Waterbury

The Linden Place Apartments are ready for tenants to move in. A majority of the 44 units are designated as affordable housing.

There is new vision for the Hillside neighborhood in Waterbury. “What a glorious day it is for the community because we celebrate this ribbon cutting for units that will accommodate over a hundred Waterbury citizens in high quality housing,” Jim Smith of the Harold Webster Smith Foundation said.  Forty-four new apartments are on the housing market. The units located...

A man has been arrested in connection to an overnight shooting in Waterbury that left another man hospitalized in critical condition. Waterbury police said they were called to a reported shooting in the area of West Main Street and Park Place just after 1 a.m. Officers later learned that a 24-year-old man was dropped off at the hospital where...

An animal rescue organization reunited a nursing mother with several of her puppies in Waterbury Thursday night.

An animal rescue organization has reunited a nursing mother with several of her puppies in Waterbury Thursday night. The dog was found in the area of Lincoln Street, and was likely dumped after giving birth. BARC CT, an animal advocacy and rescue organization, helped the Pitbull reunite with five of her puppies. They caught the interaction in a video posted…

A local rescue put out a call to find puppies, after a dog that recently gave birth was found roaming the neighborhood.

An animal rescue organization is racing to find the puppies of a Pitbull found roaming a neighborhood in Waterbury. The dog was found in the area of Lincoln Street, and was likely dumped after giving birth. BARC CT, an animal advocacy and rescue organization, fears the puppies were sold. They’re now offering a cash reward for just 24 hours to…

Some schools within the Waterbury School District do not have air conditioning, and temperatures were above 80 degrees on Thursday.

Waterbury Public Schools officials decided to set an early dismissal on Wednesday, the third day of school, because of the extreme heat and humidity.

Waterbury Public Schools made the difficult decision to call for an early dismissal Wednesday, the third day of school. This decision was because of the extreme heat and humidity in the forecast for Wednesday afternoon. Interim Superintendent Dr. Darren Schwartz said it was a tough choice so early in the year, however, safety is first priority. “Not the easiest decision…

Waterbury Public Schools will have an early dismissal on Wednesday, Aug. 28 because of the forecast for extreme heat and they said extracurricular activities for Wednesday will be cancelled as well.

Waterbury police are looking for your help finding a man accused in a shooting that happened Friday night. The police department is looking for Rahim Williams, 34, after he allegedly shot at a 22-year-old. They’ve since been treated and released from the hospital. The incident happened on Bunker Hill Avenue near Schofield Park. Police have a warrant out for Williams’…

Waterbury Public Schools will have an early dismissal on Wednesday, Aug. 28 because of the forecast for extreme heat and they said extracurricular activities for Wednesday will be cancelled as well. The NBC Connecticut StormTracker meteorologists are forecasting a muggy day with high temperatures near 90 that feel more like 94. This is the third day of school in Waterbury…

More school leaders are considering restricting cell phones in the classroom. It comes after the state recently urged districts to come up with rules for the devices.

More school leaders are considering restricting cell phones in the classroom. It comes after the state recently urged districts to come up with rules for the devices. Students in Waterbury are already joining the list of communities where access to cell phones is limited, and it seems to have been met with mixed reaction. “There’s benefits, but there’s there’s...

A motorcyclist has died after police said he lost control and hit a parked vehicle in Waterbury on Sunday night. Officers responded to Hill Street at Pilgrim Avenue around 7:15 p.m. for a report of a motorcycle crash. Investigators said a motorcyclist lost control of their motorcycle, was ejected and then hit an unoccupied, parked vehicle. The motorcyclist was taken…

Saturday marks 20 years since Billy Smolinski went missing from his home on Holly Street in Waterbury.

The Waterbury school district has appointed a new interim superintendent days before schools are back in session. It comes after Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski decided not to renew former Superintendent Verna Ruffin’s contract earlier this year. In April, Pernerewski asked the Board of Education not to renew Ruffin’s contract due to “serious issues of trust and communication.” It was...

Hundreds of students in Waterbury got ready for the upcoming school year, which begins Monday, August 26. Waterbury Youth Services hosted their 27th annual Back to School Rally at Fulton Park to give students what they need before they head back to class. It started at noon, but families started lining up well before then. “I got here at 7…

Families packed Fulton Park on Thursday for Waterbury Youth Services’ annual back to school rally, which gives kids what they need before they go back to class.