Cub Scouts from dens 1 and 4 of Pack 27 in Prospect recently visited the Prospect firehouse where they met with EMS Officer PJ Conway to complete their first responder requirements for Webelos. –CONTRIBUTED
Girl Scouts from Cadette Troop 64555 from Naugatuck volunteered Feb. 19 at the St. Vincent DePaul Mission Soup Kitchen in Waterbury. Girls from the troop, which consists of students from City Hill Middle School in Naugatuck and Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, spent the day cooking, serving, cleaning and organizing. Pictured, from left, Samantha Klubek, Faith Arcuri, Sarah Argel, Olivia Legere, soup kitchen coordinator Tracy Mahar, Lia Morales, Amanda DeLevie, Madeline Abate and Samantha Argel. –CONTRIBUTED
The Ion Bank Foundation recently presented a $15,000 gift to Naugatuck Valley Community College to name the computer lab in Founders Hall. The naming gift is part of NVCC’s ongoing capital campaign. Pictured, NVCC President Daisy Cocco de Filippis, left, and Ion Bank President and CEO Charles J. Boulier III. –CONTRIBUTED
Logan Anders-Hucalak from USA Martial Arts in Naugatuck was promoted to 1st Dan Black Belt on Feb 10. –CONTRIBUTED
The Ion Bank Foundation recently awarded a $10,250 grant to the Naugatuck Economic Development Corp. The NEDC is a public/private partnership that focuses on all aspects of economic development in Naugatuck. Pictured, from left, Ion Bank branch manager Sorrina Salvatore, NEDC CEO and President Ronald Pugliese, Ion Bank President and CEO Charles Boulier, III, and Ion Bank Chief Financial Officer David Rotatori. –CONTRIBUTED
Naugatuck Special Olympics recently competed in the Special Olympic Connecticut Winter Games at Powder Ridge Ski area in Middlefield and Eversource in Windsor. –CONTRIBUTED
Naugatuck Special Olympics recently competed in the Special Olympic Connecticut Winter Games at Powder Ridge Ski area in Middlefield and Eversource in Windsor. –CONTRIBUTED
State Rep. Lezlye Zupkus, R-Prospect, reads to students at Prospect Elementary School on March 2 as part of Read Across America Day, which is held annually to promote reading in celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. –CONTRIBUTED
Freshman Donte Kontts, right, shows off a bracelet to sophomore Mohammad Khan March 8 during a Cultural Expo at the school. The expo, which coincided with National Foreign Language Week, featured displays and activities related to the countries where they speak languages taught at NHS, including Spain, Mexico, France, and Italy. The bracelets, called ‘pulseras,’ are made in Nicaragua by local artists. The money raised from the sale of the bracelets goes toward the artists and raising awareness about poverty in the country. –LUKE MARSHALL
Naugatuck High School freshmen, from left, Ryan Maguire, Jonah Lydon, and Dante Miranda make Brazilian carnival masks March 8 during a Cultural Expo at the school. The expo, which coincided with National Foreign Language Week, featured displays and activities related to the countries where they speak languages taught at NHS, including Spain, Mexico, France, and Italy. –LUKE MARSHALL
Cross Street Intermediate School fifth-grader Jason Suess, left, explains his invention, the Hot Dog Cart, to sixth-graders Aidan Adanosky, right kneeling, and Stephanie Sutherland on March 9 during the Invention Convention at the school in Naugatuck.
Cross Street Intermediate School fifth-grader Zahra Bayonne, right, shows off her invention, The Cleaner, to sixth-graders Emily Bailey, left, and Mikayla Thompson on March 9 during the Invention Convention at the school in Naugatuck. –LUKE MARSHALL
Cross Street Intermediate School fight-grader Heather Newman, right, explains her invention, The Pop Stopper, to fifth-grader Aurora Muniz on March 9 during the Invention Convention at the school in Naugatuck. –LUKE MARSHALL
Dancers from the Horgan Academy of Irish Dance in Naugatuck perform during Naugatuck’s annual Irish Mayor for the Day ceremony on March 17 at St. Francis Church hall. –LUKE MARSHALL
Dancers from the Horgan Academy of Irish Dance in Naugatuck perform during Naugatuck’s annual Irish Mayor for the Day ceremony on March 17 at St. Francis Church hall. –LUKE MARSHALL
Dancers from the Horgan Academy of Irish Dance in Naugatuck perform during Naugatuck’s annual Irish Mayor for the Day ceremony on March 17 at St. Francis Church hall. –LUKE MARSHALL
Woodland Regional High School sophomore Carter Amore looks up during a pie eating contest on March 16 at the school in Beacon Falls. The contest was held in celebration of Pi Day, which was March 14. Students also competed in hula hoop and a free hand circle drawing contests. –LUKE MARSHALL
Woodland Regional High School senior Zach Powanda competes in a pie eating contest on March 16 at the school in Beacon Falls. The contest was held in celebration of Pi Day, which was March 14. Students also competed in hula hoop and a free hand circle drawing contests. –LUKE MARSHALL
Woodland Regional High School junior Kyla Drewry celebrates after winning a pie eating contest on March 16 at the school in Beacon Falls. The contest was held in celebration of Pi Day, which was March 14. Students also competed in hula hoop and a free hand circle drawing contests. –LUKE MARSHALL
Members of the Legionaries of Christ from Legion of Christ College in Cheshire sing an Irish ballad at the Naugatuck Senior Center during a St. Patrick’s Day lunch March 17. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
From left, volunteers Kathryn Green, Louise Sheedy, Sandra Clark and Carole Mancini prepare dishes for a St. Patrick’s Day lunch at the Naugatuck Senior Center on March 17. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
Volunteer Bud Cushman carries a platter with lunches on them ready to be served during a St. Patrick’s Day lunch at the Naugatuck Senior Center on March 17. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
Woodland Regional High School senior Quinten Koch, second from left, will be honored as a scholar-athlete by the Casey-O’Brien New Haven County Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Koch, who played quarterback for Woodland, will be recognized with 26 other high school and prep school football players during a dinner March 31 at Fantasia, 404 Washington Ave., North Haven. Athletes chosen for the recognition are honored for academic excellence, leadership and citizenship. For more information, visit www.newhavenfootballfoundation.com. Koch is pictured with his parents, Eric and Sheila Koch, and Woodland head football coach Chris Moffo, right.
McSherry Law Office (maroon team) defeated Palmer/Herman Chiropractic (gold team), 46-19, on March 4 to win the Naugatuck YMCA’s Little Pal Basketball junior boys championship. Jalen Francis led McSherry Law Office with 18 points. Ian Henry led Palmer/Herman Chiropractic with six points. McSherry Law Office was coached by Ken Stone and Kris Abate. Palmer/Herman Chiropractic was coached by Glenn Herman and Bridget Henry. –CONTRIBUTED
The Prospect fifth-grade boys travel basketball team recently won its bracket in the Fairfield County Basketball League by beating St. Mary’s of Ridgefield, 38-34. Pictured, front row from left, Connor Cull, Dean Accetura, Ryan Deptula, Bryce DiGiovanna, Billy Untiet; second row from left, Mason Mastropietro, Jacob Savoy, Ethan Stepputtis, Marco Santiago, Michael Belcher and coach Dean Accetura. –CONTRIBUTED
