The Woodland Jr. Hawks traveled to North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, N.J. on Nov. 8 to play the North Hunterdon Jr. Lion/Voorhees in the 2014 Friendship Bowl. The players and cheerleaders rode down on three coach busses and the parents and fans followed the busses, caravan-style, in decorated vehicles. The cheerleaders performed at halftime and four football games were played. The Jr. Hawks’ D-10 cheerleaders placed fourth in the Colonial Cheer Competition. The 79ers (9-2), the fourth-grade team (5-3-1), the Colonial Red Division champions sixth-grade team (7-1) and the Colonial Red Division champions seventh-grade team (7-2) played. The Jr. Hawks will host the event next season. –CONTRIBUTED
Dennis Buckley and Liz Recce of Beacon Falls are dressed up for a recent charity Trunk or Treat Halloween Party at USA Martial Arts in Naugatuck to benefit the Dr. Curtis E. Tate College Scholarship for karate students. –CONTRIBUTED
Woodland Regional High School freshman Julianna Calcaterra, left, shows off a piece of her artwork to fellow freshman Gillian Farini during the school’s Fall Fine Arts Night Nov. 18. In addition to the artwork on display the school’s concert band and chamber choir performed. The school’s drama club also performed a commercial for its upcoming production of Dracula. –LUKE MARSHALL
Long River seventh-grader Jack Setaro ties sticks together to make a sturdy shelter during an afterschool event hosted by Library Media Specialist Deb Flaherty Nov. 18 at the school in Prospect. The event was part of a week-long celebration of the release of ‘Mockingjay,’ the newest Hunger Games movie. Boy Scout J.D. Dyckman taught sixth- and seventh-grade students how to make shelters and then the students teamed up and competed to see who could make the best shelter. In addition to this event the students have been answering trivia questions on the books in hopes of winning raffle prizes. –LUKE MARSHALL
The Beacon Falls Flag Football team (11-1) won the Oxford 10-12-year-old Flag Football League championship. After winning the semifinal game, 42-26, the Hawks advanced to the championship game against the Oxford Hawkeyes at Quaker Farms School in Oxford Nov. 16. The Hawks won the championship, 30-29, after trailing 21-0 at halftime. ‘To say I am proud of these boys would be an understatement.’ coach Chris Anderson said. ‘It is easy to say don’t quit when you are trailing 21-0, but it’s another to actually keep fighting and to believe you can win. Our boys did that and that is the life lesson we were hoping to teach.’ Pictured, front row from left, Tyler Ciavarella, Jamie Napoleone, Ben Brooks, Riley Muricchio, Brady Anderson, Matt Deegan and Joey Syrowsky. Middle row from left, Joey Giuliani, Jack Bronn, Nate Bodnar, Matt Deptula, Andrew Rowley, Tyler Bulinski and Dylan Napoleone. Back row from left, Mat Deptula, Bob Bulinski, head coach Chris Anderson, Tom Deegan and Bill Brooks. –CONTRIBUTED
The Woodland Jr. Hawks traveled to North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, N.J. on Nov. 8 to play the North Hunterdon Jr. Lion/Voorhees in the 2014 Friendship Bowl. The players and cheerleaders rode down on three coach busses and the parents and fans followed the busses, caravan-style, in decorated vehicles. The cheerleaders performed at halftime and four football games were played. The Jr. Hawks’ D-10 cheerleaders placed fourth in the Colonial Cheer Competition. The 79ers (9-2), the fourth-grade team (5-3-1), the Colonial Red Division champions sixth-grade team (7-1) and the Colonial Red Division champions seventh-grade team (7-2) played. The Jr. Hawks will host the event next season. –CONTRIBUTED
Rosalina Santos (5) cuts back up field as Val Vinca (55) blocks Courtney Jurzynski (26) during Woodland’s Powder Puff football game between upperclassmen girls Nov. 20 at the school in Beacon Falls. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
