Category: local events
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Warming Waterbury: Citywide Winter Essentials Drive and Resource Fair Set for Nov. 22
Waterbury launches the Warming Waterbury Winter Essentials Drive. Donate new coats, gloves, blankets, and more before Nov. 18. Giveaway and Resource Fair on Nov. 22 at the Waterbury Health Department.
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Wrapping up soon- Warming Waterbury: Community Winter Essentials Drive Runs Through Nov. 18 ( Updated)
Join Waterbury’s Winter Essentials Drive! Donate new coats, hats, gloves, blankets, and hygiene items to help neighbors stay warm. Drop-off locations open citywide through November 18.
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A Brief History of Christmas Trees on City Greens as Waterbury Begins to Deck the Halls
As Downtown Waterbury lights up for the holiday season, we look back at the tradition of Christmas trees on city greens and how it became a beloved part of Waterbury’s winter identity.
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Willow & Hillside Violence-Reduction Plan Begins: Waterbury Community and Officials Join Forces
By D.M. Livingston|Published July 25, 2025 WATERBURY — In a historic first for one of the city’s most troubled blocks, Mayor Penerewski, NAACP Greater Waterbury President Wendy Tyson‑Wood, alongside other community leaders, joined residents this morning at the corner of Hillside Avenue and Willow Street (near A1 Market, Jascarli). They gathered for a heartfelt prayer and pledged a united…
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Breaking: Car Catches Fire on Tuesday Morning in Waterbury
Car Engulfed in Flames This Morning on South Main Street, Waterbury A vehicle caught fire around 8:00 AM this morning near South Main Street and Eagle Street in Waterbury. According to reports, a Waterbury Sanitation driver discovered the fire and attempted to extinguish it, but the vehicle became fully engulfed before firefighters arrived on the scene. There are no additional reports at this time. Stay…
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Person was found dead in a pond at a Waterbury park on Thursday morning.
Police officers located the deceased individual at approximately 8 a.m.; it was then removed from the pond. A death investigation has been launched, according to officials, and there’s no additional information available at this time. Fulton Park is located in Waterbury on Cooke Street.
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BAD SEEDS OR HAS A LACK OF PURPOSE SPOILED THE BUNCH IN WATERBURY?
SPRING TIME IS HERE IN THE BRASS CITY. HERE COMES THE NOISE! They say ” kids ” are crazy and ruining the communities these days however, the average age of the 40+ murders the past 4 years in Waterbury is 32 years of age. When we look at cities like Detroit and Chicago where mobs…
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