Father faces prison for child abuse
BY BRUNO MATARAZZO JR.
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
WATERBURY — A Naugatuck father faces two years in prison on child abuse charges.
Kevin Grant, 34, entered pleas of nolo contendere...
Maple Hill administrator named Principal of the Year
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — Maple Hill Elementary School Principal Lisa Romano was named Connecticut Association of Schools 1st-year Elementary School Principal of the Year.
Romano...
Hawks capture their second straight state softball title
BY KEVIN ROBERTSREPUBLICAN-AMERICANSTORRS — Woodland High softball seniors Peyten Filippone and Sam Sosnovich had only one place they wanted their careers with the Hawks...
Teacher of year aims to empower students to find their own voices
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — Teacher Lisa Taft believes it’s important to empower students, and now she is the one who is getting the positive...
Victim: ‘I took a hell of a beating’
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — Borough police are investigating after an 86-year-old apartment tenant was attacked and robbed of about $900 on June 6.
John Hutt,...
12,369 rubber ducks help raise money for nonprofits
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — A cloudy and chilly June day didn’t get in the way of a couple of thousand people attending the 18th...
Blaze displaces 11
BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — At least 11 borough residents were displaced from six units after a fire damaged the 18-unit Southwood Apartments complex...
School officials explore revisiting turf field plan
BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BEACON FALLS — School officials are exploring options with the possibility of presenting a new plan for a turf field after...
A salute to those who sacrificed their lives
The Naugatuck Memorial Day Parade was held in Naugatuck on May 29.
Planting a tree for Camilla
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — Exactly six months after the murder of 11-month old Camilla Francisquini, borough police honored her with a tree planting outside...
