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Day Trip Ideas: In Lower Naugatuck Valley, Expect the Unexpected
You might be surprised at the variety of sights and activities you can find on a drive from Waterbury to Derby.

Caitlin Mazzola recently graduated magna cum laude from the University of Connecticut with a B.A. in journalism and communication. During her time at UConn, she wrote for UConn's student newspaper, The Daily Campus, and served as the Focus Editor from May 2010 to May 2011.
During her last semester at UConn, Caitlin took part in an investigative project that looked into the state's resources for adults with autism. The end result, State of the Spectrum, is a website and 10-page print publication, the latter of which she created, designed and published for the class.
Caitlin has reported community news throughout her college years. She covered Milford for The Milford Mirror and The New Haven Register and most recently covered town government for Milford Patch. In the fall of 2010, Caitlin covered the town of Willington for The Manchester Journal Inquirer, reporting everything from people-of-the-town features to municipal elections and hotly contested teacher contracts.
Caitlin now looks forward to taking a part in this emerging new wave of online journalism. As she learned in school, the field is an ever-changing one, and we must be ahead of the curve to succeed.
In her free time, Caitlin enjoys reading, cooking/baking, following the Oscars race (she makes it a point to see every best picture nominee each year), and rooting for her lifelong loves and No. 1 heartbreakers, the Boston Red Sox.
You might be surprised at the variety of sights and activities you can find on a drive from Waterbury to Derby.

New statistics from the Connecticut Department of Labor shows the medical professions will boom in this state in coming years.
Articles to gather the most clicks between Monday, July 22 and Friday, July 26.
Articles to gather the most clicks between Monday, July 22 and Friday, July 26.
Call Westport Animal Control at 203-341-5076 if you're interested in adopting Douglas.
New statistics from the Connecticut Department of Labor shows the medical professions will boom in this state in coming years.
'We need to make sure that our elected representatives protect us before life in Fairfield is further degraded,' Jan Reber writes.
The Fairfield Board of Education reached a settlement with the parents who lodged a complaint with the state regarding the textbook piloted in Algebra I classes in the 2012-13 school year.
A new report ranks our state at the bottom of the heap in terms of teaching kids how to deal with money.
A new report ranks our state at the bottom of the heap in terms of teaching kids how to deal with money.
See recent property transfers in Westport.
Take a look at recent property transfers in Fairfield and Southport.
A guide to your weekend in Westport and beyond.
A guide to your weekend in Fairfield and beyond.
Check out the map before you head out on your yard sale adventures this weekend.
Check out the map before you head out on your yard sale adventures this weekend.
The suspect pictured in the surveillance footage reportedly broke into a woman's car in Fairfield last month and stole purchases she had made.
Nearly 300 people in eight states — including Connecticut — have been stricken with Cyclospora. The U.S. CDC is investigating the cause.
The gourmet food market will move from 1799 Post Road E in Westport to 3611 Post Road in Southport, less than a half mile away.