Waterbury

Cities across Connecticut are marking Juneteenth.

The 71st House District of Waterbury and Middlebury will remain in Republican hands as William Pizzuto claimed a lopsided victory in a special election Tuesday to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Tony D’Amelio, R-Waterbury.

The Connecticut State Department of Education requires that students have their vaccinations up-to-date by the beginning of the school year, or they can’t go to school. Waterbury Public Schools pushed back the deadline to October 1st this year because close to 400 students had fallen behind on their required shots.

For 20 years, artist Robert Carley has photographed images of the American flag painted on unusual objects. A collection of those photographs is on display at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury.

In Waterbury, a special grant is giving teens a very “COVID” kind of summer job: They’re going door-to-door to sign up residents for the vaccine. Just under half the population is unvaccinated in Waterbury, creating a challenge and an opportunity.

Elementary school music programs have seen a drop in the number of students enrolling in band or orchestra. The pandemic has forced music teachers to…

You might say muralist and painter Paul Armesto is a throwback to the past. Rather than using modern means to create his mostly religious works, Armesto…

Pastor Antwaun Richardson says he regularly preaches to his church members that God is not visible, but evidence that He exists is. Richardson sees…