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Students at Naugatuck High School had the chance to pick the brain of Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday morning during a question and answer session. “I’m really excited to meet the governor and ask him questions,” said Fathima Rilvan, a senior at the high school. Nick Varanelli, a social studies teacher at the school, reached out to the governor...

Students at Naugatuck High School had the chance to pick the brain of Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday morning during a question and answer session.

Nearly a decade after opening in downtown Naugatuck, 66 Church has announced it will be closing its doors in the coming weeks. In a video posted to their Instagram on Tuesday, the restaurant said the decision comes with a heavy heart as “we reflect on the countless moments that turned our bar into a home away from home for so…

To kick off Digital Inclusion Week, the director of the Connecticut State Library announced the seven library locations that will be participating in the Digital Equity Pilot Program.  The program will provide 3-4 navigators who will be shared among participating libraries including the Bridgeport Public Library, Derby Neck Public Library, Hamden Public Library, Howard Whittemore Memorial Library in Naugatuck, New…

Seven libraries are partaking in the Digital Navigator Program that guides people to gain knowledge on the digital world.

Police are investigating after an emaciated dog was found dead at a cemetery in Naugatuck. They said the dog was in such poor condition that they could not be sure how old it was. The investigation started on Friday morning when the caretaker of Hillside Cemetery on High Street contacted them after finding an extremely malnourished and emaciated gray and…

The father of a four-month-old has been arrested on charges related to suspected child abuse in Naugatuck, police said. Naugatuck police said they were contacted by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) on Aug. 12 about a child abuse investigation involving an infant. The four-month-old was taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center with injuries that couldn’t be explained....

There was an additional police presence at several Naugatuck schools on Friday as a precaution after multiple threats that police said they found not to be credible. Naugatuck police were notified around 8:50 a.m. on Friday that Naugatuck High School had received a phone call stating that an armed person was going to show up at the school. Police, along…

Naugatuck Police say they’re searching for the imposter in the video that’s left neighbors stunned.

A warning about more thieves stealing packages. It’s a problem happening across the state. The most recent in Naugatuck and caught on camera. Police say someone posed as an Amazon worker and snatched a box from someone’s front porch. In this Naugatuck neighborhood in the area of Aetna Street, it’s normal to see packages on porches. That’s no different...

Naugatuck police are trying to identify a man they say posted as an Amazon delivery driver and stole a package from a porch. 

There is a large police presence at City Hill Middle School in Naugatuck for the rest of the day as a precaution after a threat that police said they have found was not credible. Wednesday is the first day of school in Naugatuck and police said they received a call around 11:15 a.m. that an armed person was on their…

Neighbors are trying to move forward amid all the devastation on a stretch of Cherry Street in Naugatuck.

Neighbors are trying to move forward amid all the devastation on a stretch of Cherry Street in Naugatuck. “My bedroom, my wife’s office, my office space, all of our storage was in the basement so all gone. Like yesterday we threw half of my life away,” Erik Swinyer, of Naugatuck, said. A dozen homes were flooded during historic rainfall...

Saturday marks 20 years since Billy Smolinski went missing from his home on Holly Street in Waterbury. The date was Aug. 24, 2004. Decades later, some are still searching and they say areas of interest are some of the same areas impacted by recent flooding. It’s leading to a call from Smolinski’s family, to keep your eyes open as that…

Piles of belongings cover Cherry Street in Naugatuck after Sunday’s devastating floods. Residents of 12 homes are picking up the pieces of what’s left of their neighborhood.

Piles of belongings cover Cherry Street in Naugatuck after Sunday’s devastating floods. Residents of 12 homes are picking up the pieces of what’s left of their neighborhood. “It is a lot at once. And it’s like you do one thing and then ten more things get added,” said Tori, of Naugatuck. Tori, her household, and their three dogs had...

Numerous businesses in Naugatuck and the surrounding area continue to recoil after the damages brought on from Sunday’s storm.

“I had to stand out in the middle of the road and just watch this all get flooded,” Water Street Pub and Barber Shop owner Anthony Mongillo said. “The next morning I came in and I was just speechless.” Mongillo, of Naugatuck, had recently celebrated one year since opening Water Street Pub and Water Street Barber Shop right next door….

Floodwaters did tens of thousands of dollars of damage to the Water St. Pub and the adjacent barbershop in Naugatuck on Sunday, leaving the owner of the businesses unsure about what the future holds for him.