ContestsAh, the American Dream. It’s the envy of the world, only a dream in places where people don’t have the freedoms that we enjoy. Freedoms our troops have died for, freedoms that make up the fabric of what defines us as Americans. Ironically, in one of the most patriotic towns in Connecticut, the dream... »
NAUGATUCK — The Whittemore Library will be featuring the artwork of Dorie Petrochko throughout May. Originally from Staten Island, N.Y. and now a resident of Oxford, Petrochko began studying art at 16 years old. She attended Wagner College in Staten Island fulfilling requirements for a Fine Arts degree. She completed graduate work in Art... »
“What a beautiful little town you live in. A town nurse.” These are the words of a family member of a resident who took advantage of the unique service available to the residents of Beacon Falls. The service was in danger of being taken away due to the threat of laying off part-time town... »
NAUGATUCK — On Sunday, Church Street will look more like memory lane as the VFW Crusader Post 1946 hosts its 2nd annual Classic Car Cruise. Classic cars of all makes and models predating 1985 will line Church Street for the cruise. “If the weather’s good, we expect to get 120 to 150 cars,” said... »
BRONX, N.Y. — Thomas P. Reilly, 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 27 at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, N.Y. Thomas was born on July 7, 1925 in Waterbury, and was the son of the late Thomas F. and Katherine (Killeen) Reilly. Thomas graduated from Naugatuck High School in 1942, class president... »
NAUGATUCK — Mrs. Emma E. ( Fredericks) Gould, 94, formerly of Fairchild Street, Naugatuck, passed away early Friday morning April 29, at the Paradigm Health and Rehabilitation Center in Prospect. She was the widow of George C. Gould who passed away in 1997 after 57 years of marriage. Mrs. Gould was born in Naugatuck,... »
PROSPECT — Registration for the Prospect Women’s Softball League’s 2011 season is now in progress. The league is one single division and plays one to two games a week on alternating Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The season starts the week of June 13 and plays through the last week of August. There is no automatic... »
I’ve known Catherine Ernsky her entire life. Catherine has always been highly motivated and people-oriented. She has always been interested in the world around her, and now she is courageous enough to want to make a difference in her hometown by running for burgess. Currently her job as vice president of sales for Forest... »
Woodland women’s group lends a helping hand BEACON FALLS – Salsabil Luzeri, a junior at Woodland Regional High School, held up a pencil to Colleen Gabriel’s third-grade students. “What do you do with this?” she asked. The students knew the answer – You use it to write. Luzeri held up a stick. “And this?”... »
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