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Today in History: September 20

Today in History: September 20, Billie Jean King wins “Battle of the Sexes” By The Associated Press undefined Today is Friday, Sept. 20, the 264th day of 2024. There are 102 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called “Battle of the Sexes,” tennis star Billie Jean King […]

Jeremiah T. Fallon Jr.,

NORTH CANAAN – Jeremiah Thomas Fallon Jr., 93, passed away peacefully on Sept. 16, 2024, at Noble Horizons. He was the loving husband of the late Anne Perotti Fallon. Jerry was born on March 26, 1931 in Great Barrington, Mass., to the late Jeremiah Thomas Fallon Sr. and Roberta Fitzgerald Fallon. He is survived by […]

Francis M. Giannone

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – Francis (Frank) Michael Giannone, 73, of Ormond Beach, Fla., and formerly of Ansonia and Naugatuck, Conn., died in Florida on Sept. 12, 2024. He was the husband of the late Jolene Seely Giannone, son of the late Frank A. and Alicia (Lycett) Giannone; was also predeceased by his father and mother-in-law, […]

Timothy J. Healy

NAUGATUCK – Timothy J. Healy, 50, of Naugatuck, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. Tim was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 5, 1973, to the late Edward T. Healy, and Victoria Scoggins. He graduated from Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, class of 1992. Soon after, he married the love of his life, Carrie, […]

David R. Magaldi

PROSPECT – David Robert Magaldi, age 79, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, at the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Care Unit of Saint Mary’s Hospital. He was the devoted husband of Sheila (Galvin) Magaldi. David was born on March 24, 1945, in Waterbury, the son of the late John and Hazel (Newman) Magaldi. He was […]

David J. Nagy

WATERTOWN – David J. Nagy passed away at Waterbury Hospital on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. After battling a long-term illness, David is finally resting in peace with his parents, brothers, and his beloved Jeter. David was born June 23, 1954 in Pittston, Pa., the son of the late Joseph and Anna B. (Kashuda) Nagy. David […]

Politically correct electricity will raise rates, fail climate

How much do Connecticut and Gov. Ned Lamont want to commit to buying a lot of politically correct electricity to reduce “global warming” before ascertaining and understanding its price? Not as much as they used to. Reality is catching up with political correctness in energy costs. For Connecticut residents are angry at their sharp recent […]

Resist green-energy extremism

Back in June 2019, when Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont was leading the charge for offshore wind energy, a Republican-American editorial offered skeptical scrutiny of his news release: “Gov. Lamont didn’t mention wind-energy pricing issues …” Today, with Republican lawmakers seizing on recent energy-price increases to boost their 2024 election prospects, Gov. Lamont and other Democrats […]

Waterbury police blotter

WATERBURY Waterbury police recently filed the following charges: JOSEPH MACDONALD, 45, of 65 Avon Ave., seven counts second-degree failure to appear. ANGEL SORRIA, 25, of 616 Kossuth St., 2C, Bridgeport, violation of protective order, disorderly conduct. BYRON ZACARIAS-GARCIA, 36, of 17 Ludlow St., two counts violation of protective order, second-degree breach of peace, third-degree assault. […]

Naugatuck police blotter

Naugatuck police recently filed the following charges: WILLIE WODDS, 47, 422 Mulberry St., disorderly conduct, Aug. 16. HELDER LOUREIRO, 51, 25 Michael Lane, breach of peace second-degree, Aug. 16. DREW BURKE, 32, 64 Mountain Road, Prospect, violation of protective order, Aug. 17. TONI RISUCCI, 27, 61 Golfview Drive, Watertown, possession of controlled substance first-offense, use […]

Trump’s economic policies have holes in it

Now that former President Donald Trump is poised to return to the White House for a second term, it is important that we evaluate one of his major economic policy proposals. In June of 2024, Donald Trump surprised most policymakers with his proposal to fund the federal government solely from tariffs. More than a century […]

Waterbury to host Romance Writing Conference

The Connecticut Chapter of the Romance Writers of America will host a writing conference called “The Write Thing” at the Mattatuck Museum Oct. 6 that will include Kristan Higgins, Jamie Beck and Jason Wrench. The conference will be followed, from 4 to 5 p.m., by a tea-cup auction and book signing, open to the public. […]

Developer threatens lawsuit over latest housing proposal

LITCHFIELD — Developer Michael Peloquin of Litchfield again is threatening legal action against the Planning and Zoning Commission if his latest proposal is not approved. Peloquin appeared before the PZC with his attorney, Alex Taubes, on Monday to propose an amendment to the zoning regulations calling for a maximum of 10 dwelling units per acre, […]

Winsted man takes plea deal for meet-ups with 16 year old girl

TORRINGTON – Former Winchester Board of Education member Shayne Deschamps had nothing to say before being sentenced in Superior Court on Thursday to five years in prison, all of it suspended. The plea agreement stems from Deschamps admission that he violated a protective order by meeting up with the 16-year-old, but not an underlying charge […]

