‘I used to go to the show for 20 cents’

‘People are not as nice as they used to be’

 ‘People are not as nice as they used to be’     by Alex Roberts NAUGATUCK- Living in one community throughout life, leaving only to join the service, leaves open plenty of opportunity...

‘Being able to see a black man in office is one of the most rewarding feelings’

Seeing a black man in office is a rewarding feeling by Aaron Berkowitz      NEW HAVEN, Conn.– The sign on the movie theater read “Negros Only.” Hillhouse High School’s Democrats of Ame...

‘I used to tell my children every night when they said their prayers before bed…’

‘I used to tell my children every night…’ by Janine Savoie Shirley Blood sits in an old recliner directly across from the living room television. Beside her, a dinner tray is stacked...

‘People are more respectful nowadays’

‘People are more respectful nowadays’ by Trevon Freeman MERIDEN, Conn. – Large propellers sliced through the air. The engines filled the sky with a rumbling sound as she watched the plan...

‘You learn to accept things that generations before would have thought terrible’

‘You learn to accept things that generations before would have thought terrible’ by Hannah Spreckley To this day, 87-year-old Mildred Klungman regrets not going to college. “My generatio...

…To live long enough to see the first woman president

‘I really just want … to see first woman president’ by Aaron Berkowitz   WOODBRIDGE, Conn— Even waiting in line in the blistering cold airthat seeped through Hamden town hall�...

‘All we could do is watch the bodies float past

All we could do is watch the bodies float past’ by Kathryn Burton ANSONIA, Conn. — The room automatically felt lighter when Alfonzo Smith walked in and sat down. There is something about the w...