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Hounds capture 4th straight NVL title
WATERBURY — The result was never really in doubt, although Naugatuck head coach Jim McKee wasn’t counting on anything until his team had clinched the Naugatuck Valley League championship last Friday at Kennedy. But the Hounds did just that—win their fourth-straight NVL title—in the penultimate race of the meet, finishing the championships with 517... »
Borough PD recieves top state accreditation
NAUGATUCK — A state agency that assesses police departments has given the borough’s police department a top ranking. The Connecticut Police Officer Standards Training Council, or POST, awarded Tier III accreditation, the highest rating it offers, to the Naugatuck Police Department last Thursday. The accreditation process is voluntary. The department opted for the review to learn... »
NE Indoor: Moriello 8th; Pisco, Hawks 11th
BOSTON — In the fastest indoor mile in New England championship history—three girls broke the previous meet record—Naugatuck’s Rosa Moriello placed eighth Friday at the Reggie Lewis Center, in five minutes, 12.01 seconds. Arianna Vailas of Manchester Central, N.H. won, in 4:56.37, followed closely by Barrington, R.I.’s Sarah Barry, in 4:56.93, and Newton South,... »
Former NHS star Mariano LEC’s top rookie
KEENE, N.H. — Anthony Mariano had a pretty impressive basketball résumé when he arrived at Keene State College: He was a 2009 all-Naugatuck Valley League selection and a 1,000-point scorer, accomplishments that made him CN’s pick as the Naugatuck boys’ hoops player of the decade. But that résumé meant little, as soon as he suited... »
Runners’ maturity evident in NE prep
BOSTON — Naugatuck track and field coach Ralph Roper remembers—with a mix of personal humor and vicarious embarrassment—the first time Greyhounds star Tori Pisco ran on a banked track. “I was watching her go up around a turn,” he recalls. “But I didn’t see her come down the other side. She had... »
CLISE: Logo Legal Wedgie
By now, you’ve probably seen the pun-tastic headlines: “Car Company Rams Florida High School,” read one on the Web site of Miami’s NBC affiliate. If you haven’t, the gist of the story is this: Lake Mary High School agreed Feb. 9 to discontinue use of its ram’s head logo, after Chrysler threatened a trademark... »
Watchdog organization to tackle policy first
NAUGATUCK — Though it’s still unclear how their relationship might ultimately play out, the Board of Education and the newly-formed Citizens’ Audit Committee, an independent oversight group, will start butting heads sometime next month. The committee is a brainchild of Dr. Armand Fusco, a veteran educator and author who fathered the concept and has fostered... »
Parents speak out at BOE forum
NAUGATUCK — The school board believes it can save between $1.2 million and $1.6 million through a reconfiguration plan that would close one school building. But parents who flocked to a meeting about the plan Tuesday night said the board cannot put a price on their children’s education. “You might not be able to work the... »
Blight council nears new ordinance
NAUGATUCK — The Blight and Beautification Council, which was formed in early August to help clean up the borough and increase its aesthetic appeal, is nearing completion of a new ordinance. Council representatives Linda Ramos and B.J. Forlenzo appeared before the Board of Mayor and Burgesses Tuesday to provide an update of their activities. They... »
Week of March 7 named Girl Scout Week
NAUGATUCK — The Boy Scouts of America may have just celebrated their 100th anniversary, but the Girl Scouts of the USA aren’t going to miss their day in the sun. The organization, which was formed as a counterpart to the BSA, turns 98 March 12. On Tuesday, the Board of Mayor and Burgesses voted unanimously... »