Waterbury Arts Magnet School has announced that faculty member Marianna Vagnini Dadamo has been honored with the prestigious title of Outstanding Music Educator by the National Federation of State High Schools.
“I am truly humbled and grateful to receive this award,” Vagnini Dadamo said. “I accep
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These are just a few of the many people from Northwest Connecticut who died in 2020 from complications of COVID-19.
Andre Ferguson, the executive chef at the Courtyard by Marriott Waterbury Downtown, died at age 49 from COVID-19. Photo contributed by Marriott
Andre Ferguson, executive chef at the Courtyard by Marriott in Waterbury, died April 3 from COVID-19 at age 49.
Ferguson worked at the hotel when it was a Holiday Inn during the 1980s and ’90s. After spending time in Arkansas, Ferguson returned to Waterbury to be closer to family and took a job at the Marriott as a line cook, the only open position at the time.