Some support tax hike to fund education
NAUGATUCK — “More taxes, please.”
That was the plea of several borough residents who spoke at the Board of Education’s 2010-11 budget hearing last Thursday;...
Lieberman backs Renaissance Place
NAUGATUCK — Those who envision a day when the now-dreary downtown business district is booming again received a major boost from a high-ranking government...
School chief will retire in 2012
NAUGATUCK — Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Tindall-Gibson, who has long been blamed, at least partially, by the public, borough officials and even subordinate...
Board to consider shortening school year
NAUGATUCK — The school board will consider increasing student activity fees by 50 percent and lopping two days off the school year—cutting its length...
Taxpayers, students decry school closure
NAUGATUCK — Borough taxpayers and their children turned out in force at the Board of Education’s regular meeting last Thursday to voice their objections...
Save Salem School petition circulating
NAUGATUCK — The first organized effort to save the historic Salem Elementary School is under way.
The two top members of the school's Parent School...
Parks Department’s Gunntown plan approved
NAUGATUCK — Back in September, Parks and Recreation Department head Pat Wagner and environmental activist Len Yannielli struck a historic compromise on the long-controversial...
Local officials advocate census participation
Two days after census forms were due, many local residents still had not returned them, though response rates in all three towns met or...
BOE votes to switch benefits manager
NAUGATUCK — A month ago, the Board of Education was $7 million away from reconciling what will likely be a zero-percent budget increase for...
Historic school will close its doors
NAUGATUCK — The Board of Education voted, 5-3, Tuesday night to take Salem Elementary School offline and turn the building over to the borough,...
