Naugatuck resident Liz Recce, a member of USA Martial Arts in Naugatuck, was invited to grade to 1st Dan Black Belt on Nov. 30 at the Boys Club in Waterbury. Reece completed all the forms, kicking, sparring, one-step, board breaking, four-man attack sequence and Asian weapons expertise requirements for the rank.-CONTRIBUTED
The Beacon Brook Heath Center Bandits won the 2012 Athena Softball Tournament Aug. 25 in Southington. The Bandits, who have not lost a game in two years, dedicated the win to Ellen Olschefski. Olschefski, a former administrator at the center, died unexpectedly in July. The Bandits presented the game ball to her husband, Bob Olschefski, after the win. The tournament raises money to assist employees with the financial burdens associated with cancer. -CONTRIBUTED
From left, Katherine Traver, grandmother, Jennifer Lucia, Adeline Triano, great-grandmother, Jessica Lucia, and Julia Lucia, mother, come together for a picture on Mother’s Day this year representing four generations of a Naugatuck family. -CONTRIBUTED
Naugatuck Boy Scout Troop 138 recently attended and worked on merit badges at Camp Mattatuck in Plymouth. -CONTRIBUTED
Eliza Smith of Beacon Falls, left, and Michealla Mastropietro of Prospect show off their championship trophies and medals earned playing this summer with the Brazil CT team out of Woodbridge. -CONTRIBUTED
