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Crisco says law protects state from derivative collapse
HARTFORD — State Sen. Joseph Crisco, Jr. (D-17) offered reassurance to state residents about the dim prospects for a JP Morgan Chase-style derivative collapse within Connecticut’s insurance industry. Crisco, who is Senate chair of the legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee, wrote a law that was enacted in 2009 that restricts a U.S. insurer... »
Bank gives money to nonprofits
NAUGATUCK — Customers of Naugatuck Savings Bank have voted and decided: The Middlebury Senior Center won the most money again this year from the Community Awards Program run by the bank’s charitable foundation. The bank’s president, Charles Boulier III, and other representatives last Wednesday awarded $53,500 to 35 nonprofit organizations from 11 towns that... »
State cites contractors working on Walmart
HARTFORD — State labor inspectors cited three out-of-state contractors working on the expansion of a Walmart store in Naugatuck for misclassifying workers. As a result, the Department of Labor issued stop work orders to VL Drywall of North Carolina, Kentucky Steel Erectors LLC of Kentucky, and Providence Building Co. Inc. of Illinois. The labor... »
Teachers’ art on display at Whittemore
NAUGATUCK — Throughout the month, the Whittemore Library is featuring the works of art teachers from borough schools. The art is displayed on the Whittemore Gallery Wall in the adult department and can be viewed during normal library hours. This month’s exhibit was coordinated by Rose-Ann Chrzanowski, an art teacher in Naugatuck as well as... »
Hazardous household waste to be collected
A Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Woodbury Middle School, 67 Washington Ave., Woodbury, for local communities including Beacon Falls and Naugatuck. There is no charge to residents. Proof of residency, such as a driver’s license, tax bill, or other identification, is required for... »
Valley resident pleads guilty to child porn possession
BRIDGEPORT — A Seymour man who lived in Naugatuck when he was caught with sexually explicit images and videos of children pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to possession of child pornography. Joseph Calvin Laughner, 44, had more than 300 images and 22 videos of children engaged in sexual acts, according to a release... »
Board tables vote on EMS contract over legal concerns
NAUGATUCK — The Board of Mayor and Burgesses tabled the decision on awarding an emergency management services contract for next fiscal year to Campion Ambulance of Waterbury over Naugatuck Volunteer Ambulance Corps Tuesday night. Due to possible legal concerns surrounding the ownership of Naugatuck’s Primary Service Area (PSA) designation, the board felt that it... »
Joint boards send $109.1 million budget to hearing
NAUGATUCK — After hours of scrutinizing the proposed budget one more time before a public hearing, the Joint Boards of Finance and Mayor and Burgesses backed a $109.1 million budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year. “It’s a snapshot in time,” said Mayor Robert Mezzo about the budget following the joint boards meeting Monday night.... »
Website promotes transition of Naugatuck River
A river runs through the Naugatuck Valley and it’s clean. It wasn’t always that way. A new website, www.naugatuckriver.net, has been created to promote the Naugatuck River’s transition from eyesore to destination, offering information about activities and destinations like the Naugatuck Valley river race and Beacon Falls duck festival held May 5. The 130... »
Report cites drug use by former officer
NAUGATUCK — Five days before former borough police officer Thomas Grant was arrested on domestic violence charges, borough police began receiving tips that he was abusing prescription medications, heroin and cocaine, sometimes while on duty. In an April memo, Chief Christopher Edson wrote that he found the allegations of drug use “substantiated.” Grant’s fellow... »