Waterbury Mayor Neil O'Leary and his wife, Kathy, after he was sworn in for his 4th term in 2019. Story and Photographs By John Murray Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary announced this afternoon that he will not seek re-election for an historic 5th term in office. O’Leary made the announcement at the Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce’s annual Mayoral Luncheon in front of 400 business and community leaders ..read more

A stunning shot of a double rainbow captured Friday afternoon from Waterbury Hospital by Kris Johnson Markham. Really spectacular. Thank you for sharing Kris ..read more

Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz held a press conference together with the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Waterbury elected officials to praise Governor Lamont’s $18 million proposal to fill a gap in victim services and expand emergency housing assistance for survivors of domestic violence ..read more

    Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong are urging the Connecticut General Assembly to adopt legislation the governor filed as part of his 2022 package of legislative proposals that will take the share of funding Connecticut is receiving from the recently approved $26 billion multistate agreements involving several pharmaceutical companies over their roles in creating and fueling the opioid epidemic and dedicate it towards evidence-based strategies that fight to eradicate the crisis ..read more

   Governor Ned Lamont today announced that on the first day of the 2022 regular session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which begins on Wednesday, February 9, he will introduce a comprehensive package of legislative proposals aimed at eliminating gun violence in Connecticut through a series of targeted initiatives, including the enhancement of efforts to stop the illegal flow of guns to the state, providing millions of dollars in additional funding to law enforcement to strengthen their work, and closing loopholes in gun safety laws, among others ..read more

Aerial view of the wooded property in the South End of Waterbury. Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary and Naugatuck Mayor Pete Hess announced on January 25th that Bluewater Property Group has been selected to develop a plan for the Waterbury/Naugatuck Industrial Park into a state-of-the-art distribution facility with the potential to create up to 1,000 new jobs. “I am proud of the collaborative work done here by the State, the City, the Borough, and the Naugatuck Valley Regional Development Corporation,” said Mayor O’Leary. “Much work is left to be done but this could be an amazing win for our ..read more

Dr. William “Bill” Pizzuto, the retiring Director Of UConn -Waterbury and longtime public servant in the Greater Waterbury area, has announced that he intends to seek the 71st District House Seat made vacant by the retirement of his long-time friend and political colleague Rep. Anthony D’Amelio during a special election that will be held in early 2022 ..read more

Waterbury Hospital is the recipient of the Healthgrades 2022 Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™, among the top 10 percent of hospitals in the nation to receive this distinction, and a Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack in 2022, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 31 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions ..read more

Investigation Into Unsolved Murders Since 1988 eight women have been killed along the Route 8 corridor north of Waterbury. Six remain unsolved, and a seventh is shrouded in unanswered questions. Clockwise from top left is Karen Everett, Mildred Alvarado, Frederica Spinola and Jessica Muskus. Story By Robert Muldoon    In April 2020 I was in pandemic-lock down in my Boston apartment and surrounded by unopened boxes, some that had not been peeked into for decades. After my mother had died, we sold our family home of 50 years and I had a lot of boxes to rummage through.  &nb ..read more

UConn Interim President Dr. Andrew Agwunobi Waterbury students who maintain strong academic performance will receive substantial financial aid to support their academic careers at UConn if they are offered and accept admission at any of the school’s campuses, UConn and city officials announced Wednesday. The Waterbury Promise program’s partnership with UConn was unveiled Wednesday at the University’s Waterbury campus in an event that included Interim President Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, Mayor Neil O’Leary, Superintendent of Schools Dr.Verna Ruffin, and many local, state, and UConn officials ..read more