Unfortunately, the 2020 Memorial Day Parade has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but that doesn't mean we can't remember those who sacrificed all for our liberties and freedoms. The Watertown-Oakville Veterans' Council requests you put out American flags, big and small on Monday,… Read more
WATERTOWN — The emotions were raw and real. “We love you! We Miss you! Thank you and be safe!” Led by a police escort, more than 50 vehicles of family and friends voiced their love and support of the residents and staff of Apple Rehab rehabilitation and recovery facility of Watertown on the…
WATERTOWN — The Town of Watertown is working with local restaurant owners who are preparing to open for outside dining to assist and advise them on securing the areas where patrons will be seated.
WATERBURY — Residents in the Waterbury region will have easier access to a lifesaving medication used to reverse overdoses, thanks to the American Savings Foundation and Wheeler’s Family Health and Wellness Center.
WATERTOWN — The Watertown Police Department is attempting to identify a female involved in a shoplifting that occurred Tuesday, May 12, at Liquor Super Store, 1432 Main St.
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont has signed an executive order, the 40th since he enacted the emergency declarations, that builds on his efforts to encourage mitigation strategies that slow down transmission of the virus.
MIDDLEBURY — Six Westover students have been honored for their poetry by the 2020 Alliance for Young Artists and Writers’ Regional Scholastic Poetry Awards competition, including McKenna Rook, a junior from Morris who was awarded a Gold Key, the highest level of recognition.
MIDDLEBURY — Five Westover School students have been recognized for their accomplishments in the school’s performing arts programs in theater and dance during the winter term.
WATERBURY — The Thomas and Elsie Deeley Foundation has awarded full four-year scholarships and financial aid in excess of $322,000 to three Sacred Heart High School students.
WATERTOWN — Officer Avelina “Abby” Rivera was promoted to the rank of detective in the Watertown Police Department on Friday, May 15.
HARTFORD — As their administrations continue developing strategies for the safe reopening of sectors of the economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Gov. Ned Lamont of Connecticut and Gov. Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island on May 18 announced their intention to align the reopening of hair salons and …
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont has directed U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to return to full-staff.
HARTFORD — The state has released an online guide to help small businesses comply with Covid-19 safety guidance and manage the broader reopening process.
HARTFORD — Trinity Health of New England has announced a significant increase in their Covid-19 testing capacity.
HARTFORD — As Covid-19 hospitalizations continue to trend downward and Connecticut inched closer to its first phase of reopening on May 20, state Rep. Joe Polletta, R-68, and state Sen. Eric Berthel, R-32, launched a survey last week gauging constituents’ interest in allowing restaurants to …
HARTFORD — Trinity Health of New England has announced the launch of its new consumer website.
WATERTOWN — The Department of Public Works reminds residents that the summer hours schedule for the transfer station will be in effect as of Monday, June 1.
ROCKY HILL — The Connecticut United Ways Covid-19 Response Fund has announced that more than 1,000 households across the state have now benefited from the fund.
WATERBURY — Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury has postponed its Out of the Shadows fundraiser until the spring of next year.
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont on May 18 released the guidance document that was developed through a collaborative working group organized by his administration and provides best practices for dental offices that are considering expanding their operations beyond emergency care in the coming days.
Resident Ilona Blouin took this photo of employees from the Public Works Department installing flags in Oakville in time for Memorial Day.
MIDDLEBURY — Thanks to the generosity of families of Westover School’s students from China, the school has received and is distributing donations of 47,000 surgical masks, 590 KN95 masks and 400 medical gowns to health-care providers, human services agencies and first responders in Connectic…
WATERTOWN — When it was announced in March that Covid-19 considerations could mean that the safety and well-being of the Taft School community would be compromised by a return to campus after spring break, students, faculty and staff began to consider the impact on local agencies and organiz…
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont has announced that the state Department of Labor has successfully programmed its computer system and begun issuing the first round of weekly federal stimulus payments to filers receiving state unemployment benefits, with the first batch of payments having been issu…
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont is lifting certain regulations on who can order diagnostic tests to allow for a major expansion of Covid-19 testing in the state.
WATERBURY — As the positive impact of social distancing begins to flatten the curve for Covid-19 cases in the region, St. Mary’s Hospital, a member of Trinity Health of New England, is ramping up select critical services and elective surgeries to provide clinically necessary care for the hea…
WATERBURY — Archbishop of Hartford Leonard Blair and Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford Juan Miguel Betancourt visited and blessed the nurses at St. Mary’s Hospital on Wednesday, May 6, recognized as National Nurses Day.
