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Thu, 16 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0000
VIDEO: Actor shares ‘Addams Family’ memories. Musical opens at Palace Jan. 17-18
Actor Renee Kathleen Koher, who plays “Morticia” in the current Broadway tour of “The Addams Family,” talks about her pop culture memories of Charles Addams’ creations and she discusses the music of the stage show. “The Addams Family” stops at The Palace Theater in Waterbury on Jan. 17-18.
Bueckers returns in UConn’s rout of St. John’s
Paige Bueckers returned to the UConn women’s basketball lineup Wednesday night with a chance to make UConn history, but she settled for being part of a solid team victory led more by the Huskies’ defense than their offense. The senior guard went into the Huskies’ game against St. John’s at Lou Carnesecca Arena in Queens, […]
History, January 16
By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2025. There are 349 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 16, 1991, in a televised address to the nation, U.S. President George H.W. Bush announced the start of Operation Desert Storm, an Allied combat operation to drive Iraqi […]
Prodigal ‘Alice’ returns; MOMIX takes Warner stage Jan. 18, 19
In 2023, “Alice” got to spend some time- as it were- in her hometown. That’s when Washington, Conn-based MOMIX last presented the dance piece on its home stage of Torrington’s Warner Theatre. But since then, “Alice” became a globetrotter. A homecoming is now in the works when “Alice” returns to the Northwest Corner’s this […]
In the Wings: Palace sums up its 2024 season
In December, Waterbury’s Palace Theater posted their “2024 Palace Wrapped” on Spotify. The year-end statistics compiled by the Palace revealed that the top Broadway show was the Sunday matinee in May of the touring company of “Mean Girls.” The top event in the Palace’s Spotlight Series was the “I Wrote That! Author Talk with Fiona […]
Caitlin Clark stalker proclaims guilt
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One day after Michael Thomas Lewis was charged with felony stalking of Indiana Fever star and WNBA rookie of the year Caitlin Clark, the 55-year-old Texas man shouted “guilty as charged” as soon as he sat down in a courtroom Tuesday. Lewis is accused of repeated and continued harassment of the 22-year-old […]
Bondi battles with Blumenthal at confirmation hearing
Trump’s outsider Cabinet picks are rapidly gaining support for confirmation By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — One by one, President-elect Donald Trump’s hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place. Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth was back on track after a fiery Senate confirmation hearing that probed his drinking, allegations of sexual assault and […]
‘Wolf Man’ is a toothless reboot that’ll make you bark at the moon
Blake Lovell thinks taking his wife and young daughter to rural Oregon to pack up his dead father’s belongings is a good idea. It’s a break from their urban life, might help repair his fraying marriage and reconnect them all with nature. “It would be good for us,” he argues. It will not, of course, […]
‘A Real Pain’ hits Hulu; ‘Severance’ finally launches second season
Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg playing mismatched cousins in the acclaimed movie “A Real Pain” is one of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases. Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx star as retired CIA agents whose suburban cover is exposed in the action comedy “Back in Action.” Aaron Schimberg’s “A Different Man” starring Sebastian Stan lands […]
‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’ offers smaller returns than predecessor
Christian Gudegast’s juiced-up “Heat” homage “Den of Thieves” has become a bit of a cult hit in the seven years since it was released, due in large part to co-star Gerard Butler’s boisterously haggard performance as “Big Nick” O’Brien, a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department detective (and gang member) on the tail of a well-connected master […]
Waterbury police find drugs, gun at traffic stop
WATERBURY – City police seized drugs, cash and a stolen firearm during a traffic stop on Willow Street as part of a targeted crime-prevention effort. Officers stopped a Nissan Altima and identified the driver as Julian Carey, 28, and passenger as Michael Dileo, 32, both of Waterbury. A search of the vehicle found 21 grams […]
Waterbury police break up chop shop, 2 arrested
WATERBURY – Acting on a months-long investigation into stolen vehicles, city police have dismantled a chop shop inside a garage on East Street. Melvin Mendez, 33, and Ronald Breins, 34, both city residents, face charges that include larceny of a motor vehicle, criminal trover, owning or operating a chop shop and operating an unlicensed […]
Trooper warns Morris seniors they’re targets of scammers
MORRIS – Financial scams of all kinds via email and phone text are more common than ever, but with a bit of vigilance people can avoid becoming victims and having their lives changed for the worse, a state trooper told a group of senior citizens Wednesday. Spencer Bronson, the resident trooper in Canaan and guest […]
Ohler to take over NW CT YMCA role
TORRINGTON – After more than 21 years as CEO of Northwestern Connecticut YMCA, Greg Brisco is retiring in March and will be replaced by former state representative Brian Ohler. Ohler, now Canaan’s first selectman, represented the 64th House District from 2017-19. He will start at the YMCA in February and work with Brisco during a […]
