State reports COVID cases, deaths among fully vaccinated people
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American
State health officials on May 7 reported 242 people in Connecticut have contracted COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated against the viral...
3 injured in head-on crash on Route 8
BEACON FALLS — Three people were injured — two seriously — in head-on crash on Route 8 South on Sunday.
State police said a 33-year-old...
Update: Derby man dies after crashing off Route 8, down embankment in Beacon Falls
Elio Gugliotti, Editor
BEACON FALLS — A 24-year-old Derby man died Monday at Waterbury Hospital after he was ejected from a car that crashed down...
Lamont order revises state’s mask mandate
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont on May 18 renewed the current COVID-19 emergency declarations in the state through July 20 as...
Lamont considering bringing back travel restrictions
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont is considering reimposing restrictions for travelers arriving from states with high rates of COVID-19.
Lamont told reporters...
Ceremony shines light on Women of Woodland
By Madison Lisowski, Citizen’s News
BEACON FALLS — In recognition of International Women’s Month, Woodland Worldwide is celebrating seven women who demonstrate “The Woodland Way.”
Woodland...
Budget proposal keeps Region 16 spending flat
Shift in student population puts more of the burden on Prospect
PROSPECT — Region 16 Superintendent of Schools Michael Yamin’s proposed 2020-21 school budget has...
Metro-North switching to buses on Waterbury line
WATERBURY — Substitute buses will begin running in place of trains on the Waterbury branch Monday.
Metro-North Railroad, which operates the rail line for the...
Lamont to seek emergency order extension
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont is preparing to ask the legislature to extend Connecticut's state of emergency due to COVID-19 beyond...
Mutual aid EMS calls from Naugatuck ‘too much’ for area providers
By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
NAUGATUCK — Four area EMS providers have stopped responding to non-life threatening mutual aid calls in the borough, citing a “failing...
