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‘Coffee Break’ signs off: City unveils Barbara Davitt Way in honor of retiring radio host
WATERBURY – Broadcast Lane, on the hill at the studios of WATR 1320 AM and 97.7 FM, is now called Barbara Davitt Way, Mayor Paul K. Pernerewski Jr. announced Tuesday morning during a two-hour tribute to Davitt on the station. Davitt’s final “Coffee Break” morning show aired from 9 to 11 a.m. as the veteran […]
Serving those who served: Northwestern Regional School students honor veterans with breakfast
WINSTED – Middle school students at Northwestern Regional School treated area veterans to breakfast and a special program honoring their service Monday for Veterans Day. The breakfast was well-attended and Superintendent Steven LePage said it was nice to see the cafeteria filled with representatives of all the branches of service. “Thank you for your service,” […]
Edwin Del Moral
WATERBURY – It is with profound sadness that the family of Edwin Del Moral, age 80 of Waterbury, shares the news of his peaceful transition in the comfort of his home on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, surrounded by the love and care of his family. He was the devoted husband of Myrna Del Moral. Edwin […]
Cheshire teacher on leave, under police investigation following viral political post
CHESHIRE — An elementary school teacher is on paid leave and under investigation by police after a profanity-laced social media post where she threatened individuals who voted for President Donald Trump in the election would be “gone forever.” “Just because you won doesn’t mean we don’t remember who the (expletive deleted) you voted for you’re […]
Tribute planned for Canaan boy
SHEFFIELD, Mass. – Owen Simmons, a 13-year-old hockey enthusiast who had just completed seventh grade at North Canaan Elementary School, died unexpectedly in June, leaving his family and community in shock and sorrow. He was the son of Kristine and Michael Simmons of Canaan. A member of the Berkshire Rattlers hockey team in Sheffield, the […]
Quilts that care grateful to all who supported fund drive
Quilts that Care, Inc. (QTC) would like to thank NJM Insurance Group, The Village at East Farms, Strathman Winch Insurance Co., The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, Bristol Health, Ion Bank and its Bronze Sponsors and Friends who contributed to the 2024 fundraising campaign, held Oct. 17 at The Village at East Farms in Waterbury. […]
Writer says his grandfather served, unlike Trump who ‘bought’ a deferment
Around Memorial Day this paper wrote a wonderful article announcing that there were new memorial signs near Library Park with the names of Waterbury residents who served during World War I and those who died in that war. Knowing that my grandfather Herman Huber was an ambulance driver during the war I drove down to […]
Trump’s victory, seen through the lens of cable news
On election night, I was switching between CNN and MSNBC for election coverage, because my motto is the same as Ghenghis Khan (or was it Sun Tzu?) “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” I figured it would be instructive to watch how the networks that have exhibited a visceral hatred for Donald Trump […]
‘Gender-affirming care’ isn’t safe or beneficial for kids
As noted by the Heritage Foundation’s Jay Richards in an opinion piece published in the Oct. 30 Republican-American, thousands of children across America have undergone experimental interventions under the guise of “gender-affirming care.” As a physician, I’m alarmed that science has been replaced by ideology. Puberty blockers permanently interfere with brain and bone development, for […]
Furthermore: Quincy Jones was always a gentleman
A legend and a gentleman The music business is filled with big egos. But it takes a man with great confidence to harness the egos attached to great talent to help create great art. Quincy Jones, who died Nov. 3 at the age of 91, was a brand-name producer like the late George Martin or […]
Voters resist dubious reforms
At least one electoral gimmick appears to be in the waning stage. Ranked-choice voting referendums fared poorly in last Tuesday’s election. Now, if states like Arizona and Nevada could attain a modicum of skill in the fundamentals of vote-counting, and other states – including Connecticut – could manage newfangled schemes like early voting and absentee […]
Watertown Police Blotter
WATERTOWN Watertown police recently filed the following charges: MERCEDEZ PAIS-ROMAN, 33, of 31 Davis Drive, Bristol, third-degree criminal attempt at larceny. NICHOLAS M. SOBOLESKI, 31, of 125 French St., third-degree larceny. SAVANNAH TAYLOR WILKINSON, 27, of 46 Clubhouse Drive, Cromwell, disorderly conduct. JOSEPH A. TASCHEREAU, 36, of 189 Pine Hill Road, Thomaston, violation of protective […]
Waterbury Police Blotter
WATERBURY Waterbury police recently filed the following charges: GABRIEL THOMAS, 38, of 210 Meriden Road, two counts first-degree failure to appear, second-degree failure to appear. SANTOS REYES, 33, of 166 Alder St., violation of protective order, first-degree criminal trespass. LUIS BELLO-FAJARDO, 31, of 219 Alder St., illegal operation of motor vehicle while under the influence […]
Jayden Gonzalez
WATERBURY – It is with profound sadness and broken hearts that the family of Jayden Gonzalez, age 22 of Waterbury, shares the news of his unexpected passing, the result of a tragic auto accident, on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. He was the son of Mr. Hipolito Gonzalez and the late Evarista Munoz. Funeral services for […]
Renee Zimmitti
