School budget yes; turf no
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
REGION 16 — Region school district voters approved a $43 million school budget for the 2023-24 school year but rejected a proposed...
State funding has arrived to redevelop U.S. Rubber, Uniroyal site
BY STEVE BIGHAM
CITIZEN'S NEWS
NAUGATUCK — State and local officials gathered at the former Uniroyal Chemical/United States Rubber Co. complex Friday to celebrate the recent...
Burton Road will reopen later this year
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BEACON FALLS — After more than two years of closure, Burton Road, a major town artery, is expected to reopen later this...
Farm officially labeled ‘organic’
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — The borough’s only vegetable farm, Sunset Farm, has been officially certified organic, as it expands its roots to grow more...
Man jumps to death off Prospect Bridge
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — A 24-year-old Prospect man died after jumping from the Prospect Street Bridge onto Route 8 on April 15.
Naugatuck police responded...
Fires keep borough crews busy
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — Borough firefighters had a busy time Easter weekend after a few fires broke out and 17 residents were displaced.
The Naugatuck...
School health center proposed
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — Borough school officials are looking for a grant to establish a school-based health center
The Board of Education unanimously voted to...
Prisoner gets sentence cut for training service dogs
BY BRUNO MATARAZZO JR.
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
WATERBURY — A former Naugatuck man had his 16-year prison sentence for manslaughter reduced by 18 months last week after applying...
Referendum planned for new turf field
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
PROSPECT — The Region 16 Board of Education will look to hold a double referendum at the beginning of next month on...
Former congressman Ron Sarasin has died; ran for governor in ’78
BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BEACON FALLS — Former U.S. Rep. Ronald A. Sarasin, a native of Beacon Falls, died March 27 at age 88.
Sarasin was...
