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United Way launches 2010 campaign
Left or right? Regular unleaded or super? Coke or Pepsi? People make simple choices every day. Should the decision to help someone in need be a difficult one? Not according to the United Way of Greater Waterbury, which launched its 2010 fundraising campaign with a three-minute video depicting the choice as buttons on a... »
Hurricane preparedness tips
Though Hurricane Earl is expected to skirt the Northeast coast rather than hammer the region directly, tropical storm rains and winds could still lash through southern Connecticut and our local communities Friday and Saturday. For those wishing to err on the side of caution, the federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommends homeowners take the... »
Chemtura to maintain duties at superfund
NAUGATUCK — It’s a golden rule, really: Don’t start something you don’t plan to finish. Chemtura Corp., the successor to Uniroyal several entities removed, was compelled to obey this rule when it reached a settlement in U.S. District Court agreeing to pay about $26 million to monitor and clean up 17 contaminated properties across... »
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... »
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... »
Borough posting employee contracts online
NAUGATUCK — The borough is taking giant steps in cyberspace in an attempt to create a more transparent government. Local officials, who recently allocated $19,900 to build a new website, have recently started posting financial documents such as municipal union contracts and the contracts of all non-union public employees on the borough’s current site,... »
Bus company’s safety record questioned
NAUGATUCK — Borough students may not be getting the bus safety training required by state statute. Potential negligence on the part of Student Transportation of America, the bus company contracted by the school board, was a topic of conversation at this month’s regular meeting of the Board of Education. Claims were made that in... »
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... »
VFTM: Speaking of education …
View From the Middle is Editor Brendan Cox’s semi-regular news column. It contains pertinent state and national news in additional to local news, the occasional glimpse into the reporting process, and a smidgen of moderate opinion. A $1.7 million infusion of federal money could help restore teaching positions eliminated from Naugatuck schools over the... »
Region 16 cuts back on unhealthy foods
Local students will have to go outside of their schools if they hope to satisfy their junk food fixes. Region 16, along with the state of Connecticut, is cracking down on the quality of food served in school and limiting students’ choices to healthy foods. Earlier this month, the state Department of Education updated... »