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

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📰 News we're reading

• Naugatuck Students Named To WCSU Fall 2025 Dean's List (patch.com) — Naugatuck families have reason to celebrate as several local students earned spots on Western Connecticut State University’s fall 2025 Dean’s List. The university says these Naugatuck scholars achieved at least a 3.5 semester average while carrying full-time course loads. Their recognition showcases strong academic achievement from the borough on a prominent statewide campus.
   

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Saturday January 10

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Friday January 9

• Fun Fridays
  Silas Bronson Library Auditorium
  3:00 pm
• Naugatuck Greyhounds vs Ansonia Chargers
  Naugatuck High School , 543 Rubber Ave , Naugatuck
  4:00 pm
• The Jam Factory
  Seven Angels Theatre , 1 Plank Rd , Waterbury
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Forging Western style Chef Knives with Simon Rhodes
  10 Swiss Ln , Wolcott
  2:00 pm
• 7 BRIDGES ROAD - An Acoustic Tribute to the Eagles
  Seven Angels Theatre , 1 Plank Rd , Waterbury
  7:30 pm

Sunday January 11

• Mike Milazzo
  Foundry Kitchen and Tavern , 1 Glen Rd , Sandy Hook
  11:30 am
• Live Music w/ Tom Scarola — Hawk Ridge Winery
  Hawk Ridge Winery , 28 Plungis Rd , Watertown
  2:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Board of Selectmen Regular Monthly Meeting
  Beacon Falls Town Hall , 10 Maple Ave , Beacon Falls
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Mystery Book Club
  Bunker Hill Branch Library
  1:00 pm
• Virtual Author Talk - David Brooks
  Middlebury Public Library , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tickets Available for 'Heathers The Musical: Teen Edition' at NHA —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
• The Gin Game Tickets Now on Sale and Director Submissions Open —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch

• Lost dog reunited with family after being found by delivery driver in New Haven
  Source: WTNH https://share.newsbreak.com/gopgmygo (Nextdoor Millville)
• Branford crews respond to a working fire at an industrial building on McDermott Road, with heavy smoke and fire reported.
  3:27AM on Jan 8: Branford, CT, fire reported at 25 McDermott Rd with heavy smoke and fire showing from two sides. (Nextdoor )

• Mesivta Yesodei Hatorah posted a job opening for High School Science Teacher in Naugatuck. Apply here.
• Connecticut REAP posted a job opening for Classroom Teacher / Early Childhood in Naugatuck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Naugatuck here.

🗞 Nearby News

Middlebury

• December 30 Meeting Topic of Social Media Debate between Middlebury's First Selectman Mahr and Selectman Vance (primepublishers.com)

Waterbury

• Drunk Driver Crashes Into Pole, House In Waterbury: PD (patch.com)
• Waterbury Man Charged In Fatal Pedestrian Hit-And-Run (patch.com)
• Marcel Nicolasora, courthouse fixture in Waterbury, remembered for kindness and quiet service (greenwichtime.com)

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