Training Program

The Marrakech Inc. Academy for Human Service Training is offering a FREE 12-week training program to area residents. This unique training program combines both classroom and internship based training, prepares individuals to work with people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. The ultimate program goal is to place graduates in full-time employment within the human service field. Area residents that are unemployed, under employed, out-of-school youth (18-21), and in need of job training are strongly encouraged to apply. Contact the site in your area for more information. Waterbury: (203)754-5298, New Milford: (860)354-4587. Guidelines apply.

The Silas Bronson Library's Hall of Fame is currently on display inside The Connecticut Store (formerly Howland-Hughes Department Store), 120 Bank Street, in downtown Waterbury. Three walls inside the store are dedicated to the most influential and powerful individuals in Waterbury's 300 year history. The store is open Tuesday-Saturday. Check it out. Hank Paine, pictured above, is the owner of the Connecticut Store, and was elected to the Hall of Fame several years ago along with his father, and grandfather, for their powerful impact on downtown Waterbury. Photo by John Murray

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