🌱 Patch AM: Naugatuck Students Named To UConn's 2025 Fall Semester Dean's List

Hello Naugatuck! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See which Naugatuck students made UConn’s fall Dean’s List
• What Naugatuck’s new downtown train hub could mean for your commute
• How Naugatuck Valley residents can grab one of 100 free radon kits

Also on today's calendar: 250th Celebration.

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 44 and low of 34 degrees.
• Wednesday: Occasional morning rain, temps: high: 45, low: 34.
• Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 38 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Naugatuck Students Named To UConn's 2025 Fall Semester Dean's List (patch.com) — Naugatuck families have reason to celebrate as several local students earned spots on the University of Connecticut’s 2025 fall semester Dean’s List. UConn also explains the academic standards behind the honor, highlighting the credit, GPA, and grade requirements these Naugatuck students met.
   

• Connecticut once ran on trolleys. Now it's trying to undo a century of car-first planning (nhregister.com) — Naugatuck is in the midst of a major downtown remake, with construction underway to move and expand its train station into a new transit hub at the heart of downtown. Local leaders see this transit-oriented development as a way to revive former industrial properties, boost walkability, and attract new residents and jobs. The project is part of a broader statewide push to undo car-first planning.
   

• Health District Offers Free Radon Home Test Kits (newhavenindependent.org) — Free radon test kits are now available through the Naugatuck Valley Health District for residents of Naugatuck and nearby Valley towns, but supplies are limited to 100 kits. The program, tied to National Radon Action Month, encourages homeowners to test during heating season and provides postage-paid lab analysis. Additional kits can be purchased through the American Lung Association or local hardware stores.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Naugatuck

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Thursday January 15

• 250th Celebration
  Dunkin', 35 Bridge St, Naugatuck, CT, 06770
  5:00 pm

Monday January 26

• Traveling Trivia at Don Raphael Brazilian Portuguese Cuisine
  18 Neumann St , Naugatuck
  6:00 pm

📣 Naugatuck Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 13

• Story Time & Craft With Mrs. Butterly
  Watertown Library Association , 470 Main St , Watertown
  10:30 am
• Mystery Book Club
  Bunker Hill Branch Library
  1:00 pm
• Virtual Author Talk - David Brooks
  Middlebury Public Library , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
  2:00 pm
• Paint Party with Picasso Parties
  Woodbridge, CT Calendar , 40 Beecher Road , Woodbridge
  3:25 pm
• Town Council
  Cheshire, CT Calendar
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• SMArt New Year's Kickoff
  Brewbury , 1383 Whittemore Rd , Middlebury
  5:00 pm
• PHS Jazz Band, Chamber Singers, Chamber Orchestra Music Concert
  Pomperaug High School , 234 Judd Rd , Southbury
  7:00 pm
• Environment Commission
  Cheshire, CT Calendar
  7:00 pm
• Neighbors United Alliance
  45 Broad St , Seymour
  9:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Naloxone Pop-up Sites
  Watertown Town Hall , 61 Echo Lake Rd , Watertown
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Book Review: 'Madness in Memphis' by Patricia Gordon Stevens —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
• American Idol Winner Lee DeWyze Brings His Signature Sound to the Kate —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
• Nancy's Calendar for the Weekend of Jan. 9 - 11 —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch

• Route 15 northbound in New Haven was closed between exits 46 and 50 due to a single-vehicle crash, but has since reopened.
  3:54AM on Jan 12: Route 15 northbound in New Haven is closed between exits 46 and 50 due to a single-vehicle crash. (Nextdoor )

• Big Y Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Specialist (Stores) in Naugatuck. Apply here.
• The Pines At Poughkeepsie Center For Nursing and Rehabilitation posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Naugatuck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Naugatuck here.

🗞 Nearby News

Middlebury

• Salome's Stars – Week of January 12, 2026 (bee-news.com)

Waterbury

• Waterbury businesses cited for staying open during water outage (wtnh.com)
• Fine Fettle dispensaries to serve both medical patients and adult-use customers (wtnh.com)
• Connecticut leaders demand restoration of canceled community schools grants (fox61.com)

Southbury

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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