From pots and pans to smooth jazz
WATERBURY — He may have just released his debut CD, but Vincent Ingala’s musical genesis was decidedly more humble than his current success might...
Drums for Troops: Students’ efforts lauded
BEACON FALLS — Capping a week of owning up to one’s activities—or lack thereof—during the Vietnam conflict, Woodland Regional High School Principal Dr. Arnold...
Students showcase talents at Pride Night
NAUGATUCK — Exploratory education took center stage at Naugatuck High School recently, as educators reminded the community that a cash-strapped school district does...
Actors take a theatrical trip “Into the Woods”
BEACON FALLS — Sports enthusiasts colloquially refer to Woodland Regional High School as “the Woods,” so it appears theater director Susan Cinoman’s latest selection,...
NHS stageplay reflects schools’ problems
NAUGATUCK — The borough’s public school system has engaged in a fair amount of debate with various stakeholders over the last several months.
Last weekend,...
City Hill students explore culture through art
If music, as the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once famously wrote, is the “universal language of mankind,” visual art is probably not far behind.
At...
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...
Borough band discusses tour, new album
I recently got a chance to sit down with Adam Lopez, drummer for the locally-based pop-rock band To Write a Riot! to discuss their...
Thunder in the Valley awes area residents
Reverse the curse. You thought that was about baseball? Actually, it’s about Thunder in the Valley, the Naugatuck High School marching band’s home...
Rain doesn’t hold off Riverfest
BEACON FALLS — Rain, rain did not make the hundreds upon hundreds of people go away at the 11th annual Beacon Falls River Fest...
