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Buckmiller Thurston Mengacci Funeral HomeNAUGATUCK, CT - Rosemary A. Garbukas, 73, died peacefully on November 19, 2019 in the VITAS Innovative Care Unit at St. Mary's Hospital. Rosemary was born on January 24, 1946 in Waterbury, CT a daughter of the late Albert W. and Margaret (Bulkovitch) Garbukas and was a lifelong Naugatuck resident. Rosemary graduated from Hop Brook Grammar School and Naugatuck High School and also from A.I.B. Courses at Fairfield University and Bank Seminars at Post College. Rosemary worked at the Salem Theater for 12 years and for Naugatuck Savings Bank, retiring as branch manager of the Mountview Plaza branch. Rosemary was a member of the Naugatuck High School Alumni Association and the Naugatuck Historical Society. Rosemary is survived by her brother and sister in law, Robert T. and Carol Garbukas, her nieces, Suzan Daley and Tricia Maia; her nephew, Peter Daley; her great nieces and great nephews, Josh, Jessie, Jaden and Cameron. In addition to her parents, … [Read more...] about Obituary: Rosemary A. Garbukas, 73

WATERBURY, CT — A Connecticut community has been left heartbroken after the murder of a young woman and business owner and law enforcement is aggressively searching for her killer. Some published reports say police are closing in on an arrest. On Tuesday, the body of Janet Avalo-Alvarez, 26, of Waterbury, was found near Route 69 and the intersection of Sunrise Road in Wolcott in a wooded area, according to reports. She had been missing for a week before her body was found. Her boyfriend, Alfredo Esmerli Peguero-Gomez, 32, is the suspect and remains at-large, according to published reports. Avalo-Alvarez, co-owned La Guacara Taina, a local bar, with Peguero-Gomez. She was strangled to death, according to the Republican-American. Peguero-Gomez's vehicle was spotted at Newark Airport in New Jersey. The Republican-American received a statement from Peguero-Gomez's family saying they have received death threats. In the statement, the family says, they have no idea where Peguero-Gomez … [Read more...] about Search For Janet Avalo-Alvarez’s Suspected Killer Intensifies

NEW BRITAIN, CT — In the ongoing battle to curb vehicle thefts and burglaries, New Britain Police have taken a unique approach to reminding residents on how to avoid becoming a victim in these crimes. The department released a Public Service Announcement video on Facebook starring Officer Barbagiovanni that shows how easy it can be for thieves to steal a car… and it's a classic. In the video, titled "A Wintertime Message From Your Friends At New Britain Police Department," Officer Barbagiovanni gets out of his police vehicle, which is running, in an empty parking lot. He walks toward the camera to make a statement. "Every year around this time, we start to see an increase in stolen motor vehicles from vehicles that were running or thefts from vehicles where the doors were left unlocked," he says… as two people who were walking by are seen entering the vehicle and driving away. "I get it. You don't want to get into a cold car. But leaving your doors unlocked, or … [Read more...] about Police Warn Of Easy Vehicle Thefts In Hilarious Video: WATCH

Colleges are natural repositories for ghost lore. They’re old. The collegiate Gothic buildings that permeate American campuses look pretty much like where you’d expect ghosts to live. And, of course, a continuously changing population of older students likes to mess with mushy-headed freshmen. The typical ghost stories on college campuses tend to be thematically similar. Campus theaters are commonly possessed by friendly phantoms. Dormitories are absolutely replete with ghosts, usually of the scarier and more dangerous variety. Dorm apparitions are frequently the spirits of students who met untimely ends, often by suicide or by venturing too far into study of the occult.Most every college has its ghost story, but these 13 schools in the slideshow below are clearly the most haunted in all the land. 1. Ohio University Ohio U. is purportedly among the earth’s most haunted places. Part of the campus is a repurposed lunatic asylum where primitive treatments were once … [Read more...] about America’s most haunted college campuses: The definitive list [SLIDESHOW]

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn’s “Wastebook 2012” recently identified 100 egregiously inessential projects funded by American taxpayers to the tune of over $18 billion, including San Diego State University (SDSU) and the University of California, Davis’ RoboSquirrel — a project to build a better, stronger, faster artificial robotic squirrel using a $325,000 National Science Foundation grant. The goal of the project is to study interactions between squirrels and rattlesnakes in the wilderness. The robot’s primary mission, The Daily Aztec reports, is to mimic the way squirrels fend off snake attacks by rapidly wagging their tails.As Coburn’s report explains, RoboSquirrel is “a taxidermied actual squirrel that is stored with live squirrels so it smells real. The body and tail are heated with copper wiring, so the snake can see the squirrel’s heat signature.” According to The Daily Aztec, SDSU Director of Media Relations Greg … [Read more...] about San Diego State defends using $325,000 in federal tax dollars on RoboSquirrel