Naugatuck Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

Thank you, Naugatuck Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here.

In August, Naugatuck Patch recorded 101,238 visitors. For a Borough of 31,392 people, that's a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from Naugatuck, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on Naugatuck Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are 5 of the most-read articles on Naugatuck Patch in August.

• Landlord Displays Gun In Tenant Dispute Over Dogs: Naugatuck PD
• Here's Why A Naugatuck Bar's Liquor License Has Been Suspended
• Naugatuck Man Is $40K Richer After Lottery Win
• Naugatuck Loves To Give: Mayor Hess
• Det. Paul Markette Defined What A Police Officer Is All About

Got a news tip? I'm Brian McCready, your local editor. I have been in journalism in Connecticut for 20 years working at various publications including the New Haven Register, Branford Review, East Haven Advertiser, and the Shoreline Times. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at brian.mccready@patch.com.

Our readers also love Naugatuck Patch's calendar of events — more than 14,497 visits were made to our calendar in 2018. Coming up soon on the calendar are a choir rehearsal and the popular Harvest Moon Festival. Sounds like a lot of fun in Naugatuck this month!

If you would like to post on Naugatuck Patch, too, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

Speaking of awesome, a huge bright spot at Naugatuck Patch is our Patch Mayor Nancy Sasso Janis. She is very involved in the community as a local teacher and popular theater enthusiast. As a Patch Mayor, Nancy helps keep Naugatuck Patch a friendly local spot. Here's Nancy's most recent article: Naugatuck Social Studies Teacher Will Ride In Cancer Fundraiser

What else is new? So far this year, 613 new email subscribers have joined Naugatuck Patch, boosting our email list to 3,717 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) And 470 Naugatuck lovers joined our Facebook page this year, too. We're almost at 10,000 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 10,000 fans in September would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Naugatuck Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Naugatuck Patch is part of a broad network, with more than six dozen Patches in Connecticut and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Naugatuck Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Photos by Naugatuck Patch Mayor Nancy Sasso Janis