Since 1973, Enid’s recipient of the 2008 Citizen of the Year award has made it her personal goal to help disadvantaged youth in Garfield County. Now 103 years old, Thelma Gungoll continues to provide ...

Since 1983, when the Independent Weekly was founded, the paper has sponsored its annual Citizen Awards. We honor people and groups whose activism has positively impacted their communities, whether ...

COLTON – Since 1993, Bud and Dot Smith have patrolled the streets of their community for only one reward, a safer, more pleasant town. Recently, the Police Department recognized their volunteer ...

Angela V. Arnold of Ledyard will be honored as the 2008 Citizen of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut at a gala dinner May 5 at MGM Grand at Foxwoods. Arnold’s daughter, Dr.