Naugatuck News

More than 26,000 customers are without power after a powerful line of thunderstorms swept across the state.

With a cruise ship in port, the Cape Verdean parade marching down Union Street on Sunday morning and Summerfest taking over the historic district, downtown was the place to be this weekend.

Ives Street may be ready for a resurgence. While Danbury's dining district has several empty buildings where bustling restaurants once stood, one new establishment is under way and another is in the works.

A promise of $3.7 million in new, energy-efficient school district equipment paid for from projected savings in fuel and utilities would be a good deal.

Less than six months after joining the state Department of Public Utility Control, Kevin M. DelGobbo of Naugatuck was elected today to a 1-year term as chairman of the department's governing board.

Jack Ribas, left, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, has his hair cut by Beatrice Cohen, owner of On Location Salon in Oxford.

They recalled a cherished community institution that died an unceremonious death - and welcomed a new one by the same name.

When Fire Chief Scott Andrews sat down almost two years ago to start planning for the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Citizens Engine Company #2, he wanted a blend of old and new.

Therea s something foul in the air along Meadowbrook Place in Naugatuck and residents are documenting the stinky situation.

There is something in the air in Naugatuck and residents aren't too happy about it.

If you commute along Metro-North's Waterbury or New Canaan branches, the Department of Transportation wants to hear your ideas on improving service.

New Canaan commuters will have an opportunity to voice their opinions on improving service along Metro-North's New Canaan and Waterbury branches from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Stamford's Ferguson Library, One Public Library Plaza.

He loves wildlife and he loves body art, and he hopes soon to incorporate both loves at a tattoo parlor/gallery downtown.

PRESSWIRE Latisse Eye Drops Grow Thicker Longer Eyelashes Generic Latisse Hit's the Market - Now Women Everywhere Can Use Latisse Eye Drops With No Prescription Needed Naugatuck, CT - June 15, 2009 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved LATISSE 0.03% as a novel treatment for hypotrichosis of the eyelashes.

The Latino Scholarship Fund will award a total of $50,000 to 26 Danbury, New Milford, and Newtown high school seniors Sunday.

If you prefer the convenience of donating used clothing by dropping it into a charity collection bin, the state has a message for you: donor beware.

There are lights, camera and action in Naugatuck as filming for the pilot of a science fiction series destined for the Web gets underway.

Not so long ago, the Naugatuck River resembled a chameleon -- a waterway adept at changing color.

Five bullets struck four different buildings in the Walnut Beach neighborhood early Wednesday, police said.

This is a picture of the 1929 troop on the steps of the Derby 2nd Congregational Church, when Troop 3 won the Presidents Cup from the Housatonic Council Boy Scouts of America.