Local artist holds fast to traditional media
BEACON FALLS — Kiki Michalek likes to work with her hands.
By day, the Naugatuck resident maintains gardens for a landscaper. By night, she...
The Other Thanksgiving Football Game
BEACON FALLS — Thanksgiving football is one of those traditions that binds families together through generations. Like every year, there were plenty of games...
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,...
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...
Childcare center cares for parents too
WATERBURY — For typical welfare recipients or families netting a yearly income below or near the poverty line, daycare and preschool are simply out...
Star Gazing: Raven Palmerie
On the Field: Woodland junior center-midfielder Raven Palmerie was tabbed by coach Joe Fortier before the season to be the Hawks’ leader this year,...
Local attorney to showcase movie set piece
NAUGATUCK — It took a few good men, a woman willing to take a chance and a bit of luck for a local man...
Local musician featured on Weather Channel
NAUGATUCK — Local musician Bob Semanchik’s instrumental take on the soul standard “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me,” perhaps most famous for the Supremes’...
Baptist church to change name
NAUGATUCK — Mt. Cavalry Baptist Church, nestled comfortably into a rented space on the corner of Rubber Avenue and Church Street, was founded...
