WATERBURY – The head prosecutor for Waterbury’s courts has decided to stop pursuing charges against protesters who were arrested during a Black Lives Matter demonstration last month. Police arrested 26 people and two juveniles during protests on May 31 that were organized after the killing of George Floyd, a Minnesota man who died after a […]
WATERBURY – The head prosecutor for Waterbury’s courts has decided to stop pursuing charges against protesters who were arrested during a Black Lives Matter demonstration last month. Police arrested 26 people and two juveniles during protests on May 31 that were organized after the killing of George Floyd, a Minnesota man who died after a […]
WATERBURY – A city man faces charges after police allege he fled the scene of a crash he caused near a busy intersection Tuesday night. Alberto Nieves, 36, of Rose Street, was behind the wheel of a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer driving east on East Main Street at about 9:30 p.m. when the SUV drove through […]
WATERBURY – A city man was arrested after a foot chase Wednesday night that led to police seizing more than 170 bags of heroin. Juwan Butler, 23, was charged with a list of crimes after police were called to the Brooklyn area of the city at about 7 p.m. Police said a caller had reported […]
Comcast NBCUniversal today announced it has awarded $45,000 in scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year to 18 Connecticut students, including Waterbury resident Shanice Martin, as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. Students are selected for their outstanding community service, academic performance, and leadership skills. The award, funded by the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, is a […]
WATERBURY – Federal authorities announced Thursday a grand jury has indicted two Waterbury men and a man from New Haven in connection to a large-scale heroin trafficking organization with suspected international ties that was dealing the drug in the area. Wilton Reynoso, 47, who went by the name Manuel Jose Echevarria-Lugo, was a citizen of […]
WATERBURY — Jacqueline Henry got a shock Wednesday morning when she went to collect her diploma at Waterbury Career Academy and found it missing. Henry said a vice principal told her School Superintendent Verna Ruffin had withheld the diploma because of a celebratory graduation event Henry organized contrary to Ruffin’s decision for “virtual” ceremonies online […]
Nearly 1,100 Eversource customers in Waterbury are without power as of 4:30 p.m. after a natural gas leak was reported at 60 N. Main St. “In an effort to address the leak, the electric grid downtown has been impacted,” Mayor Neil M. O’Leary posted on Facebook. O’Leary’s chief of staff, Mackenzie Dumac said power would […]
WATERBURY – Mayor Neil O’Leary, on Thursday, declined calls for the removal of a 12-foot-tall granite statue of Christopher Columbus in front of City Hall. O’Leary hosted a four-hour town hall discussion on racial equity on WATR Radio 1320 AM Thursday. In it, he spoke about ongoing efforts to improve racial equity and took suggestions […]
NAUGATUCK — Alexandra Rodriguez, age 20, passed away on Monday June 15, 2020, at Yale New Haven Hospital. Alex was born in Waterbury, Conn., on June 2, 2000, daughter of Glorimar Irizarry and the late Nestor Rodriguez. She was a resident of Naugatuck, and was currently employed at UPS. She was a wonderful mother to […]
NAUGATUCK — Judith M. “Judee” Pratt, 80, the widow of John R. “Jack” Lenners Sr. and Arthur C. Pratt, died unexpectedly on June 16, 2020, at her home. Judee was born on Dec. 16, 1939 in Waterbury, a daughter of the late Raymond and Mildred (Enamait) Finsel, and was a lifelong Naugatuck resident. Judee worked […]
WATERTOWN — Patrick “Pat” Moretti, 86, of Watertown, passed away peacefully in Waterbury Hospital on June 16, 2020. He was born on Dec. 20, 1933, in Bronx, N.Y., the only child of Carlo Moretti and Caroline (Iuso) Vadas. Pat moved to Connecticut at a young age where he was raised in Greenwich. After graduating from […]
OAKVILLE — On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, Lorraine Carol Chapin, 53, of Oakville, loving daughter, niece and cousin, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by loved ones. Lorraine, affectionately known to her family as La, was born in Waterbury on Oct. 28, 1966, to Joanne (Wisausky) Chapin. She was a graduate of Watertown High […]
WATERBURY — Sister Mildred M. Jawwaad was born in Gatesville, N.C., on July 4, 1922, to the late Charles and Ethel (Brinkley) Cofield. She was the widow of our beloved brother, Jabir Adib Jawwaad, who was also known as Evans Swain. She was a resident of Waterbury, Conn., since the 1950s, and was also known […]
WATERBURY — Charles L. Kelley, also known as Kelleyboy, age 77, passed away at his home under Hartford HealthCare at Home hospice care, surrounded by his family, on Friday June 12, 2020. He was born on Aug. 19, 1942 to Anna Marie Smith and Charles M. Kelley of Waterbury. He worked at Anchor Fasteners and […]
WATERBURY — Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz visited The Art of Yum in the city’s downtown on Thursday as part of her statewide tour to see what restaurants are doing to reopen during Phase 2 amid the coronavirus pandemic. As of Wednesday, under the state’s Phase 2 reopening guidelines, restaurants could begin offering indoor dining at […]
Waterbury police recently filed the following charges: FITIM SHABANI, 21, of 47 Madera Drive, disorderly conduct, second-degree criminal mischief. JEREMY SANTIAGO, 21, of 45 Long Hill Road, first-degree failure to appear, two counts second-degree failure to appear. BRENDA LEE LOPEZ, 33, of 273 Walnut St., first-degree failure to appear, interfering with an officer/resisting arrest. SINCERE […]
WATERBURY — A Juneteenth rally is set for 1 p.m. Friday starting at the Silas Bronson Library, 267 Grand St. The event will feature singing, dancing and marching to commemorate the day the last African Americans were freed in 1865. It’s sponsored by the Waterbury Strong Community Collective. Check back for updates.
Claire Lane, of St. Michael Church in Beacon Falls, played the violin during a rosary service on the Republican-American clock tower in Waterbury on Wednesday. Four priests, led by Father James Sullivan, pastor of Waterbury’s Immaculate Conception Church, prayed the rosary from the deck of the tower, which was built in 1909 and stands 240 […]
When Dylan Trescott imagined his first college internship, he did not expect it to happen in quarantine. With the spread of the COVID-19 virus still a concern, many businesses and schools had to readjust their summer internship plans. Some companies, including Waterbury-based Webster Bank, have opted for remote internships. “It’s been going well, but it’s […]