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“Ahhh, Marc Damelio”

THOMASTON – Some people you remember. Then there are those who stick with you like a warm childhood memory. You can’t shake them. Little signs and experiences keep an already steady companion fresh and alive even as the days and years travel by. Marc Damelio falls in the latter category. It’s been almost 20 years …

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Torrington soccer success owes much to the Fritches

TORRINGTON – Maurilio Gregori. Name is a little vague or flat out non-existent in the old memory bank? Understandable. You have to fire up the way-back machine back into the last century to attach some sporting significance to Mr. Gregori. We will save you the trip. Maurilio Gregori  helped start the Torrington High soccer program …

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Plow For Life

BETHLEHEM – Plow For Life. Bethlehem’s cozy, character-filled Gallop Baseball Field with its Beatle-like haircut beamed with the sentiment on a day built for reliving, reloading, remembering and relishing a life experience. The Bethlehem Plowboys celebrated 100 years of existence on a fitting baseball day, a remarkable milestone of longevity for any person or organization …

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Tri-Town: Not just a great day, Another great day

WATERBURY –The Tri-Town Trojans won their third straight Tri-State League baseball title Sunday, closing out Bethlehem, 9-0,  at Municipal Stadium in the deciding game of a three-game series.   A darn impressive day for sure.  The championship three-peat a trilogy of titles adding gusto to the day’s glory. The story however hardly starts or ends with …

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Remembering my first VAC dinner with Mr. Pace and Mr. Russo.

TORRINGTON: I’ll never forget the first Varsity Alumni Club dinner I attended. While I don’t remember the year, I clearly remember that it was held at the Riverton in, a majestic old location, rich in history. I was doing some freelance work at the Torrington Register Citizen and normally would never have gotten such a …

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Beach Daze

Where you going this summer? It’s the biggest issue to be dealt with once the school bus stops rolling and global warming (formerly called summer) arrives for a couple of months. Overseas for some culture expansion? Up north to take in New England’s charm? A cruise? African safari? Maybe a walk out the front or …

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11 Raiders to be honored by Torrington VAC

A great group of student athletes will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 8 by the Torrington Varsity Alumni Club. The event will take place at Greenwoods Country Club. They are.. Marco D’addona Fhasal Alam Brianna Murelli  Ethan Stater Maria Fragione Lindsay Pramono  Amelia Boulli Rachel Brewer-Karimi Jessica Maiga Luan Martins Xavier Belle Smith

Meet Jorge Pimentel. The new Gilbert baseball manager

The Gilbert School’s Athletic Director Buckley Morgan said hiring Jorge Pimentel to be the school’s baseball coach was “a pretty easy decision”. “He came highly recommended by our departing baseball coach, Pat Cooke. After meeting with Jorge it was clear to me that he was highly motivated and very much driven to be a Gilbert baseball coach. …

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Jim Shove: He filled the room with a big presence and a big heart

Behind Torrington High School the Raiders and Holy Cross were locked in one of their two seasonal baseball battles.  It was the mid 1990s and coach Jim Shove’s Crusaders were in the midst of domination over Torrington having won 17 straight meetings. But on this day the inevitable happened and the streak finally became history. …

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THS graduate Cora Nadeau wins Omar N. Pollick Scholarship.

This year’s Omar N. Pollick Scholarship goes to Cora Nadeau. She is the daughter of Michelle and Ryan Nadeau of Torrington. The annual $2,000 scholarship has been awarded to a Torrington High School or Wolcott Tech graduate every year since 1975 in honor of a great local sports activist. Pollick, who died in 1973, promoted …

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