Tag: Naugatuck River
Activists call out DEEP over response to oil spill
WATERBURY — Six days after an industrial spill in Waterbury, an oily sheen could be seen along the banks of the Naugatuck River as...
Study links watersheds to increase in Legionnaires’ disease
NEW HAVEN — A study by the Yale School of Public Health links certain Connecticut watersheds, including the Naugatuck River, to increased instances of...
Oil spills into Naugatuck River
WATERBURY — Thousands of gallons of hydraulic oil leaked into the Naugatuck River on Saturday afternoon after a ball valve failed in an oil...
Study looks at state of Naugatuck River
NAUGATUCK — What most surprised Courtney McGinnis once she began to study the state of the Naugatuck River were the letters she received from...
Sewage spills faster than information flows
Nearly a month after millions of gallons of raw sewage from Waterbury’s sewage treatment plant was dumped into the Naugatuck River local leaders are...
DEEP determines sewage spill killed fish
NAUGATUCK — An electrical problem at Waterbury’s sewage treatment plant spelled problems for fish downstream.
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection spokesman Dennis Schain...
Festival replacing river race
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck Valley River Race hasn’t been held the past two years, but those looking to celebrate the Naugatuck River can do...
Nonprofits partner to fish trash from river
From an aerial view high above the Naugatuck River, dozens of round black spots that dot the water might be perfectly shaped boulders, part...
Girl drowns in Naugatuck River
NAUGATUCK — A 12-year-old girl drowned after swimming with friends in the Naugatuck River after school Monday.
Emergency responders received a call just after 4:30...
Volunteers wanted to clean river
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck United Methodist Church is sponsoring a cleanup of the Naugatuck River.
Volunteers are wanted to help in the effort. The cleanup,...
