YMCA Teen Summer Trips Planned for Teens
The Naugatuck YMCA will run summer programs for 12 to 14 year olds with a Teen Council selecting activities. Trips include miniature golf tubing deep sea fishing and weeks featuring horseback riding rock climbing bowling Riverside Park Lake Compounce Great Adventure Hamonassett State Park and a two night wilderness ropes course at Indian Mountain School Falls Village with trust falls. Participants can choose single days or full weeks and fourth week emphasizes outdoor wilderness experience.
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Naugatuck
Riverside Park
Lake Compounce
Hamonassett State Park
Norwalk Maritime Center
Farmington River
Rosin-Phillips
Indian Mountain School
Falls Village
Boro to honor veterans Monday parade route details
The Naugatuck Memorial Day parade steps off Monday in Union City near the post office on North Main Street at 9 15 a m rain or shine. The procession moves through downtown Naugatuck and ends at the World War I monument at the end of Division Street for a ceremony.
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Naugatuck
Memorial Day Greeting From The News Office
Our holiday edition skips Monday’s publication to honor Memorial Day. We extend best wishes to readers for a safe and meaningful holiday weekend.
Don’t mow let it grow movement grows in Ledyard
In Ledyard Connecticut a 1970 movement promotes leaving lawns to grow. William Niering abandoned mowing for a meadow like yard with ivy ground cover and trees. Neighbors such as Ronald Florence and Tim Epperson adopt partial or full no mowing, citing savings on gasoline and water. The trend references industry figures and historical views on lawn care.
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Ledyard
Conn
William Niering
Woodridge Circle
Niering
Ronald Florence
Wheeler Road
Stonington
Bill
U.S. News and World Report
Andy Wasowski
Sierra Magazine
Virginia Scott Jenkins
United States Department of Agriculture
Tim Epperson
Clark Lane
Gales Ferry
Kip Kinkel Warning Signs Missed Before Springfield Rampage
In Springfield Oregon Kip Kinkel, a 15 year old from a well regarded family, displayed threats and fixation on violence including bombs and a 22 caliber rifle. Friends dismissed warnings as bravado while teachers called him average. The Thursday attack killed two and injured seventeen, followed by the deaths of his parents at home.
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Springfield
Ore
Kip Kinkel
Kip
Nirvana
Destry Saul
Destry
Eny
Thurston High
Arkansas
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Kim
Jamon Kent
Bill Krinkel
Faith
America
Brazil
Jitters At Schools With No Easy Answers
Kathy Epps in Lumberton worries about students clothes and hallway traffic as schools confront a spike in violence since Pearl Mississippi and Springfield Oregon shootings. Teachers fear threats and alarms, while youths age 11 to 18 face volatile emotions and dangerous consequences.
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Kathy Epps
Lumberton
N.C
Waldoboro
Maine
Springfield
America
Pearl
Miss
Ore
Corey's Market Prepares Grand Opening Under New Owners
Wanda Stadnick and Dennis Mennille Sr. acquire Corey's Market at 94 Cherry St from Kristen Crosswait on May 11. The re opening on May 30 will extend hours 5 am to 8 pm daily and introduce catering and delivery plans as owners aim to revitalize services and offer holiday fruit baskets.
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Corey’s
Wanda Stadnick
Dennis Mennille Sr
Corey's
Cherry St
Cherry and
Scot Streets
Kristen Crosswait
Stadnick
Crosswai
Mennille Sr
Mennille
Corey
Stadnick and
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Christine Woodside
Epperson
Tarra Varrone
Oo Kempa
Donovan Road
Bob Chase
National Education Association Teachers Union
Epps
Jonesboro
Ark
Magnolia
Lee
Cross Street
Evelyn Godstein
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