Community snapshots

From left, President of Naugatuck Savings Bank Charles J. Boulier III, U.S. Navy Lt. Jason Gallagher, Vice President of Retail Banking Dawn Orsini, and Naugatuck Savings Bank CEO Mark C. Yanarella. The bank recently welcomed back Gallagher from his deployment last year supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Gallagher spent 11 months in the United Arab Emirates, south of Iran, as a port security and harbor defense officer. –CONTRIBUTED

The Prospect Historical Society recently named Carolyn Luddy (center sitting) the recipient of the $1,000 Nellie and Ruth Cowdell Scholarship. Luddy graduated from Woodland Regional High School this year and will attend the University of Connecticut in the fall. Pictured, back row from left, Prospect Historical Scholarship Committee members John Guevin, Beth Whelan (chairperson), John O’Connor, Tom Jokubaitis, and Mayor Robert Chatfield. Front row from left, committee member Linda Weingart, Luddy, Prospect Historical Society President Nancy Via. –CONTRIBUTED

Cheshire Garden Club President Sue D'Agostino, of Prospect (right) and Scholarship Chair Ann O'Hara present Cheshire High School graduate Brian Sokoloff with a $1,000 scholarship award. The award is available to applicants pursuing the study of conservation, the environment, plant sciences or related fields. Sokoloff will be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. –CONTRIBUTED

Sisters Elissa Kasek, 3, and Emily Kasek, 5, of Naugatuck recently donated over 8 inches of their hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. The hair provided by donators goes to make wigs for women affected by hair loss from cancer. –CONTRIBUTED

Justin Jason Pelliccia, from Naugatuck, was recently inducted as a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda, a national leadership and honors organization at the University of Southern Florida. Pelliccia, who is the son of Bob and Debbi Pelliccia of Naugatuck, was also named to the Dean’s List at the University of Southern Florida for all three semesters in the 2011-12 school year. –CONTRIBUTED