Peter Merriman, left, and his brother, Doug Merriman, unveil a memorial dedicated to their brother, Roy Thomas Merriman, on Monday, Memorial Day, at the Prospect Community Center. Roy Thomas Merriman, who was known as ‘Tommy,’ was killed in action on Sept. 7. 1950 during the Korean War. The American Legion Post 194 in Prospect is named after Tommy Merriman. The memorial includes a sketch of Tommy Merriman, a brief biography, and the flag that was on his grave at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
The Naugy United U12 boys comp team played two games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. on May 21 and won both games. –CONTRIBUTED
The Woodland softball team hosted a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Strike Out Cancer game May 10 against Naugatuck and raised $250 for the National Foundation for Cancer Research. –CONTRIBUTED
Woodland Regional High School seniors Colin Kennelly and Ally Mayne were honored during the CIAC Scholar-Athlete Banquet at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville on May 7. Kennelly was a captain on the cross country and boys swimming teams and also played track. Mayne played volleyball and was a captain on the girls tennis team. She is also the Class of 2017 valedictorian. Pictured, from left, Woodland Principal Kurt Ogren, Kennelly, Mayne and Woodland Athletic Director Brian Fell. –CONTRIBUTED
Woodland Regional High School sophomore John D’Amico looks over photographs by fellow student Andrea Hansen on May 25 during the school’s annual Summer Fine Arts Night at the school in Beacon Falls. The night featured artwork by students, demonstrations as well as theatrical and musical performances. Kristen Lengyel, a visual arts teacher and chairman of the fine arts department, said about 150 students participated in the event. –LUKE MARSHALL
Woodland Regional High School students Jacob Marks, left, and Riley Clark, perform a scene from Neil Simon’s ‘Odd Couple’ on May 25 during the school’s annual Summer Fine Arts Night at the school in Beacon Falls. The night featured artwork by students, demonstrations as well as theatrical and musical performances. Kristen Lengyel, a visual arts teacher and chairman of the fine arts department, said about 150 students participated in the event. –LUKE MARSHALL
Woodland Regional High School senior Samantha Plasky puts on a pottery wheel demonstration on May 25 during the school’s annual Summer Fine Arts Night at the school in Beacon Falls. The night featured artwork by students, demonstrations as well as theatrical and musical performances. Kristen Lengyel, a visual arts teacher and chairman of the fine arts department, said about 150 students participated in the event. –LUKE MARSHALL
State Rep. Lezlye Zupkus, R-89th District, recently met with eighth-graders at Long River Middle School in Prospect to speak with them about their capstone projects, which focused on state programs to assist veterans. Pictured, from left, Zupkus, students Jack Lawlor, Dale Geary, Martin Swercewski, Matt Swiski and staff member Debbie McMahon. –CONTRIBUTED
Woodland Regional High School junior Kaylee Walsh, right, received the Connecticut Governor’s Scholar Award during a ceremony May 18 at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. Walsh is the second Woodland student in the school’s history to earn this recognition. The award is based on superior academics, community service, leadership and an essay. This year’s essay question was, ‘What makes it so challenging to lead in today’s modern society?’ Walsh is pictured with Woodland Principal Kurt Ogren. –CONTRIBUTED
Students and staff at Laurel Ledge Elementary School in Beacon Falls kicked off National Physical Education Month by participating in a school wide dance on May 4. –CONTRIBUTED
The Ion Bank Foundation announced the winners of its Community Awards Program at a ceremony May 10. Bank customers voted for a local charity of their choice to receive a grant from the foundation. The foundation awarded a total of $62,100 to 134 nonprofit organizations. –CONTRIBUTED
Robbie Ruff from Edible Dreams Cakes pushes a cupcake into the face of Karen Lineweber, membership director of the Naugatuck YMCA, May 20 on Church Street in Naugatuck as part of the first Naugy Challenge, a downtown scavenger hunt run by the YMCA. Participants had to complete as many of 31 challenges as they could in 45 minutes. The challenges included striking a yoga pose with a stranger and answering trivia questions. The Greyhound Girls and Team Teator won the family division of the challenge. Team Tammi and Jen won the partner division. –LUKE MARSHALL
Beacon Brook Health Center in Naugatuck recognized volunteers Jackie Martins, Sheri Kulla, Suzanne Glasser, Linda Hanley, Anna DiSimone, Joe Ciarelli, Lorraine Dixon, Sharon Sciascia, Alexandra Straub and Jody Rossi on April 28 at a volunteer luncheon. –CONTRIBUTED
Prospect police Officer Steve Noreika taught Boy Scouts from Troop 258 about fingerprinting during the troop’s April 27 meeting. The scouts, who all got fingerprinted, also learned how they could assist in crime prevention in their community. –CONTRIBUTED
Members of Young Professionals of Waterbury Region hold donations received during the organization’s first Sock Collection Drive April 30 at Walmart in Naugatuck. The organization, affiliated with the Waterbury Regional Chamber, collected hundreds of socks for children and adults for Carolyn’s Place, the Naugatuck YMCA, the Greater Waterbury YMCA, Naugatuck Youth Services and St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury. Pictured, in back from left, Douglas Balko of Carmody, Torrance Sandak & Hennessey, and Robyn Ricciardone; front from left, Courtney Ligi, YPOWR program director; Sorrina Salvatore of Ion Bank; Caitlin Sheedy of FD Community Credit Union, and James Higgins of Webster Bank. –CONTRIBUTED
Marlene Scrivani, a respiratory therapist and asthma educator at the Northeast Medical Group, performs a breath test on Marie Tardy at the Naugatuck Senior Center on May 11 during the center’s health and wellness clinic. The free clinic provided a variety of screenings and exams, including screenings for osteoporosis, blood pressure, and foot exams. Over 125 seniors took advantage of the clinic. –LUKE MARSHALL
