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Hawks swim their way to Woodland history

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BEACON FALLS — A historic season for the Woodland girls swim team is finally over after the team wrapped up action at the state...

Naugy girls save their best for last

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NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck girls swim team season ended last Wednesday with multiple season-best times. On Sunday, the ‘Hounds celebrated its season filled with...

Prospect Library seeks teen volunteers

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PROSPECT — The Prospect Library is seeking enthusiastic and creative teenagers to help run an evening children’s pajama storytime and a late afternoon crochet...

Legion seeking names of service members

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BEACON FALLS — American Legion Post 25 is looking for names and addresses of Beacon Falls service men and women who are serving overseas...

Woodland manager fits right in

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BEACON FALLS — Nick Oliveira shouted both encouraging and not-so-uplifting messages toward his teammates on the soccer practice field before Woodland's Class M second-round tournament game last Monday. The Woodland senior is the manager of the boys soccer team. And he’s only the manager because he can’t play the sport he loves. Oliveira has cerebral palsy, which requires him to either walk with crutches or use his electric wheelchair. But his physical limitations haven’t kept him from being as much a part of the team as anyone else.

Romaniello weds Dandeneau

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Miss Barbara Ann Romaniello and Mr. Mark Roger Dandeneau were married Oct. 14, 2011 in Naugatuck at St. Francis Church by Father Slusz. A...

School board facing decision over business manager

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NAUGATUCK — The Board of Education has until the end of this year to decide what direction it wants to go in concerning the...

A family affair on the pitch

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BEACON FALLS — Tony Moutinho led the Woodland boys soccer team to an undefeated regular season record, a second division title in a row, the program’s first Naugatuck Valley League championship, and the top seed in the Class M state tournament this fall. Moutinho employs a unique coaching style. He’s humorous but serious. He barks at his players while still letting them take care of business on the field.

Wishing upon a net

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NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck High School faculty might have slammed students in a faculty versus student volleyball and badminton tournament last Thursday, but the real winners were two children with life-threatening diseases. As part of her capstone project, NHS senior Andrea Neagu organized the “Wish Upon a Net” tournament to raise money for the Kids Wish Network. The funds she raises will help send five-year-old McKenna, who suffers from mitochondrial DNA deletion syndrome, and three-year-old Aiden, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, to Disneyland and Disney World, respectively.

Dinner’s organizers among most thankful

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NAUGATUCK — When Michael Lineweber and his wife Anna held the first free Thanksgiving dinner at St. Michael's Episcopal Church seven years ago, they...

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