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Aliciene named region’s Teacher of the Year
PROSPECT — Work hard and you can become a star. That message is one which Karen Aliciene, a sixth-grade language arts teacher at Long River Middle School, communicates to her students on a regular basis. She tells them that if they put in the effort, they each have the ability to become a star... »
Naugatuck native promoting “Fans for Cans”
NAUGATUCK — Businessman, entrepreneur, talent manager, philanthropist. These titles can all be claimed by 22-year-old borough native Adam Lopez, who this fall plans to launch his own music management company and ramp up his “Fans for Cans” charity, in which he raises and donates money to purchase food for local soup kitchens. Lopez harnesses... »
A trip to High Rock Shooting Association
As I drove down the dim, wooded Black Forest Road, I noticed a sign that read, “Naugatuck State Forest.” This was the only item assuring me that I was actually still in the borough. I was headed for my first afternoon outing at High Rock Shooting Association. Commonly referred to as High Rock Range,... »
Borough’s new play Bleacher Bums is a winner
NAUGATUCK — Unlike the team it’s based on, the new stageplay in the borough is a real winner. The Phoenix Stage Company in Naugatuck opened its doors last weekend for the inaugural presentation of “Bleacher Bums,” a play about eight diverse Chicago Cubs Fans in the 1980s who, despite their team’s constant struggles, still... »
Locals hope art exhibition helps community
NAUGATUCK – Michelle Bellemare isn’t a Union City native. But that doesn’t mean the Reynold’s Café owner isn’t doing everything she can to support efforts to revitalize the area. The North Main Street café hosted an art exhibition Sunday to preview a larger exhibition scheduled for Sept. 11 at the Naugatuck Historical Society. “It... »
Business owners speak out in support of bill
Cameras like politicians; politicians like cameras. If you can get in the middle of the love affair, you may just get noticed. At least that’s what some local business owners are hoping. A grassroots movement of Connecticut pharmacy owners, headed by Bob Bradley, owner of Beacon Falls Pharmacy on North Main Street, is trying... »
Local author publishes first novel
NAUGATUCK — Many authors tap into personal experience in their early works and produce semi-autobiographical novels and stories. Borough author Phil Beloin Jr. takes the opposite tack in his fiction, and it shows in his first novel, “The Big Bad,” which was published by Hilliard and Harris in July. The crime-suspense volume—the first of... »
NHS will need to up the ante by 2014
NAUGATUCK — New and stringent state-imposed graduation standards for Connecticut’s public schools could have educational leaders scrambling when they take effect in 2014. At Naugatuck High School, current students must earn at least 22 credits over four years to don a cap and gown and accept a diploma in June. Students of the Class... »
Local officer part of Red Dirt Road Band
BEACON FALLS — The man who might give you a ticket for speeding in Beacon Falls is the same man who will be rocking the bass this weekend at the St. Michael’s Church green during the latest installment of the town’s summer concert series. Town police officer Bill McCasland is one of six members... »
Training school will impact local tax rolls
BEACON FALLS — The Valley Regional Fire Training School, which has been without a permanent home for the better part of a decade, will eventually build a new facility on Lancaster Drive in Beacon Falls—but local officials initially found that news more bewildering than anything else, and haven’t yet sorted out its full implications.... »