PROSPECT — The “Fightin Five” is getting up in years, and the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department is hoping to replace it with a new firetruck that offers more features. Voters…

NAUGATUCK — Borough officials have had discussions with a company about choosing a less controversial site for a proposed cell phone tower. Tarpon Towers II, LLC, a wireless communication tower…

HARTFORD — Former state Rep. Vickie Nardello is blaming state election officials for a disqualifying mistake that cost her a shot at the Democratic nomination for an open state Senate…

The 55th annual Beacon Hose Firemen’s Carnival and Parade kicked off June 7 at the Beacon Hose Company No. 1 in Beacon Falls. The carnival ran for three days and…

NAUGATUCK — The borough has acquired two pieces of land off of Auburn Street in lieu of back taxes with the intention of selling them. Combined, the two lots are…

NAUGATUCK — Police arrested a 71-year-old borough man June 12 in connection with a fatal crash on Gunntown Road in February. Police charged 71-year-old Alexander Oneschuk with negligent homicide in…

PROSPECT — A proposal to build a 40,000-square-foot industrial building on Union City Road is back before the Planning and Zoning Commission. John Gallagher, who owns Industrial Storage, LLC, is…

WATERBURY — Casey Lynne Giannone was a 19-year-old who loved vacations, her dog and her family. An art major at Naugatuck Valley Community College with a dream of working for…

PROSPECT — The Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, program isn’t a new initiative, but the 19 volunteers that completed their training last week at the Prospect firehouse broke new…

PROSPECT — The town has officially entered into contracts with two of its three new unions. The United Public Service Employees Union, unit 115, Prospect Municipal Employees, and Unit 116,…