The Woodland Jr. Hawks traveled to North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, N.J. on Nov. 8 to play the North Hunterdon Jr. Lion/Voorhees in the 2014 Friendship Bowl. The players and cheerleaders rode down on three coach busses and the parents and fans followed the busses, caravan-style, in decorated vehicles. The cheerleaders performed at halftime and four football games were played. The Jr. Hawks’ D-10 cheerleaders placed fourth in the Colonial Cheer Competition. The 79ers (9-2), the fourth-grade team (5-3-1), the Colonial Red Division champions sixth-grade team (7-1) and the Colonial Red Division champions seventh-grade team (7-2) played. The Jr. Hawks will host the event next season. –CONTRIBUTED
Long River Middle School sixth-graders Abby Colt, left, and Lia White work to construct a shelter during an afterschool event hosted by Library Media Specialist Deb Flaherty Nov. 18 at the school in Prospect. The event was part of a week-long celebration of the release of ‘Mockingjay,’ the newest Hunger Games movie. Boy Scout J.D. Dyckman taught sixth- and seventh-grade students how to make shelters and then the students teamed up and competed to see who could make the best shelter. In addition to this event the students have been answering trivia questions on the books in hopes of winning raffle prizes. –LUKE MARSHALL
The Naugatuck Parks and Recreation Department hosted an intermediate cooking class Nov. 17. The class made a variety of dishes, including chicken and spinach for the main course. –LUKE MARSHALL
Ion Bank Branch Manager Jaclyn Kish, left, presented Saving with Mandy and Randy recently to second-grade students at Salem Elementary School in Naugatuck. Sara Marques, second from left, and Suzana Amaral, right, two student bankers from the Ion Bank Naugatuck High School branch, assisted with the presentation. The program is geared toward elementary school children to teach them practical skills, habits and values to save and handle money responsibly. –CONTRIBUTED
State Sen. Joseph Crisco Jr. (D-17), center, received a 2014 Legislative Champion Award from the Connecticut Alliance of YMCAs Oct. 21 during the YMCA’s Leaders’ Dinner. The award was in recognition of Crisco’s strong advocacy for the Y, a news release stated. ‘The Y has a saying, ‘They’re for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility,’ Crisco said in the release ‘You put those three things together and you’ve got the foundation for a great society and great personal success. That’s why I go out of my way to help great organizations like the YMCA help young kids achieve those goals.’ –CONTRIBUTED
Maeve Kennelly of Prospect checks out some artwork during Woodland Regional High School’s Fall Fine Arts Night Nov. 18. In addition to the artwork on display the school’s concert band and chamber choir performed. The school’s drama club also performed a commercial for its upcoming production of Dracula. –LUKE MARSHALL
The Naugatuck Monsoon’s U11 boys won the first Naugatuck Invitational Soccer Tournament Nov. 9. The Monsoon’s went undefeated 4-0 claiming the championship in the final game against Shelton U11 boys. Pictured, front row from left, Patrick Osiecki, Timothy Rosa, Adrian Szmitko, Manuel Silva, Jason Thompson and Matthew Farrelly. Middle row from left, Robbie Fanzutti, Cameron Jacobs, Louis Zarrella, Josh Bell, Ahmed Aljamal and Ryan Kennelly. Back row from left, coaches Manuel Silva, Bob Fanzutti and Kevin Kennelly. Missing from photo, Yigit Yilmaz. –CONTRIBUTED
The Naugatuck Parks and Recreation Department hosted an intermediate cooking class Nov. 17. The class made a variety of dishes, including chicken and spinach for the main course. –LUKE MARSHALL
The Woodland Jr. Hawks traveled to North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, N.J. on Nov. 8 to play the North Hunterdon Jr. Lion/Voorhees in the 2014 Friendship Bowl. The players and cheerleaders rode down on three coach busses and the parents and fans followed the busses, caravan-style, in decorated vehicles. The cheerleaders performed at halftime and four football games were played. The Jr. Hawks’ D-10 cheerleaders placed fourth in the Colonial Cheer Competition. The 79ers (9-2), the fourth-grade team (5-3-1), the Colonial Red Division champions sixth-grade team (7-1) and the Colonial Red Division champions seventh-grade team (7-2) played. The Jr. Hawks will host the event next season. –CONTRIBUTED
