The state originally constructed the dam in 1933 — six years after the Winooski River saw historic flooding — to hold water upstream in the Waterbury reservoir and protect against downstream flooding.

A file photo of construction at Stonebridge Crossing in Cheshire, Connecticut, one of multiple developments underway in the ...

WATERBURY, CT (WFSB) - A fire on Horseshoe Drive in Waterbury turned deadly as of Monday morning. Police said firefighters responded to the area around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday. When crews arrived ...

It was really wonderful." - Olga Ciarlo A gritty industrial city of approximately 100,000, situated at the Naugatuck and Mad Rivers in central Connecticut, Waterbury had been the center of the ...

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH ... DEEP identifies body found in Connecticut River Officers reported seeing three people get out of the vehicle and enter the Big Apple Motel. They were found inside ...

Photo from Waterbury Police. Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC Connecticut's News Headlines newsletter. They said he is wanted on a warrant ...