Naugatuck Mayor N. Warren ‘Pete’ Hess, left, is sworn in for his first term in office Nov. 17 by outgoing Mayor Robert Mezzo at Hillside Intermediate School. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
Laurel Ledge Elementary School hosted a Junior Achievement program Nov. 20 at the school in Beacon Falls. Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization based out of Colorado Spring, Colo., that aims to teach school-aged children financial literacy. –LUKE MARSHALL
First-grade students from Jodie Burns’ class at Maple Hill Elementary School visited Kathryn Guglielmo’s honors chemistry class at Naugatuck High School Oct. 30 for a ‘Chemistry in Action’ program that included activities like molecules in motion and mixing a borax solution to make a bouncy ball. The high school students led the elementary students from station to station. –CONTRIBUTED
Douglas Merriman of Prospect holds up a picture of his brother, Roy Thomas Merriman, while speaking to eighth-graders at Long River Middle School in Prospect about the history of war and veterans to commemorate Veterans Day Nov. 12. Roy Thomas Merriman, who served in the U.S. Army, was killed in action during the Korean War at the age of 18. American Legion Post 194 in Prospect is named in his honor. Douglas Merriman, who is not a veteran, has been giving a presentation to Long River students for many years to honor Veterans Day. ‘If I reach a couple of them, that’s all I want to do,’ he said. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
Over 50 Long River Middle School students volunteered to stay after school Nov 9 to assemble 228 care packages for veterans at the VA Hospital in West Haven. Students collected donations for the packages and each student drew a card with their own personal message of gratitude to be given to the veterans. –CONTRIBUTED
Prospect Mayor Robert Chatfield, right, is sworn in for his 20th term in office by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, left, as his wife Ginny, daughter Leslie, and grandson Zack look on Nov. 13 at Prospect Elementary School. –LUKE MARSHALL
Members of Webster Bank’s internal audit department spent a day in late September helping out at Family Services of Greater Waterbury’s Naugatuck location on Hillside Avenue. The volunteers divided into two teams to tackle chores, including landscaping, painting and steam-cleaning rugs. Pictured, Kimberly Anderson, Kara Williams, Greg Mazzella, Naomi Reiss, Nicole Henn, Heather Laberinto, Christopher Prentiss, Nicole Wight, Kathryn Goodrich, Ryan Fenton, Deb Dunne, Jayne Brightman, Danielle Fernald, Mary Nunez, Kenneth Plante, James Rinaldi, Parag Santhosh, Shelley Steadman, and Executive Director of Family Services of Greater Waterbury Sandy Porteus. –CONTRIBUTED
Woodland Regional High School senior Amber Kolb shows off the calligraphy work she did to her father Mark Kolb Nov. 19 during the school’s Fall Fine Arts Night. Students showcased their photography, painting, drawing and music during the evening. –LUKE MARSHALL
Laurel Ledge Elementary School hosted a Junior Achievement program Nov. 20 at the school in Beacon Falls. Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization based out of Colorado Spring, Colo., that aims to teach school-aged children financial literacy. –LUKE MARSHALL
George Lockwood, left, and Jim DaSilva, right, were honored recently during the Hop Brook Golf Course Senior Club Championship awards banquet at Jesse Camille’s Restaurant. Lockwood and Jim DaSilva won their respective divisions. –CONTRIBUTED
Jessica O’Connor of Naugatuck was promoted to rank of 4th dan Associate Master in Cheezic Tang Soo Do Karate Oct. 9 at USA Martial Arts in Naugatuck. –CONTRIBUTED
Naugatuck Youth Soccer player Aiden Coelho won the Region 1 Elks Shootout for the U12 division. –CONTRIBUTED
Woodland Regional High School senior David Bobbie plays a piece of music he created on GarageBand, a music creation software, for an audience Nov. 19 during the school’s Fall Fine Arts Night. Students showcased their photography, painting, drawing and music during the evening. –LUKE MARSHALL
Hidden Acres Therapeutic Riding Center founder and Executive Director Theron Simons welcomes guest during the 4th annual Night of Caring in October at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury. More than 120 people attend the event, a record number, and more than $42,000 was raised to support Hidden Acres. The mission of Hidden Acres, which is located on Gabriel Drive in Naugatuck, is improving minds, bodies and spirits through the benefits of therapeutic riding and other equine-assisted activities. ‘We’ve grown so much since we started in 2008, and touched so many more lives than we ever imagined possible, thanks to a lot of generous support,’ Simons said in a press release. ‘But the need continues to grow in our community for those faced with physical, developmental and emotional challenges. Everyone who attended our Night of Caring has played a part in reaching out to those people and we’re very grateful for their support.’ For more information, visit hiddenacrestrc.org. –CONTRIBUTED
The Naugatuck Youth Soccer U13 boys soccer team took second place at the Naugatuck Invitational Soccer Tournament Nov. 7-8. –CONTRIBUTED
Naugatuck High School students and staff participated in Pinkapalooza in October. During the event, which was organized by the Student Council, students promoted breast cancer awareness by wear pink to school. Students who wore pink made a $1 donation and received a raffle ticket and Breast Cancer Awareness sticker. Students and staff raised over $500 to donate to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Pictured, NHS Student Council advisor Rich Troy, teacher Jose Sendra and students from Sendra’s period four class. –CONTRIBUTED
