Thursday, September 30th, 2010
by Brendan Cox, Editor
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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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
by Dan DeBlasio, Staff Writer
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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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
by Dan DeBlasio, Staff Writer
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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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
by Brendan Cox, Editor
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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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
by Dan DeBlasio, Staff Writer
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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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
by Paul Singley, Special to Citizen's News
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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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
by Quannah Leonard, Special to Citizen's News
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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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
by Dan DeBlasio, Staff Writer
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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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
by Ernie Bertothy, Citizen's News
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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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
by Ken Morse, Citizen's News
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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