Obituary: Albert J. Shurkis
TORRINGTON — Albert J. Shurkis, 97, formerly of Naugatuck, passed away on Wednesday March 30, 2016 at Litchfield Woods.
Mr. Shurkis was born in Ansonia,...
Prospect Library announces April exhibit
PROSPECT — The Prospect Library will feature paintings and sculptures by Prospect resident Jan Lyon during April.
Lyon’s oil paintings and sculptures reflect a deep...
Letter: Store closing a sign of the times
To the editor,
Just as the news of the closing of the Walmart store in Derby was being made public this week, lawmakers in Hartford...
Libraries participating in passport program
Libraries around the state will be stamping passports in April.
The Public Libraries Section of the Connecticut Library Association has brought back the Passport to...
Voters agree to sell Community School
REGION 16 — Community School won’t be the property of the Region 16 school district for much longer.
Voters in Region 16, which oversees schools...
Standoff ends with hospital trip
PROSPECT — Police responded to Summit Road for a report of a disturbance Wednesday afternoon and found a person barricaded in a home.
State troopers,...
Prospect police report bear sightings
PROSPECT — There have been two bear sightings in town over the past couple of weeks, according to police.
Police reported on the department’s Facebook...
Obituary: John P. Elser
NAUGATUCK — Dr. John P. Elser, MD, 84, peacefully passed away after a long illness on Saturday, March 26 at the Glendale Center in...
Campaign goal within reach
NAUGATUCK — Becky Rutrough is a survivor. She grew up in a domestic abuse household, but didn’t know it at the time.
“Abuse is what...
NEF to award round of grants
NAUGATUCK — A live morning broadcast led by middle school students and a peer editing program where students help their classmates with writing assignments...