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Early childhood collaborative hosting dinner meeting
The Early Childhood Collaborative of Beacon Falls and Prospect will host an informational meeting to help parents of preschool students learn how to encourage appropriate behavior and manage difficult behaviors. The meeting will be held Feb. 9 5:30 p.m. at Addona’s Banquet Room, 72 Waterbury Road, Prospect, and feature two guest speakers. Kristen Cicchetti,... »
Borough students may get shot at ‘The Substitute’
NAUGATUCK — When mixing paints in art class, the three primary colors are yellow, blue and what? What is Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter’s name? MTV is offering Naugatuck High School students the chance to answer questions such as these on “The Substitute,” a nationally televised trivia game show. Representatives from the network... »
Naugatuck holding kindergarten registration
NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck parents can register their child for kindergarten in February. To be eligible for kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year, a child must turn 5 years old before Jan. 1, 2013. Registration forms are available in all elementary schools. Parents should call the school their child would attend and arrange to pick... »
Annual winter dip holds special meaning for Woodland senior
Every winter since sixth grade, Chloe Campbell has taken a plunge into frigid waters to help raise money for the organization that has meant so much to her little brother. Now, as a senior at Woodland Regional High School, Campbell has made it her focus this year to get as many people as possible... »
School board, administrators agree to 3-year deal
The Region 16 Board of Education and the Region 16 Administrators Association have come to terms on a new three-year contract. The association represents 11 administrators in the district, including principals, assistant principals and three positions in the central office. The new contract runs from the current fiscal year through the 2013-14 fiscal year.... »
Woodland students cook up tasty program
BEACON FALLS — Woodland Regional High School culinary students served up plates of hot hors d’oeuvres and bite-sized desserts Monday morning despite weather-related delays. About 25 students from Culinary 1 and Bakeshop 2 classes demonstrated their skills for parents and teachers at the event in the culinary room at the high school. “It was... »
NHS announces mid-term exam schedule
NAUGATUCK — Mid-term exams are slated to begin Jan. 26 at Naugatuck High School. The exam schedule is as follows: Jan. 26, periods 1 and 2. Jan. 27, periods 3 and 4. Jan. 30, periods 5 and 6. Jan. 31, periods 7 and 8. Students should arrive by 7:30 a.m. for the first session... »
Region 16 holding kindergarten registration
Algonquin and Laurel Ledge schools will be holding registration for kindergarten the week of Jan. 23 through Jan. 27. Registration is open to those children who will turn 5 by Jan. 1, 2013 and are residents of Beacon Falls for Laurel Ledge School and Prospect for Algonquin School. During the week of Jan. 23... »
Borough school bus issues subside
NAUGATUCK — Student Transportation of America, the school bus company employed by the Board of Education, has corrected problems that surfaced last spring, according to the chairman of the board’s transportation committee. “I think you’re always going to have issues and complaints and late buses,” James Jordan said. “There are constant complaints about everything... »