Every so often, late in the day (most recently around 7:30 p.m.), as I'm sitting in my apartment, I'll hear the distinctive sound of...

About six years ago, the Mattatuck Museum here in Waterbury was approached by researchers from Florentine Films, the Ken Burns documentary g...

Today my bird feeder attracted a pair of chickadees. At least, I think it was a pair. I'm fairly certain there was more than one. Chicka...

There's a house on North Main Street in Buck's Hill that was built in 1703/04, which means it almost certainly is the oldest house s...

The "nicest" neighborhoods can be the most unfriendly, and it seems like people become less charitable when they have more money. ...

Waterbury's City Hall building is one of our great treasures. It was designed by Cass Gilbert (architect of NYC's Woolworth Buildi...

A couple weeks ago, I set up a bird feeder outside my living room window. It took almost a week before any birds noticed it. And, as it turn...

Here's another thing I would have missed out on if I were driving instead of walking. On my way home from work last Friday, I wandered i...

I'm walking a lot more than I used to, and I'm seeing things that I would miss if I were driving. For example, this sign posted at ...

I did my duty and voted this afternoon. With two exceptions, I did not feel good about any of the candidates I voted for. Put simply, I did ...

The Republican-American has an election website up with some information about candidates, polling places, etc. I decided to give it a look ...

We're a week away from the election, so things are starting to get ugly. Lieberman is retaining a significant lead in the polls over Lam...

My first Halloween in my new neighborhood, just north of Hamilton Park, was a disappointment. The first trick-or-treater showed up at 6:45--...

The new marquee for the Palace Theater in Waterbury is being installed today, replacing the flat metal sign that has been up since they reop...

I checked a book out of the Silas Bronson library at the start of the month. I need to read the book for my next book club meeting in Novemb...

The Brass City Brew Fest was held yesterday in Library Park. There were 180 different types of beer, both domestic (including Connecticut) a...

At the moment, I don't know much about Chris Murphy. I usually wait until closer to the election to do my research about who I will vot...

I received a mysterious and threatening letter in the mail today from the Waterbury Tax Collector's Office. It was a DEMAND NOTICE stat...

Alderman Arthur Denze has agreed to represent the residents of Pearl Lake Road in their fight against City Hall. Finally! Somebody willing...

The downtown power grid blew up again last night. Sheesh! This seems to be happening more and more frequently. And this time the explosion...