Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator humor columnist Burton Cole placed first in the annual National Society of Newspaper Columnists competition for humor wr
Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator humor columnist Burton Cole placed first in the annual National Society of Newspaper Columnists competition for humor writi
WATERBURY - Tracey O'Shaughnessy, the Republican-American's associate features editor, won first place in the national Society for Features Journalism excellence in storytelling contest earlier this month.
O'Shaughnessy won in the Art & Culture Criticism Portfolio category for a collection of
Regarding Tracey' O'Shaughnessy's June 18 Sunday Reflections column, "We're banning the very books that can help us navigate our battles," I ask: Who are we as imperfect humans to try to ban the Bible because of some of its texts?
We as humans exist because of the Lord above. The Bible has long b
By Tracey O'Shaughnessy Republican-American
Longtime Naugatuck shoe repairman Sam Pollastro, 83, has closed his Sam's Shoe Repair Shop, 76 Church St., after 41 years.
Pollastro, a native of Italy, came to the U.S. in 1961, without knowing English. He worked at a foundry, at a brass manufacture