Monthly Archives: November 2009
Teachers vote ‘no confidence’ school chief
NAUGATUCK — Teachers overwhelmingly condemned the performance of embattled Superintendent Dr. John Tindall-Gibson Thursday, while the school board continued to search for ways to...
NEDC hopeful about economic future
NAUGATUCK — Thursday’s news from the U.S. Department of Labor that unemployment in Connecticut had jumped from 8.4 to 8.8 percent lent an air...
Board of Education crisis coming to a head
NAUGATUCK — It's three months into the academic year, approaching the halfway point of the fiscal year and the school board is without a...
CN Headlines 11-20-09
Two opposing plans to bridge the Board of Education's budget deficit are proposed, local pharmacies suffer at the hands of mail-order companies, and swine...
H1N1 puts hospitals, patients in bind
WATERBURY — New rules implemented to combat the spread of the H1N1 virus at Saint Mary’s Hospital have at least one parent asking for...
Woodland hosts annual Fall Fine Arts Night
BEACON FALLS — Jazz legends John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Thelonius Monk all were revived, so to speak, at Woodland Regional High School’s...
Mail-orders take a toll on local pharmacies
It’s an old story, and one we’ve heard many times: Small, privately-owned business struggles to compete with corporate giant. Companies like Walmart, Home Depot,...
Cuts could include arts, freshmen athletics
NAUGATUCK — Imagine elementary schools with no physical education, music or art programs, and a high school with no freshmen sports.
Also picture a school...
Mezzo proposes BOE deficit solution
NAUGATUCK — Mayor Bob Mezzo has a plan to bridge the school system's projected $2 million budget gap while avoiding massive layoffs and program...
Woodland spiked from Class M tourney
MILFORD — The winningest season in Woodland volleyball history came to an end last Friday in the Class M quarterfinals, as the fifth-seeded Hawks...
