis Dambowsky. Dambowsiy told a crowd of more than 200 people Thursday that while Johnson loved his community, fought for his country and prayed to God regularly to end all world conflicts, it... »
Pairings for the spring state tournaments were released by the CIAC Friday morning and most area squads will be in action when the tourneys start Tuesday. In baseball, Naugatuck (12-8 regular season) earned the 17th seed in Class LL and will travel to No. 16 Windsor (12-8) June 1 at 3:30 p.m. Woodland (13-7)... »
The staff of Citizen’s News was honored with 13 Excellence in Journalism awards by the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at an awards dinner Thursday night. CN’s writers took first and second place in both General Reporting and In-Depth Reporting, as well as first place in Sports, Arts and Entertainment and... »
This week’s CN Headlines features the debut of our two summer interns: Alexa Gorman in news and Kyle Brennan at the sports desk. Tune in for reports on this week’s stories. »
NAUGATUCK – Starting her third game in four days, Katie Alfiere allowed just two runs—one earned—and provided all the offense she needed with a two-run double and a two-run home run Thursday to lead Woodland to its first-ever Naugatuck Valley League softball championship in a 4-2 win over defending champion Seymour. »
BEACON FALLS — They almost did it. The soccer players who, as Naugatuck Athletic Director Tom Pompei paraphrased, said, “Eh, I think I’ll play tennis this year” darn near won the Naugatuck Valley League doubles title Wednesday. Danielle Charette and Rebeka Mitchell, seniors who had never played competitive tennis until last month, first posted... »
NAUGATUCK — It appears Salem Elementary School will be saved from the chopping block along with several teaching positions in next year’s school budget. The finance subcommittee of the Board of Education believes it can find enough savings to avoid having to eliminate the historic Salem School, or enact a plan that would eliminate... »
BEACON FALLS — Rosa Moriello staged yet another three-win performance to lead the Greyhounds girls to a Naugatuck Valley League outdoor track and field championship, and Brandon Fowler and Amanze Williams traded double victories, as Woodland and Naugatuck shared the boys’ crown Tuesday. Well, mostly Tuesday. “We had some work done on the pole... »
NAUGATUCK — Edith Gotlibowski had 52 windows in her three-family home replaced, along with some doors and flooring. Overall, the work was valued at $32,600. Chris Mancini had his single-family, colonial home on Hillcrest Avenue renovated with 17 new windows and vinyl ceilings in the breezeways. The contracts were worth $7,200. The doors on... »
NAUGATUCK — As the Greyhounds golf team prepared for the Naugatuck Valley League tournament, which was scheduled for Wednesday, head coach Craig Blanchard reflected on the season. Naugatuck finished match play with a 4-7 overall record, good for a seventh-place tie with Kennedy in the NVL standings. While matches and individual play were up and... »
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