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The outdoor dining area at Matto at 389 Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton, Conn. on Friday, August 12, 2022.

Shelton eatery asks for more outdoor dining, but instead gets...

Mayor Mark Lauretti has presented potential development opportunities for the city-owned Mas property, an almost 70-acre parcel near Bridgeport Avenue where Constitution Boulevard could be partly extended to eventually reach Shelton Avenue (Route 108). Mayor Mark Lauretti has presented potential development opportunities for the city-owned Mas property, an almost 70-acre parcel near Bridgeport Avenue where Constitution Boulevard could be partly extended to eventually reach Shelton Avenue (Route 108).

Lauretti: Artifacts discovery won’t delay Shelton road extension

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Jill Chase poses with some of her students at Jill Chase Dance Studio, in Shelton on July 22.

Longtime Shelton studio owner making dance more inclusive

Ron Miske and his son, Tyler, 12, pose next to their Legend series race cars in front of their home in Shelton, Conn. May 19, 2022.

Shelton man races his way from construction to a NASCAR gig

Shelton Republican and Democratic primaries will be Aug. 9, with polling locations open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on that day.

Shelton preps for August GOP, Democratic primaries

The Shelton Marching Gaels are holding its next bottle drive on July 30, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Shelton High School bus loop. The SHS Marching Gaels are also seeking new members.

Shelton High Marching Gaels holds bottle drive, seeks new members

Robert Achille, owner of Video 7 on Kneen Street, pictured inside the store in 2016. Achille, 64, a lifelong Shelton resident and owner of the iconic Video 7 for more than three decades, died July 15 at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Lifelong Shelton resident, Video 7 owner Robert Achille dies

Stone Gardens Farms, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 20, 2022.

Opponents make final case against Shelton farm stand zone change

The Shelton Clean-up Project's latest work will be Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, at Shelton Avenue.

Volunteers needed for Shelton Avenue clean-up

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Word of the Week 6

Shelton Herald

Oct. 10, 2016

This week’s word of the week is,“Manipulate”- verb (used with object), manipulated, manipulating.

to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.

to handle, manage, or use, especially with skill, in some process of treatment or performance: to manipulate a large tractor.

to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's purpose or advantage.