Teacher of year aims to empower students to find their own voices
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — Teacher Lisa Taft believes it’s important to empower students, and now she is the one who is getting the positive...
Victim: ‘I took a hell of a beating’
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — Borough police are investigating after an 86-year-old apartment tenant was attacked and robbed of about $900 on June 6.
John Hutt,...
12,369 rubber ducks help raise money for nonprofits
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — A cloudy and chilly June day didn’t get in the way of a couple of thousand people attending the 18th...
Tax plan to save seniors cash
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — Qualifying borough senior citizens will soon be able to take advantage of a new tax relief program.
The Board of Mayor...
Blaze displaces 11
BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — At least 11 borough residents were displaced from six units after a fire damaged the 18-unit Southwood Apartments complex...
A salute to those who sacrificed their lives
The Naugatuck Memorial Day Parade was held in Naugatuck on May 29.
Boucher honored by Waterbury Hospital
BY STEVE BIGHAM CITIZEN'S NEWS
WATERBURY — William “Boomer” Boucher, one of the state’s first paramedics in the 1970s, was honored May 31 during a...
Judge to weigh assault charge
BY BRUNO MATARAZZO JR. REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
WATERBURY — A judge will consider whether to dismiss a sexual assault charge against a former Naugatuck High School student...
Connecticut Water installing mains
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — Connecticut Water has begun the installation of few thousands feet of water main in downtown ahead of the scheduled downtown...
Naugapalooza draws a hungry crowd
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — The borough’s second Naugapalooza, a festival with a food truck battle, energized guests from across the state with numerous...