ContestsPROSPECT — The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider new regulations for construction of subdivisions at a public hearing in March. The new regulations would require more checkpoints during a developer’s project to ensure each stage of development is built to town specifications, according to Land Use Inspector William Donovan. The more intensive inspection... »
The Naugatuck Police Department reported the following arrests: DEBRA TARANTINO, 44, of 39 Orchard St., Norwich, was charged Feb. 24 with larceny in the fourth degree. Police reported on Feb. 24 at approximately 3:12 p.m. Tarantino turned herself in on an active arrest warrant. The warrant was for a larceny complaint made on Aug.... »
PROSPECT — The Region 16 Board of Education has begun whittling down its draft budget for the 2012-13 school year, which would raise school spending by roughly 3 percent. Overall, the 2012-13 draft budget board members are working with is $37,881,139, an increase of $1,112,824 or about 3 percent over the current school budget.... »
HARTFORD — A public hearing on a proposed bill to increase the penalties for destruction of veterans’ monuments will be held Tuesday. State Rep. Len Greene (R-105) and a group of Valley legislators recently submitted legislation that aims to strengthen current state law by increasing the penalties on people convicted of defacing or stealing... »
NAUGATUCK — Muriel Person Frank, 87, of Naugatuck, entered into rest on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 at her home. She was born in Newtown on Feb. 6, 1925, daughter of the late Oscar and Anna Person. Muriel was a member of the Seymour Congregational Church and was an avid homemaker. Muriel was a longtime... »
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce is seeking local area nonprofit organizations to benefit from the chamber’s 7th Annual Duck Day and Race. Organizations are sought to sell raffle tickets for the race. “This is an annual event that draws over 5,000 attendees. By participating in the selling of tickets, each non-profit organization... »
BEACON FALLS — A local woman was displaced from her mobile home on First Street on Saturday afternoon after a stove fire spread to the rest of her unit causing extensive damage, fire officials said. The homeowner, who wasn’t identified, will be staying with family locally, said Jeremy Rodorigo, spokesman for Beacon Hose Company... »
BEACON FALLS — The Assessor’s Office is now accepting applications for the state’s Elderly Homeowners tax relief program through May 15. Applicants must be 65 years old by Dec. 31, 2011 or permanently and totally disabled as defined by Social Security. The program offers tax relief on income and marital status and would apply... »
NAUGATUCK — Firefighters quickly put out a fire in the first-floor bedroom of a two-family home on Prospect Street early Saturday afternoon. No one was injured in the fire, Fire Chief Kenneth Hanks said. At least four people were inside the building at the time of the fire, but all escaped without harm, he... »
WATERBURY — Naugatuck Valley Community College’s literary magazine, Fresh Ink, is accepting submissions from writers and graphic/photo artists for consideration in this year’s publication. Entry is free and open to the public. Previously unpublished pieces will be accepted in three categories — poetry, prose, and graphic. Entrants may include a maximum of five submissions... »
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