NAUGATUCK — Throughout the month of January, the Rotary Club’s book collection will be on display at the Whittemore Library’s gallery wall. The collection is books funded by Naugatuck’s Rotary Club during 2011. Each year since 1955, the library has received an annual stipend with which to purchase books on a variety of subjects.... »
The Region 16 school district is offering a host of adult education courses beginning in late January. The classes are open to anyone 16 years old or older, who live in Beacon Falls and Prospect or any surrounding community and isn’t currently enrolled in a high school program. The 11 classes offered, which include... »
A changing of the guard A new superintendent will guide Region 16 into the new year. Current Superintendent of Schools James Agostine will leave the district Jan. 15 after four years at its helm. The school board will soon start its search for a new superintendent of schools, but has already hired Tim James... »
NORTH HAVEN — Naugatuck residents Danielle Colantuono and Amanda Maxwell were among 36 students from Gateway Community College’s associate degree nursing program who recently participated in a pinning ceremony to mark the transition from student to professional. Pinning ceremonies trace their origins to nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, who received the Cross of St. George... »
Aria gets off the ground A ground breaking for a new banquet hall at the intersection of Murphy Road and Waterbury Road will be held early next year. Joe Geloso Sr. and his son Joe Geloso Jr., owners of Villa Rosa in Waterbury, are moving their operation to Prospect and renaming it Aria by... »
NAUGATUCK — David Rotatori, senior vice president and chief risk officer at Nutmeg Financial, MHC has been chosen as a “New Leader in Banking” for 2011. The Connecticut Bankers Association and Connecticut Banking magazine asked bankers throughout the Nutmeg State to nominate individuals that they believe are rising stars in the banking profession. Nominees... »
First Selectman Gerard Smith has a few projects in mind for next year. “My plans for the new year are not to make a whole lot of changes but to make effective changes,” Smith said. Streetscape to be finished in spring The streetscape project on South Main Street should be finished next spring. The... »
To the editor, I would like to know why citizens such as myself have to wait so long for our state government to conduct background checks on people eager to go to work. (Gov. Dannel) Malloy says he wants to get people working, so I think it’s time he let the agencies that he... »
NHS Renovation No more dungy locker rooms and perennially flooded fields for Greyhound athletes. No more outdated science labs and sharing scarce technology. No more cracks in the walls and asbestos in the floors. In November, Naugatuck voters authorized an $81 million renovation project to completely overhaul the high school and restore it to... »
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