WATERBURY – Empowering young minds through self-esteem enhancement was a theme sung loudly at the third annual “Each One, Teach One Youth Summit” Saturday. The event, hosted by the Concerned Black Clergy of Waterbury and Waterbury Public Schools, commemorated the…

WATERBURY – Sherman Peters, sporting a blue shirt and dark pants, sat in a wooded swivel chair in Waterbury Superior Court last week, jotting notes on a pad as a gray-haired retiree on the witness stand answered questions about whether…

WATERBURY – The new year has started, and the contributions to the Greater Waterbury Campership Fund continue. Already donations have reached $725, and there’s plenty of time and excitement to continuing building on last year’s success. In 2017, the Campership…

WATERBURY – The state Department of Transportation plans to shut down the Interstate 84 eastbound Exit 21 off-ramp for several weeks next summer as it renovates the structure. The work is expected to begin in spring 2019, according to the…

NEWS NUGGETS WATERBURY Patrons surprised by Bertucci’s Brass Mill Center closing The Bertucci’s restaurant in the Brass Mill Center is closed. By Monday afternoon, the sign had been scrubbed off the top of the building and workers were busy preparing…

HARTFORD – The crowded slate of Democratic and Republican candidates for governor would already test the occupancy limit of a clown car, and even more additions may squeeze inside yet. The analogy speaks to the hectic, mad scramble of would-be…

HARTFORD – After the 2012 school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, police officials not involved in the investigation and “dignitaries” were allowed into the building and potentially contaminated the crime scene by stepping on bullet casings and glass shards that had…

WATERBURY – On Dec. 30 the Rodriguez-Rivera family lost everything when fire blazed through their second floor apartment took all but their lives and the clothes on their backs. “We were all sleeping when my youngest daughter ran to my…

HARTFORD – One of the state’s top Republican leaders called President Donald Trump’s reported vulgar comments on African countries inappropriate, offense and antithetical to Republican and American values. Senate Republican Leader Leonard A. Fasano, R-North Haven, issued his forceful condemnation…

TORRINGTON – A city man, who told police his alleged attempt to rob a woman at a bank ATM was a case of mistaken identity, was ordered held on $200,000 bond Friday in Torrington Superior Court. David P. Garceau, 38,…

HARTFORD – State leaders applauded the news Friday that CVS Heath Corp. is keeping Aetna operations in Hartford. While not unexpected, the announcement was celebrated roughly six months after then-Aetna CEO and Chairman Mark Bertolini announced the insurance giant was…

TORRINGTON – U.S. Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty said it’s time the country rebuilds its crumbling infrastructure, from roads to broadband. Esty delivered that message on Friday, when she visited Torrington to tout a report issued by the Problem Solvers Caucus…

WATERBURY As the arch of progress bends toward a future where technology is ubiquitously integrated into a daily life of self-driving cars and other artificial intelligence, industry insiders and education officials are worried that women are being left out of…

WOODBURY – The boards of Selectmen and Finance have drafted a resolution asking state legislators in this session to address inequities in the Education Cost Sharing grant disbursement so that all towns get their fair share starting in 2019. At…

CHESHIRE – Hartford HealthCare will build a new facility on South Main Street in the coming months. The Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday unanimously voted in favor of the construction of a more than 40,000 square foot medical building…

WATERBURY – Several churches and civic groups in the city plan to honor Martin Luther King Jr., throughout the weekend and into the Monday holiday honoring the civil rights leader. The Concerned Black Clergy Council of Waterbury will present its…

TORRINGTON – The Torrington Area Health District inspected the establishments listed below between Jan. 2 and Jan. 5. A minimum score of 80 is required to pass. “Pre” means the operation was inspected at its opening, after a change of…

WATERBURY – Heating issues at a few buildings resulted in chilly classrooms, while frozen pipes were the culprit for issues in other buildings after a period of unusually cold winter weather. Officials said this week those problems have been addressed….

PROSPECT – Region 16 earned a AA- rating from Standard and Poor’s financial ratings agency it its December assessment. S&P Global Ratings placed the district on CreditWatch Sept. 28 due to uncertainty about its ability to manage potential cuts to…

NAUGATUCK – A local woman was charged with criminal mischief after police said she ignited toilet paper while in a cell block at the police station. Police initially arrested Chantel Williams, 27, of 214 North Main St., Naugatuck, after police…