Budget proposal keeps Region 16 spending flat
Shift in student population puts more of the burden on Prospect
PROSPECT — Region 16 Superintendent of Schools Michael Yamin’s proposed 2020-21 school budget has...
KFC manager charged with stealing $12,000
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NAUGATUCK — A former Kentucky Fried Chicken manager who allegedly stole nearly $12,000 from the fast-food restaurant has been charged with second-degree...
2 inmates denied parole
BY BRUNO MATARAZZO JR.
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
WATERBURY — The state parole board commended efforts by William Morales and Angelina Jamele on their rehabilitation in prison but ultimately...
Naugatuck father charged with assaulting infant child
NAUGATUCK -- A borough father was arrested after assaulting his infant child.
Police officers responded to a residence on Andrew Avenue on June 13 on...
Metro-North switching to buses on Waterbury line
WATERBURY — Substitute buses will begin running in place of trains on the Waterbury branch Monday.
Metro-North Railroad, which operates the rail line for the...
Naugatuck police find pounds of drugs, weapons in traffic stop
By Andreas Yilma Citizen's News
NAUGATUCK -- Police uncovered a large quantity of marijuana and some gun ammunition in a traffic stop after finding firearms and...
Mother waits after son’s accident
BY LIVI STANFORD
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Picking up the phone and hearing her son’s frantic, screaming voice on the other end, Bambi Vazquez could not fathom the news,...
BOE reassigning Naugatuck High associate principal
Andreas Yilma And Elio Gugliotti, Citizen’s News
NAUGATUCK — An independent investigation concluded there was no evidence that Naugatuck High School associate principal Johnna Hunt...
Naugatuck school board names three new principals
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer
NAUGATUCK — Three borough schools will have new leadership come July.
The Board of Education this month hired Tiffany Deitelbaum as...
Lamont to seek emergency order extension
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont is preparing to ask the legislature to extend Connecticut's state of emergency due to COVID-19 beyond...