"No Kings" Rally on the Green, June 14, 2025   I’m not a big protest person. Gathering in crowds to chant slogans isn’t my thing. ...

Last weekend, I learned some surprising things about the U.S. Postal Service after someone stole a check I put in the mail. Here's the s...

I've been meaning to put together a catalog of Waterbury's oldest houses for some time now. I still haven't finished researching...

One of the greatest contradictions in United States history is the core belief that “we the people” are created equal, that we are all entit...

 The most iconic building in Waterbury is about to enter a new era in its history. The Republican-American newspaper has been sold, and now ...

In 1871, the Waterbury American published a pair of letters written by Rev. John Scott, a Waterbury man who was working for the American Mis...

Two of the oldest buildings in downtown Waterbury are about to be demolished. Previous owners allowed the buildings to decay so badly that t...

During the Revolutionary War, Waterbury was far removed from any battles, but still saw hundreds of soldiers as they marched through Connect...

I haven't been posting here as often as usual, partly because I've been working on several writing projects for publication elsewher...

Here are a few of the great houses in the Bucks Hill neighborhood. To see more, visit Old Houses at Bucks Hill, Part One . Feodore Liebre...

I finally made time to visit the new park and greenway in the South End. The park is small, but delightful. The greenway is a work in progre...

A few years ago, I noticed a gorgeous house for sale in Waterbury's Hopeville neighborhood and wondered about its age and history. I hav...

It's that time again! Election Day is Tuesday, November 8. On the local level, this has been an unusually quiet election cycle, possibly...

For the first part of this story, read Bleeding Kansas, Part One ------------- On March 28, 1856, William Chestnut wrote a letter to the Wat...