Today’s Edition

Original poetry, prose and a play at Seven Angels Theatre

Sometime in the mid-1990s, Philip Benevento’s mind turned to playwriting. He was thinking about Greek playwrights like Sophocles, who wrote the Theban plays – each a stand-alone play but all connected. He thought he might be able to take a stab at it. At 81, he has completed his goal, and the first portion of […]

‘Never Let Go’ a bleak, dreary trip in the woods

The new Alexandre Aja film “Never Let Go” is billed as a psychological thriller and sports a trailer that looks like a ghost story. Halle Berry stars as a troubled mother surviving what seems to be a postapocalyptic existence deep in the woods with her two young sons. She battles off mysterious creatures, ensuring their […]

‘Agatha All Along’ a bewitching bet

Kathryn Hahn starring in the “WandaVision” spinoff “Agatha All Along” is one of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: season two of the “Frasier” reboot on Paramount+ and the debut of “The Golden Bachelorette.” NEW MOVIES TO STREAM Writer-director […]

‘Transformers One,’ an origin story no one wants with brutality levels no one needs

Movie origin stories finally reach their nadir this week with “Transformers One,” the super-violent, toy-selling vehicle that tells the tale of how Optimus Prime and Megatron went from besties to foes. Did anyone ask for this? Did Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner ask for too much money? The computer-animated “Transformers One” is out […]

Clooney and Pitt cut a caper, on the thin line between ‘relaxed’ and ‘lax’

A generation ago, George Clooney worked with Brad Pitt in Vegas on a heist, in 2001, for director Steven Soderbergh’s remake of “Ocean’s Eleven.” People went to theaters to see it, and lives were not changed, merely entertained for a couple of hours – though who knows, really? Thanks to ensemble ringers Carl Reiner and […]

Coon, Olsen and Lyonne await a father’s death in ‘His Three Daughters’

Death isn’t like it is in the movies, a character explains in ” His Three Daughters. ” Elizabeth Olsen’s Christina is telling her sisters, Katie (Carrie Coon) and Rachel (Natasha Lyonne), a story about their father, who became particularly agitated one evening while watching a movie on television in the aftermath of his wife’s passing. […]

Morning 5: He writes the songs

Paul Williams, the composer, singer and actor, was born on this date in 1940. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001, he is known for writing several popular songs performed by a number of acts, including: 1) The Oscar-nominated song “Rainbow Connection” sung by Jim Henson (as Kermit the Frog) in “The Muppet […]

HAPPENINGS IN THE HILLS: Morris volunteers enjoy flea market

MORRIS There’s always something interesting going on at Morris Senior Center with a crew of volunteers headed by the center’s director of 20 years, Kristen Davila. Davila and the Senior Center Commission were back at it Saturday when they hosted their annual flea market to raise money for programs and to defray expenses. Nineteen vendors […]

Winsted man’s arrest ruins sweet plea deal

TORRINGTON – A 27-year-old Winsted man who fought with his girlfriend early Wednesday in the city was awaiting sentencing on a previous felony offense of two counts of assault on a public safety officer. The plea agreement on the felony counts gave Dylan Dunham the right to argue for no prison time, but to realize […]

Nonnewaug students learn lessons on Ag Safety Day

WOODBURY – Nonnewaug High School vo-ag students learned some important safety tips to help ensure their well-being on a farm or in any situation Tuesday during the school’s first “Ag Safety Day.” The student-organized session featured a variety of discussions and demonstrations. It coincided with “Ag Safety Week,” a national event that runs Sept. 15-21. […]

Naugatuck man spared prison time for cruelty to dogs

NAUGATUCK – A borough man has received a one-year suspended prison term after he and his roommate’s dogs were found roaming around neglected. Michael Kostenko, 39, of Hillside Avenue, was sentenced Sept. 9 in Waterbury Superior Court. He faces two years of probation and is required to pay restitution to Naugatuck Animal Control for the […]

Litchfield paying the way for Region 20 startup costs

LITCHFIELD – A projected overrun in the $20,041,980 Litchfield Board of Education budget for 2023-24 rose this week from $690,000 to $873,000. First Selectman Denise Raap advised the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday of another $183,000 drawn from the town’s treasury to cover education expenses. A large chunk of the $873,000, according to the town’s […]

Neighbors oppose Salisbury resort plans

SALISBURY – A steady stream of residents lodged complaints about a proposal to redevelop the Wake Robin Inn into a modern resort during two sessions of a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing, which will continue Oct. 16. The second session Tuesday was attended by 92 listeners via Zoom, many of whom aired concerns about the […]

GOP presses Lamont on offshore wind power decision

HARTFORD – The delay in awarding a high-profile state contract for offshore wind power is generating more campaign debate over the high cost of electricity in Connecticut and what can be done to lower it. Gov. Ned Lamont indicated Wednesday his administration could be months away from making its decision after recently receiving four bids […]

State to lend help in fight vs. blight

HARTFORD – A $109,750 state grant announced Wednesday will help turn a 1.7-acre lot once used by Sealtest milk trucks in Hartford’s North End into a healing space and neighborhood destination. The Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Preserve is benefiting from one of the first awards under a new grant program created to help municipalities […]