Naugy High athletics hopes for new fields
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck High School football and soccer teams are usually among the best teams in the Naugatuck Valley League. The fields they play on, though, are a completely different story.
The Greyhounds’ soccer pitch and football field are marred with ruts, dirt spots, and major drainage issues. Boys soccer coach Art Nunes, who is in his 17th year with the team, has been critical of the field for which his players have to settle.
The word’s out about Region 16’s Teacher of the Year
BEACON FALLS — Parents can’t say enough about Shannon Kotsaftis, Region 16’s Teacher of the Year. The second grade Laurel Ledge School teacher has...
AP classes offer taste of college life
For high school students, the experience of taking a college course doesn’t have to wait until after graduation. It’s readily available in the classrooms...
Pitch goes from muddy to rutty after mire is mowed
NAUGATUCK — A new kind of stripe appeared Wednesday on the Naugatuck High School soccer and football fields.
Parents and residents who turned out to...
Making progress
Some schools make the grade, others still have work to do
After the results of this year’s standardized tests were assessed under No Child Left...
Turf talk
Renovation plans include switch to synthetic field
NAUGATUCK — Around this time last year, the Naugatuck High School marching band canceled its biggest fundraiser. Only...
NHS holding open house
NAUGATUCK — An open house at Naugatuck High School is scheduled for Sept. 22.
The open house begins at 6 p.m. with a presentation...
Region 16 requests zone change for new school
BEACON FALLS — The Region 16 school board is seeking a zone change to clear one of the many hurdles between it and a...
Missed school counts as snow days
NAUGATUCK — The borough school system has already begun to rack up the “snow days.”
Last year, the district used 13 snow days, the most...
