Martha P. Bullard|Retired nursing supervisor
LARGO, Fla. — Martha P. (Dragan) Bullard, 64, of Largo, Fla., formerly of Southbury, Conn., entered into eternal rest on July 9, 2012. Marti was born in Norwalk, Conn., to John and Margaret Dragan on...
View ArticleTown tries energy by committee|Southbury has 8 volunteers
SOUTHBURY — Eight people have volunteered to serve on a committee that will look for ways to help the town and schools conserve electricity and fuel oil, and save money on energy bills. First...
View ArticleHouse repeals health care law, again
WASHINGTON — For the 33rd time, House Republicans took legislative aim at the nation's new health care law - this time in a largely symbolic vote to repeal it. The two-day floor debate was...
View ArticleMore funding voted for trail
CHESHIRE — It will be at least another year before work to expand a trail through town can begin. It will take at least that long for engineers hired by the town and state to plan the project and get...
View ArticleMrs. Irene Mazurski|Army nurse in WWII
WATERTOWN — Mrs. Irene (Losin) Mazurski, 92, of Hamilton Avenue, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at her home. She was the beloved wife of Paul P. Mazurski. Irene was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Jan. 23,...
View ArticlePropane storage depot for Litchfield site denied
LITCHFIELD — The Inland Wetlands Commission on Wednesday denied a fuel dealer's plan to build a propane storage depot on a 2-acre site surrounded on three sides by wetlands along Torrington Road....
View ArticleFormer borough official, 88, dies
NAUGATUCK — Joseph D. Fitzgerald, a Board of Education member and tax collector during the 1970s and 1980s, died Monday at age 88. Fitzgerald died in his house at 97 Timothy Road, said his daughter,...
View ArticleMobile home plan back on Oxford agency agenda
OXFORD — A Stamford-based development company that wants to build a mobile home park off Hurley Road is back again. Garden Homes Management Corp. has submitted a revised proposal to the Conservation...
View ArticleSecretary of the State's office releases participatory statistics
HARTFORD — The number of uncontested races for state legislature has dropped to its lowest point since 1998, when official figures were first compiled. Only 32 contests this election season lack...
View ArticleTown told to keep building|Committee advises Sharon selectmen to hold onto 67...
SHARON — After a detailed three-month study of 67 Main St., a town-owned building adjacent to Town Hall, the long-range planning committee is recommending the structure remain a municipal property....
View ArticleKey results due soon on potential Alzheimer's drugs
We're about to find out if there will be a way anytime soon to slow the course of Alzheimer's disease. Results are due within a month or so from key studies of two drugs that aim to clear the sticky...
View ArticleNavy send submersibles to Persian Gulf
WASHINGTON — The Navy is rushing dozens of unmanned underwater craft to the Persian Gulf to help detect and destroy mines in a major military buildup aimed at preventing Iran from closing the...
View ArticleCowboys having fun in summer sun|Happenings in the Hills
LITCHFIELD Life is good on the baseball diamond again this summer for the Litchfield Cowboys, as they are more than holding their own in defending last year's Tri-State League championship. The...
View ArticleLottery win gives reason to raise roof|Seymour man says millions will help...
SEYMOUR — Noel Peel says he'll use his winnings from a $60 million Powerball jackpot prize to fix his roof and plan for his family's future. Peel, a self-employed building contractor from Seymour, has...
View ArticlePAL park tour continues|City resident sees no need for Schofield help
WATERBURY — Schofield Park is one of the nicer parks in Waterbury. The basketball court has almost no cracks or graffiti; the soccer field is virtually litter-free; and the playscape is pristine...
View ArticleShoe Dept. Encore coming to Waterbury mall
WATERBURY -- A Shoe Dept. Encore store will open on the lower level of the Brass Mill Center mall this fall, a spokeswoman for the mall said Wednesday. The shoe store will open in a 12,282-square-foot...
View ArticleJoseph D. Fitzgerald|Was Naugatuck tax collector
NAUGATUCK — Joseph D. Fitzgerald passed away on Monday, July 9, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the widower of Lorraine (Patterson) Fitzgerald. Mr. Fitzgerald was born on March...
View ArticleUnexpected bank patron leaves overnight deposit
VIENNA — Piggy bank has a new meaning in a town east of Vienna after a surveillance camera caught a wild pig on a night foray to a local branch of one of Austria's financial institutions. The...
View ArticleToday in History, July 12
Today is Thursday, July 12, the 194th day of 2012. There are 172 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 12, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill passed by Congress...
View ArticleSenate districts will divide Town Hall
MIDDLEBURY — Same place, different floor. Nearly 1,800 residents whose homes are now located in the 15th State Senate district will not have to travel to a different building to vote this fall....
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