YoCrunch employees, from left, Salvador Cruz, Mahabala Salian and Nana Masina work to fill a bag with ingredients for a lentil casserole Oct. 1 at YoCrunch on Rado Drive in Naugatuck. All branches of the Dannon Company in America, which includes YoCrunch, partnered with the nonprofit organization Feeding Children Everywhere to package food Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 to donate to those in need. Employees came in on their free time to package the food. The food was donated to food banks in Naugatuck and Waterbury. –LUKE MARSHALL
Naugatuck Mayor Robert Mezzo puts a slice of apple pie on his plate during the Naugatuck Senior Center’s 10th annual Apple Festival Oct. 8. The festival featured a homemade apple pie or apple cake baking contest. Mezzo was one of judges. Ursula Diers took first in the apple pie category. Liz Luban won first for her apple cake. There were about 50 total entries. –LUKE MARSHALL
YoCrunch employee Kasper Watson weighs a lentil casserole package to ensure it meets the standards printed on the bag Oct. 1 at YoCrunch on Rado Drive in Naugatuck. All branches of the Dannon Company in America, which includes YoCrunch, partnered with the nonprofit organization Feeding Children Everywhere to package food Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 to donate to those in need. Employees came in on their free time to package the food. The food was donated to food banks in Naugatuck and Waterbury. –LUKE MARSHALL
Rita Landry, 3, of Cromwell, checks out the pumpkins at St. Anthony Church’s Pumpkin Patch in Prospect Oct. 7 as her mother, Rebecca Landry, and her brother, 8-month-old Stephen Landry, look on. The Pumpkin Patch is open weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 31. The proceeds support the church’s HOPE Ministry, which assists people in need with financial, educational, practical and spiritual guidance. –LUKE MARSHALL
Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan honored five armed service members as part of the bank’s 2015 Thank You Red, White and Blue program at a ceremony Sept. 18. The bank also donated a total of $3,000 to veterans support groups — $500 each in the name of the five honorees and $500 to honor the family and friends of those who have served in the United States military. Pictured, from left, Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan President and CEO Bill Calderara, Doris Burns (accepting in remembrance of Daniel Burns), Capt. Eric Doe, Scott Lavallee, Stephen Frank and Thomas Gabianelli. –CONTRIBUTED
Members of the Woodland Regional High School math team, from left, Aisha Boateng, Anaga Dinesh, Zachery Crowell, Alexa Casimiro, Matthew Hopkinson, Donovan White and David Michaud warm up before the annual Western Connecticut Math League competition Oct. 5 at Woodland in Beacon Falls. About 120 students from Woodland, New Milford, New Fairfield, Lewis Mills, Pomperaug and Brookfield high school participated in the event. Students worked individually during the first round of the competition then as a team for round two. Woodland placed fourth overall. Michaud took third place in the freshmen category. Dinesh finished fourth in the sophomore category, and Crowell took fourth place in the senior category –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
Sokol’s Taekwondo in Naugatuck held a testing Aug. 14. Katelyn Fortney and Daniel Useda were promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. Forty-five students ages 3 and up tested for their next belt level. –CONTRIBUTED
Sokol’s Taekwondo in Naugatuck held a testing Aug. 14. Katelyn Fortney and Daniel Useda were promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. Forty-five students ages 3 and up tested for their next belt level. –CONTRIBUTED
Sokol’s Taekwondo in Naugatuck held a testing Aug. 14. Katelyn Fortney and Daniel Useda were promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. Forty-five students ages 3 and up tested for their next belt level. –CONTRIBUTED
Beacon Hose Co. No. 1 firefighters pull the roof off a car during a vehicle extrication demonstration Oct. 7 during a Fire Prevention Open House at the firehouse in Beacon Falls. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
Alexsandra Kressen, Brian Reily, Jabez Hicks, Thomas Conlon, Brayden Jecusco, Brian Nelson, Patrick Prince, Tyler Cassidy, Brian Cassidy, Jimmy Leonetti, Joseph Hughes, Carmen Melchionne and Joseph Grouse advanced in rank in Cheezic Tang Soo Do during a grading Sept. 19 at USA Martial Arts in Naugatuck. Charlie Hardison and Betty Mulla were nominated to grade to 2nd degree black belt. –CONTRIBUTED
Sokol’s Taekwondo in Naugatuck held a testing Aug. 14. Katelyn Fortney and Daniel Useda were promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. Forty-five students ages 3 and up tested for their next belt level. –CONTRIBUTED
Gordon and Gail Rossi celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 12 with family and friends at a surprise party thrown by their children, Gordon Rossi and Kimberly Pruchnicki. On June 14, the couple renewed their vows at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in Naugatuck. –CONTRIBUTED
Beacon Hose Co. No. 1 Firefighter Kyle Burns demonstrates what happens when water is thrown on a grease fire Oct. 7 during a Fire Prevention Open House at the firehouse in Beacon Falls. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
Beacon Hose Co. No. 1 Firefighter and EMT Kevin O’Connell, left, helps Matthew Beland, 11, of Beacon Falls, use a fire hose as probationary Firefighter William Burritt looks on Oct. 7 during a Fire Prevention Open House at the firehouse in Beacon Falls. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
