Fire department opens application process
NAUGATUCK — For the first time in several years, the career Naugatuck Fire Department is opening up its application process to the masses.
An applicant...
Room stimulates students’ senses
NAUGATUCK — Preschooler Teddy Salazar runs across a matted floor under a silver disco ball toward a set of fiber optic light strands.
The overhead...
Police: Suspicious man offered rides to children
NAUGATUCK — Police are investigating two separate reports of a suspicious man offering rides to children.
The first incident occurred at about 11:30 a.m. on...
Obituary: Margarete (Hulas) Treu
SOUTHBURY — Mrs. Margarete “Gretchen” (Hulas) Treu, 86, of Southbury, passed away Friday morning May 6, 2016 at her home.
Mrs. Treu was born in...
Obituary: Sandra H. (Jones) Sweet
WATERBURY — Sandra H. (Jones) Sweet, 73, formerly of Naugatuck, passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital VITAS Unit on Saturday May 7, 2016.
She...
Volunteers pitch in to help Prospect family
PROSPECT — Tammy Andrews fell on hard times in 2012 after receiving divorce papers and getting laid off on the same day.
“I gave them...
Eagles name Mother of the Year
NAUGATUCK — The Fraternal Order of Eagles announced that Katie Fleck, of Naugatuck, is the club’s 2016 Mother of the Year.
Fleck, who has eight...
Festival back for 18th year
BEACON FALLS — The town is preparing for a day of ducks, music and running.
The 18th annual Beacon Falls River Festival and Duck Race...
Portuguese Club celebrating birthday
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck Portuguese Club is turning 80 this month and members plan on celebrating the birthday.
The Clube Uniao Portuguesa is holding a...
Eastern Co., Chemtura report on first quarter
First-quarter earnings for The Eastern Co., the Naugatuck-based maker of industrial hardware, security products and metal castings, declined markedly due to “challenging economic conditions,”...
