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Rodgers shines in 1st home start since injury as Jets rout Patriots

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes in a superb homecoming performance, New York’s defense was dominant and the Jets rolled to a 24-3 victory over the New England Patriots in their home opener Thursday night. Rodgers started his first game at MetLife Stadium since leaving the field just over a […]

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and Prospect native returns home to help fuel bank as winter heating needs approach

Prospect is rolling out the red carpet for John Fusco, a native son who made good. As an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, Fusco is no stranger to red carpets but he’s not returning to town to get plaudits. He’s returning to give back to a community that gave him the firm foundation that allowed him to […]

Sports fans are happier

If I could get back all the hours I’ve ever spent watching sports on TV, I would use those hours to … watch sports on TV. This is a variation of that old Robin Williams joke from the 1980s when he said, “If I had all the money I’ve ever spent on cocaine, I’d spend […]

Phantom Fall Fest returns to Compounce on Saturday

For those brave enough to enter, Phantom Fall Fest will spook Lake Compounce again this fall with two terrifying new haunts. Guests will be welcomed every weekend at “America’s First Amusement Park” beginning Saturday for a run of 16 nights of screams. The 2024 Halloween season experience will include double the amount of scare actors […]

Alzheimer’s conference aims to educate about disease

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America will host a free Alzheimer’s & Caregiving Educational Conference for Connecticut residents on Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hotel Marcel, 500 Sargent Drive, New Haven. The conference is part of its 2024 national Educating America Tour. The free meeting is open to the public and […]

Morris residents can pick up firewood

MORRIS – Autumn begins Sunday, and with the new season will come cooler nights and a need to turn on the heat. Town residents again will have an opportunity to save on heating costs by taking advantage of a complimentary firewood program being offered by the town’s highway department. A massive pile of firewood sitting […]

Latest Region 20 mess: ballfields

LITCHFIELD – The Board of Selectmen has launched an effort to resolve a legal stalemate that is keeping Lakeview High School soccer teams from using the Plumb Hill Playing Fields complex. Selectmen on Tuesday authorized Town Attorney Michael Rybak Sr. to create a proposed agreement between the town, which owns and insures the property, and […]

Region 20 takes new approach to cellphones

BEACON FALLS/PROSPECT – As multiple school districts around the state have started locking students’ cellphones in Yondr pouches during the school day, the Region 16 Board of Education has approved using pouches that won’t be locked. Middle school students won’t have access to their phones during lunch and study hall, while high school students will […]

A walk of courage: Terryville student fighting cancer creates fundraiser

PLYMOUTH – A Terryville High School student who has been fighting a cancerous tumor in his brain for most of his life is holding a walk at the school track Saturday to raise money for two medical facilities that have cared for him and others like him. Drew Fowler, a 16-year-old junior who was diagnosed […]

Naugatuck dad arrested for suspected child abuse

NAUGATUCK – A borough father has been arrested after injuries were found on his 4-month-old son. David Alexander, 31, was arraigned Thursday at Waterbury Superior Court on charges of first-degree reckless endangerment and risk of injury. He was held on a $200,000 bond. Naugatuck police received notification from the state Department of Children and Families […]

Middlebury Park & Rec appointment draws comments

MIDDLEBURY – Appointments to the town’s Park and Recreation Commission typically are routine, but the one made by the Board of Selectmen on Monday drew added conversation. First Selectman Ed St. John was joined by Selectman J. Paul Vance in voting in favor of appointing Republican Karen Stowell, a longtime community member, to replace fellow […]

NOTEWORTHY IN NORTH COUNTY: River Day flows with lessons for kids

BARKHAMSTED Elementary students from Norfolk, Barkhamsted, Colebrook and Hartland converged Wednesday on the Riverton Fairgrounds for River Day. During the morning, the children were divided by grade to explore different aspects of aquatic life. They grabbed magnifying glasses and peered into trays of algae-laden water, using spoons to push the plants aside to reveal insects […]

State has lost 3,100 jobs in past two months

HARTFORD – The Connecticut economy shed an estimated 3,100 jobs over July and August based on new and revised monthly estimates after recording job gains for the first six months of 2024. The state Department of Labor on Thursday issued a preliminary August estimate showing a net loss of 2,200 jobs and a revised July […]

Happy 50th ‘SNL!’ Here’s a look back at the show’s very first cast

NEW YORK – Live from New York! It’s 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with drop-dead dark humor and pratfalls, George Carlin as host and not one but two musical guests: Billy Preston and Janis Ian. On Saturday nights, in those early years, […]

Today in History: September 20

Today in History: September 20, Billie Jean King wins “Battle of the Sexes” By The Associated Press undefined Today is Friday, Sept. 20, the 264th day of 2024. There are 102 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called “Battle of the Sexes,” tennis star Billie Jean King […]

