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Anthony J. DeMaria
SOUTHWICK, Mass. – Anthony J. DeMaria, 93, of Southwick, Mass., and formerly of West Hartford, Conn., beloved husband for 61 years of the late Katherine Margaret (Waybright) DeMaria, passed away...
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Remembering carriage rides in Southbury
SOUTHBURY – Longtime resident Glen Morris entertained people for more than four decades with his Morgan horse-drawn carriage rides, bringing equine joy and fun during the holidays or at other special...
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Prospect sidewalk job gets $3.5M boost
PROSPECT – The town has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant to construct a sidewalk on the east side of Route 69 from Prospect Elementary School to the center of town. The busy route also is...
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Judge denies reduced sentence for Waterbury murderer
WATERBURY – A judge denied a murderer’s request to reduce his 55-year prison sentence in the brutal stabbing of a city teenager in 1996. Waterbury Superior Court Judge Corinne L. Klatt said Jose Colon,...
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Jill M. Rosa
THOMASTON – Mrs. Jill M. (Coss) Rosa, 85, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at her home. She was the widow of Richard D. Rosa. Jill was born June 7, 1939 in Waterbury, daughter of the...
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Joseph Piccolo Jr.
WATERBURY – Mr. Joseph Piccolo Jr., 87, entered into the gates of Heaven on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at Saint Mary’s Hospital, VITAS Inpatient Hospice Care Unit, surrounded by his loving family. He was...
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Dolores S. Mouco
WOLCOTT – Dolores (Staselunas) Mouco, age 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at MidState Medical Center. She was the loving wife of the late Francis Mouco....
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Elizabeth S. Lubowiecki
MIDDLEBURY – Elizabeth “Betty” Lubowiecki, of Middlebury, was born in Hamden on Jan. 10, 1927, to Julia Ogeba and Joseph Selvoski. Betty was predeceased by her beloved husband Edmund “Duke” Lubowiecki...
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Ruth C. Flaherty
WATERBURY – It is with profound sadness that the family of Ruth Cecelia (Fallstrom) Flaherty, 103 years young, widow of Martin J. Flaherty Jr., announces her peaceful passing on January 29, 2025, after...
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Annmarie Jacobs Ercoli
WATERBURY – Annmarie Jacobs Ercoli, age 51, passed unexpectedly on Jan. 27, 2025, in her home in Waterbury. She was born in Danbury and was raised in Newtown. She was predeceased by her father,...
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Switch or quit: Saint Mary’s doctors must move to private health care company
WATERBURY – An April 7 deadline looms for doctors at Saint Mary’s Hospital – and their counterparts at three other Trinity Health hospitals – to decide whether to follow a company-mandated move to a...
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Co-op markets can address food deserts
I am writing in response to your Jan. 9 article “Waterbury market takes on food insecurity.” While the piece provided a basic overview, it did not capture the full purpose and it did not highlight the...
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Former baseball commissioner Fay Vincent, Waterbury native, dies at 86
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by...
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Dan Pugach Big Band, Nicole Zuraitis win a Grammy Award
By BILL O’BRIEN Republican-American The husband-and-wife team of Dan Pugach and Nicole Zuraitis, a Waterbury native, won the Grammy Award on Sunday night for “Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And...
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Waterbury firefighter falls through floor
WATERBURY – A fire broke out early Sunday morning that displaced a family and caused a firefighter to fall through a floor. The Waterbury Fire Department was notified at 2:08 a.m. of a fire at 118 Gail...
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Prospect racking up funds for fight vs. cancer
PROSPECT – Annmarie Bartolini has known many people who have battled with cancer, including her daughter, which is one reason why they’re cochairing the American Cancer Society Greater Waterbury Relay...
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Dishonesty is self-interest
The voter-fraud allegations against Arlanda Brantley of Waterbury, which resulted in her arrest Jan. 27, have some key differences from those leveled against Wanda Geter-Pataky, who was arrested in...
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Watertown Police Blotter
WATERTOWN Watertown police recently filed the following charges: MICHAEL THOMAS SHEA, 52, of 20 Happy Ave., Oakville, illegal operation of motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol/drugs,...
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Fay Vincent never forgot his roots in Naugatuck Valley
Fay Vincent Jr. was a big-shot executive in Hollywood and the corporate world who owned homes in Florida, Cape Cod and the Gold Coast of Connecticut. He was most famous for being the eighth...
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Waterbury, state leaders decrie funding halt
WATERBURY – Mayor Paul K. Pernerewski Jr. Jr. stood Monday on the grounds of the demolished former Waterbury Button Co. factory to protest the sudden suspension of federal funding supporting the former...
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Waterbury man’s shooting by cops probed
WATERBURY – The state inspector general is investigating an officer-involved shooting in New Haven last week that killed a 35-year-old Waterbury man. The incident occurred during the execution of a...
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Waterbury Police Blotter
WATERBURY Waterbury police recently filed the following charges: DEVONTE WILLIAMS, 32, of 16 Webb St., second-degree failure to appear. MARQUESIA LOWERY, 24, of 34 Elizabeth St., third-degree criminal...
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Joanne Zemaitis
OAKVILLE – With heavy hearts, the family of Joanne Zemaitis, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and cherished member of the community, shares the news of her peaceful passing on Jan. 30, 2025, after...
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Luz M. Vicente
WATERBURY – Ms. Luz Maria Vicente, 66, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. She was born Sept. 22, 1958, to the late Roberto Vicente and Luz Marina Rodriguez. Visitation 11 a.m., funeral noon Wednesday, Feb....
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Debra Vendetti
WATERBURY – Debra (Dubauskas) Vendetti, 70, of Waterbury, passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at Ingraham Manor, in Bristol, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved widow of...
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Richard Spierto
MIDDLEBURY – Richard Spierto, a longtime resident of Middlebury, passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, surrounded by his wife and family. He was the devoted husband of Ann (Vaccarelli) Spierto. Born in...
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Giovanna Polletta
WATERTOWN – Giovanna (Guerrera) Polletta, 95, of Watertown, entered into the gates of Heaven on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved widow...
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Regina E. Marshall
WATERBURY – Regina Elaine Marshall passed away on Jan. 24, 2025. She was born on Jan. 28, 1958 in Waterbury, to Clarence Marshall and Louise Morgan. A celebration of Regina’s life will be on Thursday,...
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Jean-Marc Boivin
WATERBURY – Jean-Marc Boivin, 82, passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2025 at the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Care Unit in Saint Mary’s Hospital. He was husband of Lise (Gelinas) Boivin for 58 years....
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Waterbury’s Begnal enjoys taste of big-time football at Michigan St.
WATERBURY – It might have ended with a losing record, but Joe Begnal Jr.’s first season with the Michigan State football program was triumphant in every other way for the Waterbury native. Begnal, who...
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