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BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN NAUGATUCK — The borough is moving ahead with plans to develop an addition to Town Hall and free up some much needed space in its offices. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses on June 6 approved a contract with Olympus Construction, a division of Cattaruzza o

BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN NAUGATUCK — Borough officials have approved a new five-year plan to pave roads and will also look toward upgrading sidewalks. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses on May 2 approved a paving schedule with the first roads on the schedule to be paved this sprin

BY ANDREAS YILMA REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN NAUGATUCK — Borough officials approved a 2023-24 budget proposal that increases spending by nearly 4%, but will decrease the mill rate. The Joint Boards of Mayor and Burgesses and the Board of Finance on Monday adopted a $137.3 million budget proposa

By Andreas Yilma Citizen's News NAUGATUCK -- Drivers who do or plan to use electric vehicles may soon be able to charge their cars at Naugatuck High School. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses unanimously approved a motion at its Oct. 4 meeting to allow Mayor N. Warren “Pete” Hess to apply for a

By Andreas Yilma Citizen's News NAUGATUCK -- Borough officials have chosen another developer to develop the downtown in the future. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses unanimously approved at its regular meeting on Sept. 6 to select Bridgeport-based Corvus Capital Partners as the preferred develo

By Andreas Yilma Citizen's News NAUGATUCK -- The borough has selected two companies to develop a vacant lot in downtown into a transit mixed-use development. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses on July 21 chose Pennrose and the Cloud Company to develop the 7.75 acres at the corner of Maple Street

By Andreas Yilma Citizen's News NAUGATUCK -- The Board of Mayor and Burgesses unanimously approved at its May meeting to enter into an agreement with Sullivan Bros. Remodeling out of Wolcott for external repairs to the Naugatuck Fire Department headquarters at 41 Maple St. The $125,000 for the

NAUGATUCK -- From financial dealings to overseeing Naugatuck Event Center, Robert W. Butler Jr. committed a lot of his life to the community. Butler, the borough financial consultant and Naugatuck Event Center manager, died last Friday, April 15 at the age of 63. "It's tough to lose a guy like