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Volume 18, Number 11
Friday, March 17, 2023
Communities embracing ‘Walk with Derek’ initiative By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
NAUGATUCK – Four years ago, Jennifer Harding had a scare no mother should have to experience. Her son, Derek, who was 8 years old at the time, disappeared one day. The boy, who is on the autism spectrum, walked away from his grandfather’s house with his mother's phone in hand, wearing nothing but a diaper.
Derek was found safe soon after, but Harding knows this situation could have had a tragic outcome. Sadly, such incidents are not uncommon for parents raising autistic children. “When we moved to Naugatuck, a 16year-old autistic individual took off on his parents from Naugatuck on foot and ended up picked up in Oxford by state troopers,” Harding said. See ‘Walk with Derek’, A2
Jennifer Harding and her son, Derek Harding, 12 .
Sagnella named Coach of the Year Citizen report
Photo by Nicole Zappone
Police department marks milestone From the North Haven Police Department:
Three months after claiming the program’s first-ever state title, the celebration continues for Anthony Sagnella and his North Haven High School football team. This past weekend, the Nighthawks were honored at the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s Connecticut High School “Breakfast of Champions” held at The Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale.
On March 8, 1943 the North Haven Police Department was established by an Act of the Connecticut State Legislature. At that time, Joseph Castiglioni was appointed the officerin-charge and he eventually became the first Chief of Police.
During the event, Sagnella was named Coach of the Year, and North Haven’s Adam Pandolfi, a defensive back, was recognized for being selected first-team All-Connecticut.
The North Haven Police Department has come a long way since its inception and single-digit size department. Today we have 56 sworn officers, and are over 80 strong with dispatchers and support personnel.
North Haven High School’s Anthony Sagnella, right, was named 2022 Coach of the Year by the Walter Camp Football Foundation during its Connecticut High School “Breakfast of See Football, A11 Champions.” NHHS Football, Facebook
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