Defense says New Milford attacker is delusional
TORRINGTON – Torrington Superior Court Judge Brian Preleski will decide Feb. 11 based on testimony offered during a bench trial Wednesday whether a New Milford man who bludgeoned his mother’s boyfriend and threatened to kill her was delusional. Kenneth Mosley Jr. later claimed he was acting on God’s will to save himself and the community. […]
Lamont opposes state compensating striking workers
HARTFORD – Gov. Ned Lamont reiterated his opposition Wednesday to legislation that Senate Democrats are reviving to allow striking workers to collect unemployment. For a fourth year, the Democrat-led Labor and Public Employees Committee will consider a bill to make striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits after two weeks on the picket line. The committee […]
Morning 5: Anniversary of Prohibition’s ratification
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes,” was ratified by the requisite number of states on this date in 1919. 1) The movement for the prohibition of alcohol began in the 19th century, when Americans concerned about the adverse effects of drinking began […]
Tong seeks a new euphemism for nullifying immigration law
Describing Connecticut as a “sanctuary” state and its cities as “sanctuary” cities isn’t helping illegal immigrants anymore, Attorney General William Tong told a forum at the University of Bridgeport last week. “Sanctuary” has no particular meaning in law, the attorney general said, and has started to “inflame” the public. He would prefer some other term, […]
Writer reminds us of our shared humanity
At 16, I was a stock boy at the Rose Shop on South Main Street in downtown Waterbury. The Rose Shop was a Waterbury staple back then. It was a men’s, women’s and children’s clothing store. When I started there in 1965, Waterbury was at the tail-end of its multifaceted dependency on the brass industry. […]
Waterbury Police Blotter
WATERBURY Waterbury police recently filed the following charges: DAISEY LOPEZ, 52, of 13 Cherry Ave., second-degree harassment. ASHLEY MARS, 33, of 268 Birchfield Drive, third-degree assault, third-degree strangulation/suffocation. ISAIAH CARPENTER, 23, of 46 Jewelry St., second-degree reckless endangerment, risk of injury to child, negligent storage of firearm, second-degree reckless endangerment. MELVIN MENDEZ, 33, of 123 […]
Naugatuck police blotter
Naugatuck Naugatuck police recently filed the following charges: DESTINY JONES, 28, 15 Dwight St., Brooklyn, NY, sixth-degree larceny, Dec. 22. JEFFREY KUSMIT, 47, 11 Harvest Lane, Naugatuck, evading responsibility – injury/property damage, failure to drive in proper lane, Dec. 23. KARA RAYNE LEARY, 30, 104 Orland St., Milford, two counts risk of injury to child, […]
Justified outrage, misplaced blame
First in a two-part series. Cities have often contained (and in some places still contain) ethnic neighborhoods so hostile and so secretive that local officials stop trying to enforce laws there. Fictional but historically based examples include the Irish neighborhoods of the mid-1800s depicted in the movie “Gangs of New York” and the Italian ones […]
Allen J. Bernardini
MORRIS – Allen J. Bernardini, 86, of Morris, passed away peacefully on Jan. 13, 2025, at home, with his beloved wife, Linda, by his side. In addition to Linda, Allen is survived by his sons, Brett Bernardini of Millbrook, N.Y., and Kevin Bernardini and his wife Kathy, of Davidson, N.C.; his grandsons, Jake, Joe (and […]
Robert L. Campbell
TORRINGTON – Robert “Bob” Leroy Campbell, 74, of Torrington, died Jan. 7, 2025. Bob, a longtime resident of Torrington, was born July 15, 1949, in Hopewell, Va. A private service was Jan. 11, 2025, and a celebration of life memorial event to be announced in the summer 2025. To read a complete obituary, please visit […]
Thomas J. Galvin
PROSPECT – It is with heavy hearts that the family of Thomas J. Galvin shares the news of his unexpected passing on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at the Apple Rehabilitation Center in Meriden. He was the loving husband of Linda (Boughton) Galvin. Tom was born Sept. 16, 1948, in Waterbury, the son of the late […]
Natalie ‘Alice’ Greco
w/photo and LOGO Brookside Memorial FH MIDDLEBURY – Natalie “Alice” (DeCrisanti) Greco, 99, of Middlebury, peacefully entered the gates of Heaven on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, at the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Care Unit at Saint Mary’s Hospital. She was the widow of Vincent A. Greco. Natalie was born on May […]
Edward A. Hayden
WAKEFIELD, R.I. – Edward Adrian Hayden, affectionately known as “Coke,” passed away peacefully on Jan. 11, 2025, at the age of 96. Born on May 2, 1928, he was the son of the late Edward and Helen (Horan) Hayden. Edward grew up with grit and determination to make himself someone great. His drive led him […]
Leroy Kirven
WATERBURY – Mr. Leroy Kirven, 79, widower of Essie Mae Kirven, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. He was born Feb. 5, 1945, to the late Robert and Catherine (Henderson) Kirven. Visitation 10 a.m., funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Mount Olive A.M.E. Zion Church, 82-100 Pearl St.
Patricia E. Kropp
WOODBURY – It is with profound sadness that the family of Patricia Edith (Ahlstrand) Kropp, age 82 of Woodbury, shares news of her peaceful passing on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness. Patricia was born on Feb. 7, 1942, in Greenwich, the daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth (Howley) […]