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🌱 Patch AM: Naugatuck Woman Honored For 'Making The World A Better Place'
You won't want to miss Jimmies Savin Rock LIVE AUCTION liquidation of ENTIRE Assets on the Naugatuck Patch calendar

Greetings Naugatuck! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Naugatuck neighbor quietly changing countless lives with kindness
- See inside this renovated Naugatuck home on five private acres
Also on today's calendar: Jimmies Savin Rock LIVE AUCTION liquidation of ENTIRE Assets and 2 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 32 and low of 21 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 42, low: 25.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Naugatuck Woman Honored For 'Making The World A Better Place' (patch.com) — Naugatuck residents are celebrating local caregiver Tammy Dudley, nominated in Patch’s Best of 2025 series for her quiet, lifelong dedication to helping neighbors, friends, and even their pets through illness and hardship. The nomination highlights how her compassion, rides to medical appointments, and support at life’s most difficult moments have touched countless Naugatuck families, inspiring calls for the community to publicly recognize her.
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• Beautiful Naugatuck Home Includes 5-Acres Of Land (patch.com) — House hunters in Naugatuck may be interested in a renovated two-bedroom, two-bath home on Trout Brook Drive that sits on five private acres. Listed at $439,900, it features a custom architect-designed kitchen with stainless appliances, a hand-welded island pedestal, and thoughtful storage details, all in a quiet local setting.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Naugatuck
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★ Featured events ★
- Jimmies Savin Rock LIVE AUCTION liquidation of ENTIRE Assets
5 Rock St, West Haven
9:00 am
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Speed Dating Ages 40s-50s in Middlebury, CT at Brewbury
Brewbury , 1383 Whittemore Rd , Middlebury
7:00 pm - Young Writers' Group
Howard Whittemore Memorial Library , 243 Church St , Naugatuck
4:00 pm - Creating Musical Readers: The Polar Express
Howard Whittemore Memorial Library , 243 Church St , Naugatuck
10:30 am - Boar's Head Festival
Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church , 515 S Main St , Waterbury
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 28
📣 Naugatuck Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Health Supplements
Silas Bronson Library Auditorium
3:00 pm - Afternoon Computer Class
Silas Bronson Library Computer Classroom
3:30 pm - Fairy Tale Fun
Middlebury Public Library - Children , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
4:30 pm - Teen Library Leaders
Silas Bronson Library TeenZone
6:00 pm - Art Exploration: Ornament Workshop (Children's Program)
10 Maple Ave , Beacon Falls
8:15 pm - Where in the Library is Silas the Cat?
Silas Bronson Library KidZone - Tai Chi at Mattatuck Museum
Mattatuck Museum , 144 W Main St , Waterbury
9:00 am - Book to Movie
Middlebury Public Library , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
11:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Naugatuck PatchAM possible:
- Joe's Junk Removal AND MORE llc — (203) 535-9817
Joe's Junk Removal and more llc
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Quinnipiac School of Health Science volunteers create soups, stuffed animals for local charities —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
- Quinnipiac Students, Faculty and Staff Experience Dementia Firsthand Through Virtual Dementia Tour —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
- Introducing Landmarks 2026 Concert Series —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
- Si necesitas que luzca limpia y agradable tu casa para estas navidades.
Yo estoy lista tengo experiencia y soy muy puntual. (Nextdoor Wedgewood/Jones)
- Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Walmart Merchandiser in Naugatuck. Apply here.
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Naugatuck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Naugatuck here.
🗞 Nearby News
Middlebury
- Fuchs Financial – Starting the New Year Right: Setting Your Financial Goals (wtnh.com)
- Fan of the Year uses Packers games to teach first-grade students (greenbaypressgazette.com)
- Salome's Stars – Week of December 15, 2025 (bee-news.com)
Waterbury
- Bentley readies to take on Post in Bridgeport Tuesday (bentleyfalcons.com)
- Connecticut Debates Adding Oversight to Homeschooling (governing.com)
- Alex Jones' attorney Norm Pattis loses appeal of two-week suspension over Sandy Hook medical records (newstimes.com)
Cheshire
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-- The Patch AM Team
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