Community Snapshots

Boy Scouts from Prospect Troop 258 spent the morning June 23 in the treetops at Catamount Aerial Adventure Park in Hillsdale, N.Y. The park offers over 170 platforms situated in the trees, each connected by rope, cable, wood and zip lines to form bridges. After Catamount, the scouts spent the rest of the day at Taconic State Park, which is situated in Copake Falls, N.Y. The scouts rounded out the day with a campfire, skits and songs, and a hike to Bash Bish Falls. -CONTRIBUTED

Naugatuck Eagles Club member Lou Johnson, left, presents Taylor Kijak a check for $250 to help defray the cost of insulin. Taylor suffers from type 1 diabetes and requires insulin injections four times daily. With Taylor is her dad Steve. Anyone interested in donating can make donations to Webster Bank C/O Taylor Kijak. -CONTRIBUTED

Kids Create on Rubber Avenue in Naugatuck hosted a fundraiser June 30 to raise money to pay for the cost of the borough’s annual July 4 fireworks show. A portion of the cost for children’s project that day was donated to the Parks and Recreation Department. –CONTRIBUTED

Kids Create on Rubber Avenue in Naugatuck hosted a fundraiser June 30 to raise money to pay for the cost of the borough’s annual July 4 fireworks show. A portion of the cost for children’s project that day was donated to the Parks and Recreation Department. –CONTRIBUTED

Kids Create on Rubber Avenue in Naugatuck hosted a fundraiser June 30 to raise money to pay for the cost of the borough’s annual July 4 fireworks show. A portion of the cost for children’s project that day was donated to the Parks and Recreation Department. –CONTRIBUTED

Kids Create on Rubber Avenue in Naugatuck hosted a fundraiser June 30 to raise money to pay for the cost of the borough’s annual July 4 fireworks show. A portion of the cost for children’s project that day was donated to the Parks and Recreation Department. –CONTRIBUTED

Children from the Naugatuck Head Start and School Readiness programs recently collected aluminum can tabs for the Shriners Hospital for Children in Springfield, Mass. The hospital provides care to children with neuromusculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries, and other special healthcare needs. The money raised is used to purchase items for patient care. For more information, visit www.SpringfieldShrinersBlog.com.-CONTRIBUTED

Fireworks explode over the Pent Road Recreation Complex in Beacon Falls Sunday. PHOTO BY JEREMY RODORIGO

Fireworks explode over the Pent Road Recreation Complex in Beacon Falls Sunday. PHOTO BY JEREMY RODORIGO

Chris Lengyel, of Freakout Entertainment, levitates Naugatuck resident Nicholas Quijano during a performance July 6 at the Naugatuck Historical Society Museum. Lengyel performed illusions for the audience and then taught them three magic tricks they could do at home. PHOTO BY LUKE MARSHALL