Prospect Jewelers owner Tanya Canfield, right, presents Naugatuck Ecumenical Food Bank President Marty Lee Fenton with a check for $300 recently. The money was raised by taking a percentage of the gold traded in at the store by Naugatuck residents. Prospect Jewelers has donated over $7,000 to area food banks since the store opened eight years ago. The store has supported local food banks, Canfield said, because while some scrap gold for extra cash others there have been less fortunate people who have scrapped gold in order to keep food on their table. –CONTRIBUTED
Lisa Carlson, a Naugatuck resident and parent of a student at Chase Collegiate School in Waterbury, shares her story about her successful battle with breast cancer at the school Oct. 20 as part of a school-run breast cancer fundraiser that raised $1,123.61 for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. –CONTRIBUTED
The Tuesday Morning Senior Golf League at Hop Brook Golf Course honored its champions at its annual awards banquet recently Jesse Camille’s Restaurant. Forty-four golfers participated in this yearlong league, including its senior club championship. Winners, from left, were Wayne Buckmiller, 2013 senior champion and 2014 runner up, George Lockwood, 2014 senior champion, and Eric Czerwiowski, 2014 George Russo Senior Scramble Player of the Year. –CONTRIBUTED
The Woodland Jr. Hawks traveled to North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, N.J. on Nov. 8 to play the North Hunterdon Jr. Lion/Voorhees in the 2014 Friendship Bowl. The players and cheerleaders rode down on three coach busses and the parents and fans followed the busses, caravan-style, in decorated vehicles. The cheerleaders performed at halftime and four football games were played. The Jr. Hawks’ D-10 cheerleaders placed fourth in the Colonial Cheer Competition. The 79ers (9-2), the fourth-grade team (5-3-1), the Colonial Red Division champions sixth-grade team (7-1) and the Colonial Red Division champions seventh-grade team (7-2) played. The Jr. Hawks will host the event next season. –CONTRIBUTED
Thirty-eight Naugatuck High School Air Force Junior ROTC cadets recently cleaned the east riverbank of the Naugatuck River and the greenway trail in Linden Park in Naugatuck led by Master Sgt. Gary Morrone (retired) and Lt. Col. Valerie Lofland (retired). This the fifth consecutive year and 10th time that the NHS ROTC has completed spring and fall conservation projects along the Naugatuck River. More than a dozen bags of light debris and various other items were removed. The project was organized by Joe Savarese and Bob Gregorski of the Naugatuck River Watershed Association and sponsored by the Borough of Naugatuck. Ron Tymula Manager of Student Transportation of America in Naugatuck donated the bus transportation. The Naugatuck-Pomperaug Chapter Trout Unlimited subsidized the project. Participants included Tabatha Genovese, Allysa Almanzar, Joe White, Chris Werner, Dan Solberg, Matt Pimpinelli, Logan Lowe, Alex Ortiz, Aliyah Tripp, Parthe Soni, Yulya Vermenych, Enid Velez, Gerry Kuchyt, Bailey Dionne, Nisa Silva, Ricky Silva, Nick Hernandez, Nick Testone, Arber Mustafa, Danny Pagan, Jonathan Romero, Anthony Sandri, Chad Cole, Dan Rodriguez, Joe Taveras, Anthony Perigini, Dave Roskosky, Justin Carignan, Allen Noss, Justin Lastra, Kevin Pimpinelli, Danny Taylor, Patricia Carvalho, Maria Rivera, Jada Illa, Juliana Damasceno, Grace Santiago and Anthony Sandri. -JOE SAVARESE
The Naugatuck Parks and Recreation Department hosted an intermediate cooking class Nov. 17. The class made a variety of dishes, including chicken and spinach for the main course. –LUKE MARSHALL
Clara Atallah (47) breaks away for a big gain during Woodland’s Powder Puff football game between upperclassmen girls Nov. 20 at the school in Beacon Falls. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
The Naugatuck Parks and Recreation Department hosted an intermediate cooking class Nov. 17. The class made a variety of dishes, including chicken and spinach for the main course. –LUKE MARSHALL