WATERTOWN — The Falls Avenue Community Center and Senior Services is compiling a list of members’ email addresses.
SOUTHBURY — Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury offers emergency shelter for battered women and their children, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy for civil and criminal matters, counseling and advocacy for children including art therapy, information and referral, outreach to the Hi…
WATERTOWN — The Public Works Department will begin sweeping streets in Section II beginning Friday, May 15.
HARTFORD — Secretary of the State Denise Merrill has released the official interpretation of Connecticut General Statutes 9-135, the state’s absentee ballot statute, that has been sent to local election officials.
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont has signed his 36th executive order since enacting emergency declarations, building on his efforts to encourage mitigation strategies that slow down transmission of the coronavirus.
WATERBURY — Eileen Regan, president of Sacred Heart High School, has announced this year’s Summa Scholars.
Residents of Watertown Crossing Condominiums donated a carload of food and $350 to the Watertown Food Bank on Tuesday, April 28. Ron Blanchard (left) of Watertown Crossing’s Board of Directors and Gary Smith of Watertown Park & Rec are pictured unloading the donations at the food bank.
WATERTOWN — Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Watertown-Oakville Veterans’ Council has canceled this year’s Memorial Day Parade, originally scheduled for Monday, May 25.
WATERTOWN — John Lynch and the parish of St. John’s Church organized a food drive recently.
WATERTOWN — The Falls Avenue Community Center and Senior Services is compiling a list of members’ email addresses.
WATERTOWN — The Watertown Foundation was established in 1925 by local residents who wished to enhance the quality of life in the community through charity.
Watertown Town Clerk Lisa Dalton chatted with Ray Aubin, a member of the Watertown Highway Department, on Thursday, April 30, as the first boxes of town records were brought into the new vault at the new Watertown Town Hall site, 61 Echo Lake Rd.
WATERTOWN — The Board of Education is currently seeking nominations for the Watertown High School Wall of Honor.
WATERTOWN — The Parks and Recreation Department has announced that the Watertown Town Wide Tag Sale, originally scheduled for June 6, has been canceled.
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont has announced the statewide expansion of a program that will make free online learning licenses available to recipients of unemployment insurance, including those who have been impacted by the economic fallout of the Covid-19 public health crisis.
LITCHFIELD — A campground owner in Litchfield has offered to provide housing at no charge to nurses, doctors and first responders who are not able to be near their families due to the threat of Covid-19.
TORRINGTON — SCORE Northwest Connecticut is seeking volunteers to work with small businesses.
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont is urging community stakeholders throughout the state, including municipal officials, community-based organizations, nonprofit providers and philanthropic partners, to establish local long-term recovery committees that will help meet urgent needs, accelerate recove…
MIDDLEBURY — Thanks to the success of this year’s Dorcas Fair, Westover School’s Class of 2021 is giving $6,500 to five organizations that focus on services for children, teens and women, especially those who are disabled or at risk.
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Saturday, May 2, that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved another portion of his ongoing request for disaster assistance as part of the state’s Major Disaster Declaration due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bessie, a ewe in residence at Nonnewaug High School’s Vo-Ag Department in Woodbury, gave birth to two lambs, Bonnie and Bella, on Wednesday afternoon, April 29. Bonnie and Bella had no idea that their birth coincided with NHS Principal Pam Sordi’s departmental meeting, nor that they arrived …
WATERTOWN — On April 24, Officer Kevin Conard was promoted to the rank of detective in the Watertown Police Department. Detective Conard is a 15-year veteran of the department, working mainly on the evening shift and most recently on the day shift of the Patrol Division. Detective Conard is …
SHOWING SOME LOVE — In a new world where many millions of Americans are hunkered down in their homes protecting themselves and others from the spread of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 there are heroes among us who venture out into the community on a daily basis to do the necessary work to k…
HARTFORD — The state Department of Children and Families, in partnership with United Way of Connecticut 2-1-1 and community providers, recently launched the When It Builds Up, Talk It Out campaign.
SOUTHBURY — Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury offers emergency shelter for battered women and their children, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy for civil and criminal matters, counseling and advocacy for children including art therapy, information and referral, outreach to the Hi…
WATERTOWN — The Watertown Board of Education is currently seeking nominations for the Watertown High School Wall of Honor.
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