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Borough using grant money to help elderly
NAUGATUCK — The tri-fold letter curls up on Ed Carter’s desk, as if mimicking the felines about which it is written. Carter, Naugatuck’s mayoral aide, receives many requests for borough assistance—his phone has rung almost continuously since the April 15 apartment fire on Cherry Street—but the one before him now is enrapturing. “This one,... »
Seniors receive free health screening
NAGUATUCK — Naugatuck and surrounding area seniors had a rare chance to get their overall health examined free of charge last Thursday at the Senior Center. The Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging (WCAAA) and the state Department of Social Services sponsored a free, walk-in health clinic, which boasted booths where seniors could get... »
Prospect Senior Center debars Mallon
PROSPECT — Every now and again, Republican Mayor Bob Chatfield pops in to the Prospect Senior Center. Seniors say he’s just checking in, saying hi, asking if anyone needs anything. But in an election season, there’s a fine line between what Chatfield’s made a habit over his 32-year tenure as chief executive and what... »
DeLauro, seniors talk social security
NAUGATUCK — When Kathryn Green started collecting signatures on a “Hands Off Our Social Security” petition, she hoped to publicize the concerns she held, along with so many others, about the health of Social Security. 600 signatures later, Green’s efforts paid off when the petition managed to catch the eye of Congresswoman Rosa. L.... »
Senior center hosts cribbage group
NAUGATUCK — “Ten,” says Pina Divito as she slaps a king of spades onto the table. “Fifteen for two,” Elaine Broderick counters, playing a five of hearts and moving a red peg two spaces ahead of the second on a wooden board. “Twenty,” says Velma Sego, the organizer of this cribbage group at the... »