ContestsPROSPECT — The town is looking to put in a two-mile waterline on New Haven Road (Route 69). Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) contacted Mayor Robert Chatfield in January and April in reference to a federal waterline grant worth $495,000. After what Chatfield called “administrative costs,” the grant would be worth $488,000. The town is... »
NAUGATUCK — The borough will begin its long-awaited search for contamination on privately owned property downtown where a Fairfield-based developer wants to build the first phase of the$710 million revitalization project called Renaissance Place. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses unanimously gave Mayor Robert A. Mezzo authority on Tuesday to enter into a site... »
NAUGATUCK — At Peter J. Foley Little League’s opening day ceremony, league President Bob Dibble announced the season would be dedicated to the memory of the late Dustin Diver. It was only fitting that one of the last ceremonies of the season was held before the final game of the championship round, where Diver’s... »
NAUGATUCK — Ryan Dykes picked a good time to pitch his best game of the season. The Marlins won the Union City Little League Major Boys’ championship for the second consecutive season, thanks to a timely pitching performance from Dykes, who had not started a game on the mound all season. The Marlins beat the... »
FISHKILL, N.Y. — Steve Hiscock remembers growing up in Naugatuck, playing in the Union City Little League and dreaming of becoming a big leaguer. That vision just got a little bit closer to reality. Earlier this month, Hiscock signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an undrafted free agent. The 2006 Naugatuck High grad began his... »
WATERBURY — Around this time of year, I like to travel around the area in the evening and try to catch a baseball game or two. I work my way up and down the Valley to watch Tri-State, American Legion and the occasional youth game. Last weekend, I made my way to Municipal Stadium... »
MONROE — Prospect-Beacon Falls American Legion Posts 194-25 took a lead late into Tuesday’s game at Monroe, but surrendered a pair of unearned runs in the fifth to waste a solid outing by Kyle Georgia and lose another close decision, 3-2. PBF led, 2-1, entering the bottom of the fifth, but Monroe’s first two... »
WATERBURY — He may have just released his debut CD, but Vincent Ingala’s musical genesis was decidedly more humble than his current success might suggest. “My parents bought me a little baby kit when I was 3 or 4 years old, and I broke it ‘cause I played it so much,” Ingala said... »
NAUGATUCK — The contractor that has been working to clean soil contaminants from Parcel C, the 2.2-acre, borough-owned tract at the corner of Maple and Water streets, has run into an enigmatic problem. Manafort Bros. has been injecting an oxidizing chemical to neutralize the soil, which is contaminated with lead, petroleum and organic compounds... »
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