The Hills Have Eyes- Naugatuck’s small-town racism

Grant Miller
Aug 22, 2017 · 8 min read

Part 1

By Grant Miller

Carissa Walters and her 6-year-old son Zach Walters take a photo. (Carissa Walters/Facebook)

If any movie title could describe Naugatuck, Connecticut, it would be “The Hills Have Eyes”.

Naugatuck has a population of over 31,000 people, and many of them live on massive hills. Take a couple rights off U.S. Route 8 Exit 28, and City Hill Street is a long uphill drive lined with colonial-style…

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Freelance journalist published with OZY Media and USA Today. Science-fiction/urban fiction author.

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