Month: December 2025
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Waterbury Times Nightly Digest: Top 5 Local Stories -What you Missed- Dec 5, 2025

Waterbury,CT- Stay in the loop with Waterbury’s most important news the day. From breaking incidents and city hall updates to education developments and community highlights, here are the top 5 stories you need to know from Dec 5, 2025. Click through each link for full details
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Your complete guide to the 2025–26 NVL HighSchool Boy’s Basketball season: Power Rankings, team previews, and the definitive history of Waterbury hoops.
From Power Rankings to full team previews and the definitive history of Waterbury basketball, we’re building the complete roadmap to the 2025–26 season. WCA is up next — Holy Cross follows — before the ball tips on Dec. 16 at WCA.
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Waterbury’s CROSBY BULLDOGS: HighSchool Boy’s Basketball 2025–26 PREVIEW

Waterbury’s Crosby Bulldogs 2025–26 season is loaded with rivalry showdowns and title-level tests. Up next preview: WCA, the three-time defending NVL champions.
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Waterbury Opens 24/7 Warming Center as Temps Drop
Waterbury has opened a 24/7 warming center at the North End Recreation Center through Dec. 9. Residents can call 211 for cold-weather emergencies and access additional shelter resources.
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Waterbury’s Brass City Pawn Issues Update After Recent Fire

Brass City Pawn remains open after a recent fire, but customers should call ahead as item retrieval may take up to two hours due to power loss in part of the building. Use the front entrance and expect possible delays.
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Waterbury Times Nightly Digest: Top 5 Local Stories -What you Missed- Dec 4, 2025

Waterbury,CT- Stay in the loop with Waterbury’s most important news the day. From breaking incidents and city hall updates to education developments and community highlights, here are the top 5 stories you need to know from Dec 3, 2025. Click through each link for full details
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Waterbury High School Basketball: A Definitive Guide in the Context of Connecticut State History

Explore the definitive history of Waterbury high school boys basketball, highlighting Wilby, Crosby, Holy Cross, Waterbury Career Academy, Kennedy, and the legacy of Sacred Heart. Track their CIAC championships and impact on Connecticut basketball as the 2025 season begins.
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UPDATE: Osborn Correctional Incident- Inmate Confirmed Dead
Waterbury Times confirms inmate involved in Osborn Correctional assault has died; identity matches earlier exclusive reporting.
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Waterbury Police Expands Again: Meet the 2025 Recruit Class

Mayor Paul Pernerewski swore in the 2025-02 Waterbury Police Recruit Class at City Hall, welcoming seven new Waterbury recruits and three newly hired officers to a department now 307 strong. The diverse group marks a renewed commitment to service and public safety across the city.
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UNSOLVED: The Murder of Robert Brown III — A Best Friend, A Father, A Rapper, A Life Cut Short

North Charleston rapper Robert Brown III, 40, was shot and killed on Dec. 3, 2024. The case remains unsolved. Brown leaves behind two children and a best friend of 15 years, Waterbury Times founder DM Livingston, who shares how the loss and ongoing gun violence in Waterbury personally fuels his work. Anyone with information is…
