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Joan Lang's long tenure as a volunteer in town ended last year with her move to East Otis, Mass., but the service Lang provided won't be forgotten. Town officials held a reception in her honor on July 27.

Today in History
Today is Thursday, Aug. 4, the 217th day of 2016. There are 149 days left in the year.

BRIDGEWATER -- A manhunt is underway in the wooded area around Main Street South after a person was shot during an early morning home invasion, police said.

NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck Historical Society is sending Naugatuckians on a quest to discover their town's history.

SOUTHBURY — Thomas M. Gillotti Sr. drove a plow truck and repaired town roads for the Southbury Public Works Department for nearly 47 years.

MORRIS — Ron Lawrence has had close calls with vehicles veering off Route 61, crossing his front yard and barely missing his home.

NAUGATUCK — The borough may take ownership of the former Uniroyal Chemical Co. property along the Naugatuck River that has sat vacant for decades.

ASHBURN, Virginia — A military veteran gave his Purple Heart to Republican nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday, prompting the Republican nominee to declare that this was "much easier" than serving in combat.

NEW YORK — The biggest surprise Monday for 10-year-old Rainn Sheppard, competing at the Junior Olympics in Houston and far from the New York City homeless shelter she shares with her two sisters and mother, wasn't the gold medal she won in the 3,000 meters.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has set up a panel to study whether women could serve as deacons, a role now reserved to men.