Naugatuck

Route 8 South is closed in Naugatuck after a crash. State police Tweeted that the road is closed at exit 26. CT Travel Smart says a dump truck crashed.

While more than half of Connecticut’s adult population has been vaccinated, there’s a whole group of adolescents now looking for shots. To entice 12 to 15-year-olds, Griffin Health put together a clinic Saturday, with a very sweet incentive. Those showing up for vaccinations at a clinic in Naugatuck, also got some free ice cream. “I got chocolate ice cream...

Naugatuck police responded to the Hop Brook Lake Dam after receiving a report that someone might have fallen into the river just after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The Naugatuck Fire Department, Waterbury Police, and Middlebury Police assisted them. A state police dive team was also brought in for additional resources in the search. “Earlier this afternoon the Naugatuck police department received…

A former associate principal will have a new position starting Monday after Naugatuck Public Schools released the details in an independent investigation. The investigation was initiated after Johnna Hunt’s daughter’s racially charged comments on Snapchat were made public. Investigators say the purpose of the investigation was to know if Hunt engaged in discriminatory race-based conduct in her role. The...

A report done after the daughter of a Naugatuck High School associate principal made racist posts on social media found the associate principal did not do anything wrong, but she will be reassigned to a different position.

Naugatuck has released two reports on the independent investigations into the police chief after controversy arose surrounding “racially charged” Snapchat comments made by his underage daughter. The reports both found that police Chief Steven hunt did not violate any department policies, procedures or rules, and that based on his employment agreement, there was no just cause for his termination. The…

Naugatuck has released two reports on the independent investigations into the police chief after controversy arose surrounding “racially charged” Snapchat comments made by his underage daughter.

Thirteen Connecticut towns and cities in Connecticut have been identified as COVID-19 hotspots and now state and local leaders are focusing in on vaccination efforts in those areas.

The governor’s office says over the next few weeks they will be working closely with officials in the Waterbury and Naugatuck valley areas to curb an upward trend in coronavirus cases.

Students from Naugatuck High School are taking part in a protest Wednesday afternoon in response to racial comments allegedly made by a member of the police chief’s family a couple of years ago. The flyer for the protest on Wednesday invited community members to take part in a peaceful protest on the green at 1 p.m. and there was...

Students in Naugatuck marched to the green on Wednesday to protest after social media posts with alleged racist comments from the daughter of the police chief surfaced.

The Naugatuck police chief and his wife released a statement after their daughter allegedly made what is described as racial comments. Steven Hunt and his wife, Johnna, said the alleged racial comments were made approximately two years ago when she was 13 years old. “The statements, which were sent privately to a juvenile acquaintance, were despicable in nature and inexcusable,”…

Naugatuck town officials released a statement Friday condemning what they described as racial comments allegedly made by a member of the police chief’s family, and say there are multiple investigations pending into the matter. According to a joint statement from the mayor, the chair of the Naugatuck Police Commission, and the deputy chief of police, they were made aware...

Naugatuck police are investigating a shooting on Oak Street that happened on New Year’s Day. The shooting happened in the area of High Street at approximately 4 p.m., police said. It is possible the person was in a silver or gray sedan, possibly a 2011-2014 Hyundai Sonata, at the time of the shooting. The first character of the license...

Police are investigating after a car that was wanted in connection with an incident in Naugatuck was recovered at the Cross Point Plaza Friday night. Naugatuck police said they are assisting Bridgeport and Ansonia with several suspects. Officials, including state police canine teams, searched the area for the occupants of the car. One of the occupants was later taken into…

Like typical teenagers, Jay and Brian Barth needed a job. Unlike most teens though, they need to be very careful which jobs they take. Their father recently received a kidney transplant and they haven’t taken any chances with a normal job. Instead, Thursday they cleared driveways. “I woke up around 6:30 a.m. and then started going to houses around 7:00…

Connecticut State Police have identified the woman who was killed in a Naugatuck crash that also left two others seriously injured on Sunday afternoon. First responders were called to a crash involving a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Nissan Rogue at the intersection of Mill Street and North Church Street, also known as Route 63, around 3:45 p.m. Investigators said…

One person is dead and two others are seriously injured after a crashed on Route 63 in Naugatuck Sunday afternoon. Two cars were involved in the crash, according to the CT Department of Transportation. Police said one person was pronounced dead and the other two passengers were transported to area hospitals for treatment of serious injuries. Part of Route 63…