Waterbury woman struck by hit-and-run driver dies
WATERBURY – The 75-year-old pedestrian struck on Cooke Street earlier this week by a hit-and-run driver has died from her injuries, police said Friday. Deputy Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said , 75,...
View ArticleCelebrated Waterbury principal remembered
WATERBURY — Gina Calabrese, a retired city principal and former Watertown Board of Education member, died Wednesday following a short illness, shocking and saddening many. Calabrese turned 63 on Dec....
View ArticleWaterbury police investigating Christmas Eve gunfire
WATERBURY – Police are investigating a call of gunfire that ended in at least one gunman firing a bullet into a home on Christmas Eve. Several shots rang out on Dec. 24 near the intersection of Cooke...
View ArticleFamilies displaced in apartment building fire on River Street
WATERBURY – Seven adults and 12 children were displaced when a fire ripped through the top floor of a three-unit apartment building on River Street Friday night. The fire was reported around 10:30...
View ArticleWaterbury man charged with two Middlebury robberies
MIDDLEBURY – U.S. Attorney John H. Durham announced the arrest of a Waterbury man on federal charges stemming from two armed robberies in Middlebury last month. Zachary Provost, 32, allegedly robbed...
View ArticleSmall fire sets off sprinklers at Waterbury high-rise apartment building
WATERBURY – A flood at the Josephine Towers apartments in the city center Wednesday night displaced seven residents, according to Fire Chief David Martin. A small fire in a bathroom on the tower’s 13th...
View ArticleMan charged with New Year’s weekend stabbing
WATERBURY – A city man was charged with a drunken attack on his elderly roommate, leaving the roommate with a stab wound to his upper arm.. Khurshed Amrietdienov, 59, was charged with first-degree...
View ArticleBroken taillight leads to Waterbury man’s arrest on drug charges
SOUTHBURY – A broken taillight led to a narcotics arrest after a traffic stop on Main Street South Monday night. The passenger in the vehicle, William Kiely, 23, of 675 South Main St. in Waterbury, was...
View ArticlePolice: Waterbury man broke into Naugatuck woman’s home New Year’s Eve
NAUGATUCK – Police said a Waterbury man broke into a woman’s home and assaulted her after finding her hiding in the bathroom Dec. 31. Stephon Hardy, 38, of 111 Wyoming St. in Waterbury, had been...
View ArticleTwo robberies, one armed, Thursday in Waterbury
WATERBURY – Police are investigating two robberies that occurred Thursday evening, including an armed theft of a Dunkin’ Donuts at 201 Thomaston Ave. in Waterbury. A light-skinned Hispanic man walked...
View ArticleTwo men facing gun charges in Waterbury
WATERBURY – Police arrested two men Saturday after receiving a report of shots fired at Fulton Park. Officers responding to the call recovered a loaded Springfield XD5 and a loaded Smith and a Wesson...
View ArticleWaterbury tank leak sends 6,000 gallons of oil into the Naugatuck River
WATERBURY – About 6,000 gallons of hydraulic oil leaked into the Naugatuck River on Saturday afternoon after a ball valve failed in an oil tank at the Somers Thin Strip Co. The Waterbury Fire...
View ArticleWaterbury man, convicted sex offender, facing CT, Virginia charges
WATERBURY – A city man appeared in federal court in Bridgeport Tuesday to plead not guilty to charges regarding his status as a sex offender. Bryon Elliott Vaughn, 31, of Waterbury, didn’t update his...
View ArticleVIDEO: Powerful anthem
Holy Cross High School’s Sabrina Santopietro delivers a must-hear national anthem.
View ArticleMachete-wielding man attacks two others in Waterbury apartment
WATERBURY – Police are searching for the man responsible for a machete attack on two other men in a Baldwin Street apartment. The incident happened about 7:36 p.m. Friday evening, according to...
View ArticleMY RIDE: ’83 Rolls
It’s natural, if a bit flippant, to suggest that Frank Davino of Waterbury got a whopper of a deal when he bought a 1983 Rolls-Royce back in August.
View ArticleUpdated: Waterbury crash closes Draher Street
WATERBURY — Police and Eversource utility crews responded to Draher Street when a car struck a utility pole Sunday afternoon. The incident resulted in numerous power outages in the area, including the...
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