‘Cherry Street’

Borough seeks grant to help flood-prone area
NAUGATUCK — Help could be on the way for residents of the flood-prone Nettleton Avenue and Cherry Street areas. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses agreed last Tuesday night to apply for an $11.3 million hazard mitigation grant from the state, which has money left over from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s allotment after... »
Mysterious powder turns out to be table salt
NAUGATUCK — The mysterious white powder mailed to a 123 Cherry St. woman July 28 was table salt, police said Monday. The substance was tested at a state Department of Public Health laboratory, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation informed police last Thursday of the results, spokesman Lt. Robert Harrison said. Police said the... »
Cherry Street building reopens, mysterious powder deemed ‘non-biological’
NAUGATUCK — Police are allowing residents of 123 Cherry St. back in their homes after the FBI determined a suspicious white powder found there last week is not a threat. In a statement released early Sunday, police said the powder is “non-biological” and the building is safe enough for residents to return. An envelope... »
Mysterious white powder mailed to borough resident
NAUGATUCK — Police have closed a Cherry Street building after an envelope with a white unknown powder was mailed to one of the building’s residents. At about 8 p.m. last night, the resident who lives on the second floor of 123 Cherry St. reported she received a letter in the mail that contained an... »
Solutions sought for Cherry Street flooding
NAUGATUCK — The borough could buy and tear down six homes along Cherry Street to fix faulty drain pipes that run under the foundations of those homes. That’s one of three solutions borough officials are considering to fix periodic flooding of homes that get pummeled every time there is a heavy rainstorm. The borough... »





