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Police, firefighters pull fugitive from river
NAUGATUCK — Police officers and fire fighters pulled a bloody fugitive out of the Naugatuck River Monday. Police spokesman Lt. Robert Harrison said two 14-year-old boys were fishing near the General Pulaski Bridge at about 5:30 p.m. Monday when they saw a man who was bleeding profusely. The man had come from the direction... »
Website promotes transition of Naugatuck River
A river runs through the Naugatuck Valley and it’s clean. It wasn’t always that way. A new website, www.naugatuckriver.net, has been created to promote the Naugatuck River’s transition from eyesore to destination, offering information about activities and destinations like the Naugatuck Valley river race and Beacon Falls duck festival held May 5. The 130... »
A new nest to call home
BEACON FALLS — Connecticut Light & Power has given a pair of ospreys a new home in Beacon Falls to call their own. On Friday morning, CL&P crews erected a 50-feet-pole with a specially designed 3-feet-by-3-feet platform at the top for the ospreys to build their nest at the intersection of Cold Spring Road... »
Work order raises questions regarding nest removal
BEACON FALLS — A Connecticut Light & Power Co. work order appears to indicate that a line worker found eggs in an osprey nest atop a utility pole in Beacon Falls before the nest was removed Saturday, although the company continues to insist that no eggs — protected by state and federal laws —... »
Environmentalists cry fowl over nest removal
BEACON FALLS — On his way to an Audubon Society fundraiser called “Return of the Osprey” on Saturday, Keith Thomas noticed that a prominent osprey nest, visible from Route 8, had disappeared. “Boy, was I upset,” said Thomas, 45, of Naugatuck. Local environmentalists had been observing the nest, atop a high utility pole overlooking... »
Naugatuck River wildlife star in movie
NAUGATUCK — An osprey diving into the Naugatuck River at 80 mph to swoop up some wriggling prey pulled gasps of wonder from residents watching a new film created by a local river group. About 40 people came to the Howard Whittemore Library on Saturday morning to see “The Hidden World,” a movie about... »
Irene deals flooding, tree damage to Beacon Falls (video report)
BEACON FALLS — Hurricane Irene dealt strong—but not debilitating—blows to Beacon Falls Saturday night and Sunday as the storm flooded several areas, including a steep rise in the Naugatuck River, and caused numerous downed trees and power outages. »
A river race runs through it
BEACON FALLS — The fish in the Naugatuck River had some company Saturday. Kayakers and canoers from throughout the region raced their way down the river as part of the 4th annual Naugatuck Valley River Race and Festival. “It was fun, a lot of fun,” said Jim Schumacher of Derby, who participated in the... »
Annual River Race returns to Beacon Falls
It’s spring. And in Beacon Falls, that means it’s time for the 4th Annual Naugatuck Valley River Race and Festival. In the four years since its inception, the race has become the largest canoe and kayak race in the New England area, according to Bob Bradley, one of the race’s organizers. “The whole idea... »