Members of Boy Scout Troop 115 from Naugatuck collected clothing on April 29 during the troop’s second annual clothing drive on the Naugatuck Town Green. The troop collected 310 bags of clothing along with boxes of toys and baby items. –LUKE MARSHALL
Beacon Falls resident Marissa Correia, the family services librarian at the Huntington Branch Library in Shelton, received the Faith Hektoen Award. The award is to acknowledge the significant impact a program has made on library service for children in Connecticut. Correia, a 2003 graduate of Naugatuck High School, was honored at the annual Connecticut Library Association Conference on May 5 in Groton. –CONTRIBUTED
Maple Hill School fourth-grader Mariah Hawley, of Naugatuck, was honored as the New Haven County poster contest winner at the 33rd annual Connecticut Fire Prevention Poster Recognition Program Awards Luncheon. –CONTRIBUTED
Pictured from left, Waterbury’s African-American Mayor for the Day Hubie Williamson meets with Naugatuck’s Earth Day Mayors for the Day Kevin Zak (2016), Len Yannielli (2017), Felipe Flores (2014) and Mary Lou Sharon (2011) during a celebration on Earth Day, April 22, in Naugatuck. –CONTRIBUTED
Parents of Laurel Ledge Elementary School students in Beacon Falls attended a workshop on how to raise children’s social awareness presented by Edward Joyner on March 30 at the school. This workshop is part of school’s ongoing work focusing on kindness and respect for others. –CONTRIBUTED
State Sen. George Logan, R-17th District, left, is greeted by a student during a tour of the Early Childhood Center at Central Avenue School in Naugatuck on April 28. Logan, who serves on the state legislature’s Education Committee, was guided on the tour by the center’s Director Jackie Bacon, center. –CONTRIBUTED
Seven Cub Scouts from Pack 27 in Prospect crossed over to the Boy Scout rank April 2 during a ceremony at St. Anthony Church in Prospect. Vincent Sasso, Ryan Iannone, Michael Varesio, Evan Moore, Nicholas Bouffard, Joshua Hlavna and Gabriel Johnson crossed over. Six of the scouts will join Prospect Troop 258 and one scout will join Naugatuck Troop 138. –CONTRIBUTED
The Naugatuck YMCA celebrated Autism Awareness Month with activities throughout April. The activities included a paint party at BrushStrokes Paint Party in Naugatuck. The Autism Support Group, which is hosted by the YMCA, also made 500 autism awareness ribbons for Naugatuck public school teachers and administrative staff for the work they do with the children in the district. –CONTRIBUTED
Naugatuck High School seniors Omari Solomon, left, and Stefanie Dube, right, who is also a student representative to the Board of Education, pose with Board of Education Chairman Dorothy Neth-Kunin, center left, and Superintendent of Schools Sharon Locke after they received the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education’s Leadership Award on April 20. Neth-Kunin said the award recognizes students who exhibit exemplary leadership skills. –LUKE MARSHALL
Naugatuck Community Choir Director Mark Silva, right, plays the piano as the choir warms up during rehearsal May 8 at Naugatuck High School. The choir will perform its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. May 19 at St. Francis Xavier Church in Waterbury and at 4 p.m. May 21 at St. Hedwig Church in Naugatuck. –LUKE MARSHALL
Naugatuck High School seniors Emily Tribanas, left, and Cassidy Baranowski fill out signs to hang in the school’s lobby saying where they are going to attend college during National Decision Day May 4. National Decision Day is an initiative started by former First Lady Michelle Obama to bring awareness to students who commit to continuing their education. –LUKE MARSHALL
Dwayne Nelson, of Naugatuck, straightens out an air plant display during the Peddler’s Market flea market April 23 on Parcel B in downtown Naugatuck. Nelson was one of a handful of vendors at the market, which reopened in the borough after shutting down in 2005. The market runs every Sunday through November. –LUKE MARSHALL
Brian Kleinman, owner of Riverside Reptiles, shows off a male tiger salamander May 2 at the Whittemore Library in Naugatuck during the Lizards at the Library program. Kleinman showed off amphibians and reptiles, such as the salamander and an African fat-tailed gecko, to a group of about 30 children and adults. –LUKE MARSHALL
Staff Sgt. Robert Massicotte of the 928th military working dog detachment and his military dog, Freia, are recognized during a ceremony to unveil a Blue Star Memorial Marker on the town’s streetscape during a dedication ceremony May 7 at the corner of Depot Street and South Main Street. The Blue Star program, which is overseen by the National Garden Clubs, Inc., honors those who served in every branch of the armed forces. The Laurel Garden Club of Beacon Falls sponsored the town’s marker, which also recognizes military dogs. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
Members of Boy Scout Troop 104 in Beacon Falls unveil a Blue Star Memorial Marker on the town’s streetscape during a dedication ceremony May 7 at the corner of Depot Street and South Main Street. The Blue Star program, which is overseen by the National Garden Clubs, Inc., honors those who served in every branch of the armed forces. The Laurel Garden Club of Beacon Falls sponsored the town’s marker, which also recognizes military dogs. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
Giovanni L’Altrella, 2, of Naugatuck, tries to flip a rubber frog onto a lily pad with the help of his parents, Kari and Peter, during the St. Francis-St. Hedwig School Spring Carnival on May 4 at the St. Francis Field on Church Street in Naugatuck. –LUKE MARSHALL
Melissa Melo, 3, of Naugatuck, rides down the slide with her father, Clayton, during the St. Francis-St. Hedwig School Spring Carnival on May 4 at the St. Francis Field on Church Street in Naugatuck. –LUKE MARSHALL
John Rivers cooks up a steak sandwich April 29 on the Naugatuck Town Green during St. Michael Church’s Spring Market. The market featured vendors selling handmade crafts in the church, food on the green and a raffle. –LUKE MARSHALL
From left, Naugatuck Exchange Club member and President-Elect of the Connecticut Exchange Club Cliff Kiernan, Naugatuck Exchange Club member Julie Fernandez and Naugatuck Exchange Club member Regina Kiernan straighten out items on a table during the club’s White Elephant Sale April 29 at the Naugatuck Event Center downtown. The event, which was a large tag sale, allowed people to rent a table and sell their goods both inside and outside the building. The money raised goes to local charities supported by exchange club. –LUKE MARSHALL
Naugatuck Community Choir President Aldona LaPorta, left, and choir member Linda Ramos look over items the choir was selling during the Naugatuck Exchange Club’s White Elephant Sale April 29 at the Naugatuck Event Center downtown. The event, which was a large tag sale, allowed people to rent a table and sell their goods both inside and outside the building. The money raised goes to local charities supported by exchange club. –LUKE MARSHALL
