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WATERBURY, CT 020325JS07 U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Waterbury Mayor Paul K. Pernerewski Jr. gathered at the site of the former Waterbury Button Factory on South Main Street in Waterbury Monday urging the reversal of the Environmental Protection Agency´s suspension of $8.5 million in federal funding for the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments. The grant provided funding to remediate brownfield sites and helping with environmental clean up. Jim Shannon Republican-American

On this date in 1974, Patty Hearst, 19, was kidnapped from her apartment in Berkeley, Calif., by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army.5 more abductions:1) Charles Lindbergh Jr., Mar. 1,…

WATERBURY – Ms. Luz Maria Vicente, 66, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. She was born Sept. 22, 1958, to the late Roberto Vicente and Luz Marina Rodriguez. Visitation 11 a.m., funeral noon Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Chapel Memorial Funeral Home, 35-37 Grove St., Waterbury.

WATERBURY – Debra (Dubauskas) Vendetti, 70, of Waterbury, passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at Ingraham Manor, in Bristol, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved widow of Anthony “Tony” Vendetti.

LITCHFIELD – Violet L. Kentana, 97, entered into the presence of the Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. She is survived by her loving daughters, Patricia Sanford and her husband Richard, Sandra Kentana, and Sherri Kentana. Calling hours will be on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Lyons Funeral Home, 46 High St., Thomaston. Visit Violet’s tribute page at lyonsfuneralhome.com.

OAKVILLE – With heavy hearts, the family of Joanne Zemaitis, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and cherished member of the community, shares the news of her peaceful passing on Jan. 30, 2025, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Joanne was predeceased by her husband, Alfred A. Zemaitis, who passed away in 1983.

WATERTOWN – Giovanna (Guerrera) Polletta, 95, of Watertown, entered into the gates of Heaven on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved widow of Pasquale Polletta of 65 years.

WATERBURY – It might have ended with a losing record, but Joe Begnal Jr.’s first season with the Michigan State football program was triumphant in every other way for the…

The UConn men’s basketball team went into Saturday’s game at Marquette in a precarious position. A loss would have dropped the Huskies three games behind St. John’s in the Big…

First responders work the scene after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday. Associated Press