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Cause of death still unknown

Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Cause of death still unknown

BEACON FALLS — State police and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are still short on details about the body found Sept. 29 in a Rimmon Hill Road home. Police initially called the death “accidental” but had changed that rating to “suspicious” by Thursday afternoon. An autopsy performed by the medical examiner’s office... »

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Depot Street Bridge nears completion

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Depot Street Bridge nears completion

BEACON FALLS — The end of construction on the Depot Street Bridge is near. After a long and intricate process, work is wrapping up on the bridge and town officials expect the project to be finished by the end of October. All work on the bridge itself has been completed, and only roadway approach... »

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Parcel C cleanup budget exceeded

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

NAUGATUCK — Just weeks after officials assured the project was within its $1.1 million budget, cleanup at Parcel c, the 2.2-acre, borough-owned tract at the corner of Maple and Water streets and the first step in the $710 million Renaissance Place project, is over budget. The cost to remediate Parcel C was originally set... »

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Five inductees to Naugy HOF announced

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Five inductees to Naugy HOF announced

On Saturday, Oct. 16, the Naugatuck Hall of Fame will induct five new members at a 6:30 p.m. dinner in the Continental Room, 1006 New Haven Road in Naugatuck. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased by calling Ray Rossi at (203) 729-5063. Following are brief profiles of the five former student-athletes and descriptions... »

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Annual Riverfest and Duck Race this weekend

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Annual Riverfest and Duck Race this weekend

BEACON FALLS — Usually ducks fly together. This weekend, in Beacon Falls, all eyes will be on the ducks that fly — or in this case float — alone. The12th Annual Riverfest and Duck Race will be held in downtown Beacon Falls this Saturday, and  thousands of area residents are expected to attend as... »

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Ex-fire chiefs’s pension worth $70K

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

NAUGATUCK — Former Fire Chief Charles Doback Jr. will receive an annual pension of $70,700. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses voted 8-0 to accept his proposal at a special meeting held Tuesday night at Town Hall. Doback, a 49-year-old Naugatuck native who was hired as a firefighter to serve the Naugatuck Fire Department... »

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Fire school delays development

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

BEACON FALLS — A new, 5,027-square-foot medical office building has been approved for inside Pinesbridge Commerce Park, but town officials say it’s now on hold because the owners have concerns about it being near a future valley fire training school. Dr. Sudipta and Bindu Dey’s proposal to build a medical office facility inside the... »

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Woodland’s ‘D’ holds Kennedy in check

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Woodland’s ‘D’ holds Kennedy in check

BEACON FALLS — When you force the opposition’s punter to be one of the most active players on the field, chances are you’re having a good day. Such was the case for the Woodland football squad Friday night, which stifled the visiting Kennedy Eagles and bounced back from a week-one defeat to notch a... »

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Greyhound swimmers pick up the pace

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

If you take one passing glance at the results of last Friday’s Naugatuck-Watertown girls’ swim meet, you’ll notice that the Greyhounds won five events, but lost by six points. Analyze Naugatuck’s times a little more closely, and you’ll see the Greyhounds are improving — a lot. Despite the loss to the Indians on Sept.... »

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Hounds find success despite inexperience

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Hounds find success despite inexperience

Ten seasons have passed since the Naugatuck volleyball team won the NVL championship in the fall of 1999 under head coach Lisa Green and assistant coach Fred Scheithe. Naugatuck has been a dominant force over the past decade, since Scheithe took over as head coach in 2000, but the NVL title has been an... »

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