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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... »
Mayor seeks 5 percent spending increase
PROSPECT — Mayor Bob Chatfield on Tuesday unveiled a proposed $6.9 million 2010-11 budget that would increase spending by 5 percent. The spending plan is an increase of $327,107 from the current year’s $6.6 million, Chatfield told Town Council members at Town Hall. Most of the increase is due to several factors including life insurance, Social... »
Parents speak out at BOE forum
NAUGATUCK — The school board believes it can save between $1.2 million and $1.6 million through a reconfiguration plan that would close one school building. But parents who flocked to a meeting about the plan Tuesday night said the board cannot put a price on their children’s education. “You might not be able to work the... »
Blight council nears new ordinance
NAUGATUCK — The Blight and Beautification Council, which was formed in early August to help clean up the borough and increase its aesthetic appeal, is nearing completion of a new ordinance. Council representatives Linda Ramos and B.J. Forlenzo appeared before the Board of Mayor and Burgesses Tuesday to provide an update of their activities. They... »
Week of March 7 named Girl Scout Week
NAUGATUCK — The Boy Scouts of America may have just celebrated their 100th anniversary, but the Girl Scouts of the USA aren’t going to miss their day in the sun. The organization, which was formed as a counterpart to the BSA, turns 98 March 12. On Tuesday, the Board of Mayor and Burgesses voted unanimously... »
Florida bus rollover kills borough man
LAKE PLACID, Fla. — A former Naugatuck couple was injured—the husband fatally—when a tour bus rolled over in central Florida last Monday. Charles and Edith Sherman, longtime borough residents, were among 32 senior-citizen passengers of a bus chartered by Boston-based Exploritas, formerly Elderhostel, a nonprofit educational travel organization. The passengers, aged 66-87, were enrolled in... »
Food banks served record numbers in ‘09
NAUGATUCK — Following a statewide trend, the Ecumenical Food Bank saw demand for its services increase in 2009, as it fed more than 10,000 people and provided almost 100,000 meals, a roughly 20 percent increase over 2008. The bank, which serves Naugatuck and Beacon Falls residents, fed 2,342 families last year, 227 of which had... »
Schools: Many questions, few answers
NAUGATUCK — The Board of Education invited 26 representatives of its 11 schools to share their thoughts about four proposed redistricting plans with the Facilities Subcommittee Tuesday night. Those 26 must have each brought a friend, because about 50 people packed the Tuttle House meeting room and an adjacent lobby to voice concerns about finances,... »
BOE probes options with new insurance agent
NAUGATUCK — In a battery of committee meetings in recent weeks, the Board of Education has explored an array of cost-savings measures to bridge a potential operating deficit topping $4 million for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The most publicly controversial discussions have included proposals to reconfigure grades within existing facilities and even close a... »
Senate candidates woo local voters
BEACON FALLS — Recent poll numbers indicate that whoever secures the GOP nomination to run for U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd’s available seat in Congress this year will fight an uphill battle against Democratic contender Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut’s popular attorney general. Republican Rob Simmons, a Vietnam veteran and former CIA intelligence officer and U.S. Representative, lags... »