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The Waterbury Times Image of the Year: Counting Down Our Top 50 Images of Waterbury 2025 (#50–31)
By D.M.Livingston|The Waterbury Times|Published Dec 4, 2025 8:08AM
Last updated Dec 11, 2025 8:43AM
Waterbury- From breaking news to quiet moments of community, 2025 was a year that shaped Waterbury in big and small ways. The Waterbury Times captured it all. As we close out the year, we’re counting down our top 50 images — the moments that defined our city, sparked conversations, and reminded us why local storytelling matters. Today we begin with #50–31, a powerful first chapter in the year’s visual story.
#50 Fire in Apartment on West Main Street#49 Bank Street and Grand Street intersection #48 Illegal Dumping of couch on Grove Street#47 Waterbury Clock Tower with Holy Land in the distance #46 Willow Outreach Event #45 Children use chalk downtown Waterbury Green#44 St John Steeple- West Main Street#43 Mayor Pernerewski gives opening remarks at the 2025 Gathering#42 Blocked stairwell to train tracks#41 Beautiful Fall Foliage #40 WPD directs us out of street( giving this perfect shot)#39 Waterbury’s Palace Theater#38 Hayden Park- Grove Street entrance #37 Flags lowered over Chase Building (Dick Cheney passed away)#36 Stray Cat roaming Waterbury’s Streeta#35 Roberto Clemente Championship Ring ( pic Kaiden Verban player)Mayor Pernerewski speaks with Governor Ned Lamont in Library Park Waterbury Mall Shooting Press Conference- US Rep Jahana Hayes speaks to mediaFlag Man 2.0- Representing at Juneteenth Celebration Naida Hall with Girls Trek on a morning walk through downtown Waterbury
That wraps up the first chapter of our 2025 Image of the Year Countdown. These moments—big, small, joyful, and difficult—helped define Waterbury this year. Next week, we continue the journey with images #30–21 as we move closer to revealing our top photo of 2025. Stay tuned.
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