Andreas Yilma

5 days ago | ctinsider.com | Andreas Yilma

The city of Waterbury will celebrate Independence Day with a fireworks display Sunday, July 6 at 9:15 p.m. The fireworks will be launched from Holy Land and can be viewed from many locations across the city. The rain date will be Sunday, July 13. There will be no public access to the launch site. Residents are encouraged to view the show safely from a distance. The borough of Naugatuck will hold its fireworks show on Friday, July 4 shortly after dark.

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Andreas Yilma

NAUGATUCK - Residents will get a second chance Wednesday to let the Zoning Commission know what they think about a proposed zone change that would allow a developer to build about two dozen duplex homes on the west end of the borough. About a dozen residents spoke in opposition to the plan at a May 21 hearing, including Danielle Scanlon, who said her husband and a neighbor started a petition asking the zone change be denied and that it has been signed by about 20 people.

2 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Andreas Yilma |Paul Hughes

TORRINGTON - Nearly 20 municipalities have been awarded $18.8 million in state assessment and remediation grants to develop blighted properties. Among this group, Torrington is receiving a $600,000 grant for the remaining abatement and demolition work on the 9.4-acre former Torrington Co. property at 70 North Main St.The demolition of the last of the 26 buildings on the former manufacturing company's campus was completed last year. That work was funded through a $2 million state grant.

2 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Andreas Yilma

WATERBURY - Just in time for summer - even if this weekend's weather may not cooperate - the city is opening two of its three rebuilt public pools after a combined $10 million in renovations. The pools at Fulton Park and Washington Park have fully redesigned facilities including a modern pool, pool houses, pumps, site improvements and new pergolas and a gazebo for shade. Each pool includes zero-depth entry and ramps with handrails for easy access.

2 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Andreas Yilma

Montini sent a letter to the school district June 4 to inform students, parents and staff of his resignation after serving the district for 26 years as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent and as superintendent since 2020. His resignation is effective June 30. "It is with both deep gratitude and heartfelt emotion that I share my decision to resign my position as superintendent of the Naugatuck Public Schools after this school year," Montini wrote in the letter.