CHESHIRE – Renee Hamilton Caldwell Zimmitti, 71, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at Yale New Haven Hospital after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Gary Zimmitti. Renee was born June 11, 1953, in Waterbury, daughter of the late William and Ruth […]
Thomas Miles
WOLCOTT – Thomas Miles, 57, entered the gates of Heaven on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at Saint Mary’s Hospital. He was the husband of Stephanie (Varanelli) Miles. Tom was born in Denville, N.J., on Jan. 30, 1967, son of the late Thomas Lloyd and Carol (Meikle) Miles. He graduated from Crosby High School, class of […]
IN YOUR CORNER: State agency honors Canaan man’s love of trees
CANAAN – Tom Zetterstrom’s love of trees and his dedication to sharing that passion with others has earned him the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group’s Leslie Mehrhoff Award. Well-known in the region and beyond for his award-winning photos of trees, Zetterstrom also is an environmental activist who spends countless hours working on projects to improve […]
Cornwall man’s unique artwork on display at town church
CORNWALL – Transfer stations are often one of a town’s central meeting points. For many years, Steve O’Neil was the manager of the Cornwall facility and after a while he realized his fortune in being able to come in contact with so many residents. “I began snapping their photos – sometimes under false pretenses,” said […]
Police say Amazon driver was hauling fentanyl
The driver of an Amazon truck faces multiple charges after she was found to be in possession of bundles of fentanyl after being stopped along Interstate 84 in Cheshire Sunday morning. Autumn Dickson, 29, of Stafford, CT, was taken into custody just before 10 a.m. after state troopers were notified of the Amazon truck’s erratic […]
Waterbury child predator sentenced to 37 years prison
WATERBURY — A thrice convicted sex offender described in court documents as being a “recidivist, hands-on child sexual predator” was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., to more than 37 years in federal prison, according to prosecutors. Jesus Maldonado, 61, formerly of Waterbury, was convicted and incarcerated on three separate occasions for […]
Rubio the Trump pick for secretary of state
President-elect Donald Trump plans to tap U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, making him the first Latino to helm the State Department, according to a source familiar with the plans. Trump’s selection of Rubio, born in Miami to Cuban parents, is expected to assuage fears among GOP lawmakers seeking a continued U.S. […]
NYC judge delays decision on Trump’s immunity motion in hush money case
NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge has delayed a highly-anticipated decision in Donald Trump’s hush money case following his election victory at the request of the president-elect’s lawyers and the Manhattan district attorney, according to court documents filed Tuesday. State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan granted a joint motion to postpone his decision on Trump’s […]
Laken Riley murder suspect opts for judge trial
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A man on Tuesday waived his right to a jury trial in the killing of a Georgia nursing student, a case that became a flashpoint in the national immigration debate. Jose Ibarra was charged in the February killing of Laken Hope Riley, whose body was found on the University of Georgia […]
Today’s Edition
History, November 12
Today in History: November 12, Ellis Island closes its doors By The Associated Press undefined Today is Tuesday, Nov. 12, the 317th day of 2024. There are 49 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed as an immigration station and detention center. More than 12 million […]
GOP close to securing House and Washington trifecta
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are on the brink of clinching unified GOP control over Washington under President-elect Donald Trump, awaiting wins in just four of the chamber’s 17 remaining uncalled races. With 218 seats needed to control the 435-member House, Republicans on Monday were leading in races that have been decided, 214-204, according to The […]
All things great and woolly: Farmer-author has new book, ‘The Wisdom of Sheep’
Rosamund Young has loved cows all her life. And why not? After all, she was born in a cottage on her grandfather’s dairy farm in Gloucestershire, England, and grew up on a farm owned by her parents. She and her equally devoted brother, Richard, took over operations of the family farm (Kit’s Nest in Saintsbury) […]
Heeere’s Johnny … A new biography of Carson
For almost 30 years as host of “The Tonight Show,” Johnny Carson was the last face millions of viewers saw before they closed their eyes and went to sleep. Carson, the critic David Thomson once noted, was “an American ideal and a mystery man, agreeable and withdrawn … always there, never graspable.” “Carson the Magnificent” […]
2 books shine spotlight on innocent men in prison
It’s painful to read those stories of men wrongly condemned and forgotten, slowly abandoned by everyone, casualties of an overzealous criminal justice system. “Framed” is Grisham’s second foray into nonfiction and his storytelling skills are well-displayed here. McCloskey is founder of Centurion Ministries, which works to free the wrongly convicted. “The Sing Sing Files” focuses […]
A long unhappy road: Prolific writer follows slave trade to present day
John Edgar Wideman, acclaimed author of more than 25 books, has written yet another full-hearted volume. It’s called “Slaveroad,” a genre-defying and clear-eyed meditation on the roiling effects of transatlantic slavery on past and present lives, including his own. But why now in this century? How much more needs to be said about that unthinkable […]