Charges may escalate after driver in crash dies
NAUGATUCK — Criminal charges against a local nurse are expected to increase in severity due to the death of the driver she hit head-on...
Taking relief on the road
Firefighters deliver $250,000 worth of donations to Texas
BEACON FALLS — Beacon Hose Company No. 1 Capt. Cal Brennan stood on the ramp leading into...
Expenditure for capital projects voted down
BEACON FALLS — Voters turned out in force for a town meeting last week and soundly rejected using surplus funds for four capital projects.
Officials...
Mayor of the day helps keep tradition alive
NAUGATUCK — For Tony Sapata, being named the Portuguese mayor of the day “is one of the greatest honors.”
Sapata, a 59-year-old who immigrated to...
Susie Classic has family feel 5 years in
BEACON FALLS — One of Beacon Falls’ most unique fundraisers is ready to celebrate its fifth anniversary.
The Susie Foundation, a Beacon Falls-based nonprofit that...
Borough eyes site for transportation hub
NAUGATUCK — The future of Naugatuck lies in intermodal transportation. At least that is what Mayor N. Warren “Pete” Hess is banking on.
Hess said...
Transactions the result of ‘human error’
PROSPECT — After months of questioning how certain transactions were made, the Town Council got its answer on Monday — human error.
The questions centered...
Economic development position a work in progress
BEACON FALLS — The Economic Development Commission is working to fill a position designed to spur economic development in town.
Officials created an economic development...
Poodle recovering after tumor removed
NAUGATUCK — A 6-year-old poodle plagued with a massive tumor is doing well post-surgery, according to his rescuer, Daryl Masone.
Veterinarians from Watertown Animal Hospital...
Oil spills after tanker truck rolls in Beacon Falls
BEACON FALLS — A tanker truck rolled onto its side on Blackberry Hill Road early this afternoon spilling hundreds of gallons of heating oil.
Beacon...
