Loading ...Features
Kicking the record
Kickball players break record, raise $45K for cancer research NAUGATUCK — Records are made to be broken. This past weekend a group of kickball players, 52 strong, brought record breaking to charitable heights. Shortly after 9 a.m. on Friday two teams of kickball players — Team Sammy and Team Juliana — took to the... »
Naugy swimmer taking the plunge for charity
NAUGATUCK — Krystal Daymonde has been swimming marathons for charity since she was 11 years old. Now, the former Naugatuck Greyhound long-distance swimmer and Southern Connecticut State University student is training for her next marathon. Krystal, a 2009 graduate of Naugatuck High, has been involved with swimming for charity to benefit St. Vincent’s Medical... »
Woodland theatre to present ‘Once on this Island’
BEACON FALLS — Woodland Regional High School’s theatre will soon transport audiences to the tropics with Caribbean music and choreographed dance. The club will present the musical “Once on this Island” March 30 and 31. The story follows a peasant woman named Ti Moune as she saves a wealthy man from death and nurses... »
CSFA to induct Chatfield into Hall of Fame
PROSPECT — Robert Chatfield has had many titles over the years: mayor, fire chief, Air Force Serviceman. This year he will be able to add hall of famer to that list. Chatfield, along with 10 other firefighters in the state, will be inducted into the Connecticut State Firefighters Association Hall of Fame in April.... »
Project to bring Old Glory to Prospect’s streets
PROSPECT — During Prospect resident Robert Hiscox’s travels across New England he would often see American flags flying on poles along the streets in other towns. “I often thought why not in Prospect?” Hiscox said. That thought has materialized into a project spearheaded by Hiscox to line Prospect’s streets with Old Glory as a... »
A record attempt in support of cancer research
NAUGATUCK — Fifty-two kickball players will descend on Linden Park later this month with their sights set on breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest kickball game. Breaking the record is secondary, though, to the players’ main goal of raising money and awareness for children’s cancer research. Sean Cummings, a former Naugatuck resident... »
Exchange Club to honor community champions
NAUGATUCK — Growing up in New Britain with a single mother, Chip Schofield experienced firsthand the difficulty of being a teenager. “There’s really not that much in terms of activities for them, so they always seem to get in trouble,” Schofield said. A summer camp counselor, who acted as a father figure, showed Schofield... »
Borough funeral director receives national recognition
NAUGATUCK — Ever since John Ford was a young boy, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life. “I wanted to be a funeral director since eighth grade,” Ford said. Over the past 44 years, the 66-year-old lifelong Naugatuck resident has followed his calling. Beginning as an apprentice at the former... »
Local creations: Borough artist blends mediums for graphic look
NAUGATUCK — Tom Ryan is a jack of all trades. He describes himself as “illustrator/fine artist/graphic designer/awesome.” He’s a graphic artist, web designer, and gallery owner. Ryans majored in illustration at Paier College in Hamden and graduated in 2001. “It was the only thing I was good at in school. I wanted to be... »
Local creations: Naugatuck knitter turns relaxing hobby into part-time venture
NAUGATUCK — Jo Ann Piper learned to knit by watching her grandmother when she was five years old. Soon, she learned to read knitting patterns from a cousin and knit her own sweater. “I was hooked after that,” Piper said. She started knitting and crocheting scarves, hats, and socks for friends and family. Two... »