Prospect Mayor Chatfield tests positive for COVID, quarantining
By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
PROSPECT — Mayor Robert Chatfield tested positive for COVID-19 early this week and is quarantining at home until at least next...
Woman sentenced to 8 years for arson
WATERBURY — A former stripper from Naugatuck was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday for lighting a fire that consumed two businesses...
Chicken rules now in regulations
PROSPECT — The Planning and Zoning Commission this month approved amendments to the zoning regulations that create rules to govern keeping chickens on residential...
Funeral homes balance safety with need for grieving
By Roger Cleaveland, Republican-American
Funeral directors are working to balance safety amid the COVID-19 outbreak with the need for closure for family and friends of...
Region 16 board, school chief reach agreement on new contract
By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
PROSPECT — The Region 16 Board of Education has given Superintendent of Schools Michael Yamin a new three-year contract.
“As a board,...
Lamont says restrictions could be eased by mid-March
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American
Gov. Ned Lamont told the Waterbury Regional Chamber of Commence on Friday that he anticipates relaxing coronavirus-related restrictions in mid-March if...
Prospect pizzeria plans move, expansion
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer
PROSPECT — The owners of Hometown Pizza are looking to move and expand the business about 1,000 feet down the...
Challengers eye mayor’s office in Prospect
By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
PROSPECT — Two challengers have eyes for Prospect’s top political seat.
Town Council member Kevin O’Leary, a 31-year-old Democrat, and Taryn Finley,...
Lamont renews COVID orders
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont moved Monday to renew a small number of his emergency orders as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations...
Self-employed, contractors can file for jobless benefits
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American
HARTFORD — The Department of Labor started accepting unemployment applications Thursday from the self-employed, independent contractors, and “gig economy” workers.
Labor Commissioner...