Naugatuck schools offering free meals to students
NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck Public Schools is offering free breakfast and lunch to all students for the 2020-21 school year through the Community Eligibility Provision...
Naugatuck High to reopen after student tests positive for COVID
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer
NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck High School will reopen Monday after closing earlier this week due to a student testing positive for...
Naugatuck High student tests positive, school closed until further notice
By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck High School is closed until further notice after a student tested positive for COVID-19.
In a letter to parents,...
Health officials keeping close watch on schools
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer
As some students return back to the classroom amid the COVID-19 pandemic, health and school officials are working more closely...
Mixed emotions as school year begins
By Elio Gugliotti and Andreas Yilma, Staff
Naugatuck, Region 16 students return to classroom for first time since March
The first day of school can elicit...
COVID prep could prove costly for Region 16
By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
PROSPECT — From hand sanitizer and plexiglass sneeze guards to iPads and additional staff members, the cost of opening schools in...
State looks to address shortage of child care as schools set to reopen
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American
HARTFORD — State officials are working to alleviate an acute shortage of child care options as many students will be attending...
Naugatuck BOE appoints Vassell-Campbell to fill vacancy
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer
NAUGATUCK — The Board of Education this month appointed Karen Vassell-Campbell to fill a vacancy on the board.
Vassell-Campbell, a 48-year-old...
Region 16 hires new facilities director
PROSPECT — Region 16 Superintendent of Schools Michael Yamin announced the district hired Mark Parrino as the new director of facilities.
Parrino, a Prospect resident,...
Region 16 school board backs hybrid model
By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
PROSPECT — Region 16 students will return to school in September under a hybrid model that combines in-person instruction and distance...
