Friday, May 27th, 2011
The Naugatuck Police Department reported the following arrests: EDNA BREWER, 46, of 26 Woodstock St., Waterbury, was charged, May 26, with driving under the influence. According to police, on May 26 at approximately 9:20 a.m. an officer responded to the area of Route 8 exit 25 for an erratic driver. During the investigation, it... »
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
by Laraine Weschler, Staff Writer
Joint boards OK $105.5 million budget NAUGATUCK — After hours of debate, the Joint Boards of Mayor and Burgesses approved a $105.5 million budget May 26. The budget increases spending by $1.78 million or 1.71 percent over the current budget. The mill rate will increase 0.79 mills to 32.81. Board of Finance Chair Robert... »
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
I recently watched a film that literally changed my life. It impacted me so much, that I had to donate it to the library where others would have a chance to view it. The documentary is called “EARTHLINGS.” I was so moved by the information provided in this film that I have changed the... »
Tags: Deb Levesque, letter to the editor, Naugatuck
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
by Kyle Brennan, Citizen's News
Several local tennis players moved on to the second day of action in the Naugatuck Valley League tennis tournaments Thursday afternoon. In boys action in Beacon Falls, Woodland’s Mike Krakowski earned a spot in Friday’s semifinals by beating Kennedy’s Vitmar Harizaj, 6-1, 6-3, in the quarterfinals. That victory followed Krakowski’s 8-0 victory over Holy... »
Tags: girls tennis, Naugatuck, NVL tournament, Woodland
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
by Ken Morse, Citizen’s News
Naugatuck High School senior Neil Mascola recently traveled across the pond to showcase his martial arts skills. Mascola competed at the International Tang Soo Do Championships in Cardiff Wales, England. In his 12th year as a student at USA Martial Arts in Naugatuck, Mascola is a 3rd degree black belt and the captain of... »
Tags: martial arts, Neil Mascola
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
by Laraine Weschler, Staff Writer
When she was seven years old, Allison Tuohy’s father, Michael Tuohy, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He has been living with the disease, which is a cancer of the bone marrow, for 11 years. When she was little, Tuohy said she didn’t know that much about her father’s illness. She just knew he was... »
Tags: Allison Tuohy, Chamber Choir, choir, Glee Club, Naugatuck, Naugatuck High School, NHS, performance, Rebecca Norton, senior project
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
I was very pleased to see the picture of “Rolling Donations” in the Friday, May 20 Citizen’s News. During the month of April, we had our annual food drive. In the first week of May when I delivered the second half of our donations to The Eucmenical Food Bank, the volunteer and I were... »
Tags: Beverly Hudson, letter to the editor, Naugatuck
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
The Naugatuck Police Department reported the following arrests: KENNETH CLARK, 54, of 37 New St., Waterbury, was charged, May 25, with two counts of failure to appear in the second degree. According to police, on May 25 at approximately 11:45 a.m. Clark turned himself in on an active arrest warrant. The original charge was... »
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Softball Naugatuck fell to Holy Cross 2-1 Wednesday in the semifinals of the NVL softball tournament. The Crusaders slipped past the Greyhounds on an RBI single by Mikaela Rice in the bottom of the seventh. The Greyhounds found themselves in the semifinals after outlasting Woodland 8-5 earlier in the day in the conclusion of... »
Tags: girls tennis, NVL tournament, Softball
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