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School chief will retire in 2012
NAUGATUCK — Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Tindall-Gibson, who has long been blamed, at least partially, by the public, borough officials and even subordinate teachers for the school system’s fiscal crisis, will not seek a renewal in 2012, when his contract with the school board expires. Tindall-Gibson, 62, has overseen Naugatuck’s school system since... »
CN Headlines 04-09-10
Town officials talk the 2010 census, the borough board approves a passive park plan for the Gunntown Road tract and spring sports get underway on this week’s edition of CN Headlines. »
CN Headlines 04-02-10
The borough’s education board votes to close Salem School, residents approve the Long River Middle School roof project through a referendum vote and civic organizations team up to rehabilitate a borough landmark. »
Historic school will close its doors
NAUGATUCK — The Board of Education voted, 5-3, Tuesday night to take Salem Elementary School offline and turn the building over to the borough, a move it hopes will save about $424,000. That figure takes into account a $108,000 increase in busing costs related to shifting Salem students to Central Avenue, Prospect Street and... »
Woodland class spawns grassroots group
BEACON FALLS — As Woodland Regional High School social studies teacher Deb Flaherty prepared for the inaugural semester of a course entitled contemporary world issues, she pondered extensively what the first unit ought to cover. Her students are, after all, teenagers, and a conservative approach might have been to open with a topic like... »
CN Headlines 03-26-10
The borough’s Board of Education considers switching health insurance carriers, former Naugy pitching ace Pat Dean checks in from Boston College and a local artist uses his talents to help troops overseas in this week’s episode of CN Headlines. »
CN Headlines 03-19-10
The Naugatuck Superintendent of School proposes staff cuts, local legislators oppose a state bill concerning paid sick leave and a plan for development of the Gunntown tract nears approval in this week’s episode of CN Headlines. »
CLISE: Non-NVL games a boon
We’re two-thirds of the way through the Naugatuck Valley League’s non-conference experiment and so far the results—both quantitative and qualitative—have local athletic directors believing their decision to end the era of NVL isolationism was a wise one. The league’s ADs voted in December 2008 to amend the NVL constitution to allow non-conference games during... »
CN Headlines 03-12-10
Officials offer their take on the Long River Middle School roofing project, the Jr. ROTC at Naugatuck High School enjoys a surge in participation, and Naugy boys’ swimming tops the NVL again on this week’s episode of CN Headlines. »
Officials agree: LRMS roof a necessity
PROSPECT — A quarter of an inch. It’s a seemingly negligible measurement, in the scheme of a 59,736 square-foot roofing project, but it is, in fact, the most important one. When Long River Middle School was constructed, in 1971, building codes required its “flat” roof to slope a quarter inch per linear foot, to... »