Morning 5: Fusco flicks

Screenwriter and former Prospect resident John Fusco will be talk Hollywood Wednesday at Aria banquet facility. You may have seen some of his movies: 1) “Hidalgo” – The story about the little mustang that could and American distance rider Frank Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen.) 2) “Thunderheart” – This Western is loosely based on the Wounded Knee […]

Jeremiah T. Fallon Jr.,

NORTH CANAAN – Jeremiah Thomas Fallon Jr., 93, passed away peacefully on Sept. 16, 2024, at Noble Horizons. He was the loving husband of the late Anne Perotti Fallon. Jerry was born on March 26, 1931 in Great Barrington, Mass., to the late Jeremiah Thomas Fallon Sr. and Roberta Fitzgerald Fallon. He is survived by […]

Francis M. Giannone

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – Francis (Frank) Michael Giannone, 73, of Ormond Beach, Fla., and formerly of Ansonia and Naugatuck, Conn., died in Florida on Sept. 12, 2024. He was the husband of the late Jolene Seely Giannone, son of the late Frank A. and Alicia (Lycett) Giannone; was also predeceased by his father and mother-in-law, […]

Timothy J. Healy

NAUGATUCK – Timothy J. Healy, 50, of Naugatuck, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. Tim was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 5, 1973, to the late Edward T. Healy, and Victoria Scoggins. He graduated from Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, class of 1992. Soon after, he married the love of his life, Carrie, […]

David R. Magaldi

PROSPECT – David Robert Magaldi, age 79, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, at the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Care Unit of Saint Mary’s Hospital. He was the devoted husband of Sheila (Galvin) Magaldi. David was born on March 24, 1945, in Waterbury, the son of the late John and Hazel (Newman) Magaldi. He was […]

David J. Nagy

WATERTOWN – David J. Nagy passed away at Waterbury Hospital on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. After battling a long-term illness, David is finally resting in peace with his parents, brothers, and his beloved Jeter. David was born June 23, 1954 in Pittston, Pa., the son of the late Joseph and Anna B. (Kashuda) Nagy. David […]

Politically correct electricity will raise rates, fail climate

How much do Connecticut and Gov. Ned Lamont want to commit to buying a lot of politically correct electricity to reduce “global warming” before ascertaining and understanding its price? Not as much as they used to. Reality is catching up with political correctness in energy costs. For Connecticut residents are angry at their sharp recent […]

Resist green-energy extremism

Back in June 2019, when Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont was leading the charge for offshore wind energy, a Republican-American editorial offered skeptical scrutiny of his news release: “Gov. Lamont didn’t mention wind-energy pricing issues …” Today, with Republican lawmakers seizing on recent energy-price increases to boost their 2024 election prospects, Gov. Lamont and other Democrats […]

Waterbury police blotter

WATERBURY Waterbury police recently filed the following charges: JOSEPH MACDONALD, 45, of 65 Avon Ave., seven counts second-degree failure to appear. ANGEL SORRIA, 25, of 616 Kossuth St., 2C, Bridgeport, violation of protective order, disorderly conduct. BYRON ZACARIAS-GARCIA, 36, of 17 Ludlow St., two counts violation of protective order, second-degree breach of peace, third-degree assault. […]

Naugatuck police blotter

Naugatuck police recently filed the following charges: WILLIE WODDS, 47, 422 Mulberry St., disorderly conduct, Aug. 16. HELDER LOUREIRO, 51, 25 Michael Lane, breach of peace second-degree, Aug. 16. DREW BURKE, 32, 64 Mountain Road, Prospect, violation of protective order, Aug. 17. TONI RISUCCI, 27, 61 Golfview Drive, Watertown, possession of controlled substance first-offense, use […]

Trump’s economic policies have holes in it

Now that former President Donald Trump is poised to return to the White House for a second term, it is important that we evaluate one of his major economic policy proposals. In June of 2024, Donald Trump surprised most policymakers with his proposal to fund the federal government solely from tariffs. More than a century […]

Waterbury to host Romance Writing Conference

The Connecticut Chapter of the Romance Writers of America will host a writing conference called “The Write Thing” at the Mattatuck Museum Oct. 6 that will include Kristan Higgins, Jamie Beck and Jason Wrench. The conference will be followed, from 4 to 5 p.m., by a tea-cup auction and book signing, open to the public. […]

Developer threatens lawsuit over latest housing proposal

LITCHFIELD — Developer Michael Peloquin of Litchfield again is threatening legal action against the Planning and Zoning Commission if his latest proposal is not approved. Peloquin appeared before the PZC with his attorney, Alex Taubes, on Monday to propose an amendment to the zoning regulations calling for a maximum of 10 dwelling units per acre, […]

Winsted man takes plea deal for meet-ups with 16 year old girl

TORRINGTON – Former Winchester Board of Education member Shayne Deschamps had nothing to say before being sentenced in Superior Court on Thursday to five years in prison, all of it suspended. The plea agreement stems from Deschamps admission that he violated a protective order by meeting up with the 16-year-old, but not an underlying charge […]

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