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🌱 Waterbury’s speed camera plan still awaits a complete state application

Waterbury, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Waterbury! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Waterbury’s speed camera plan still awaits a complete state application
  • Waterbury family seeks support after young mother’s death
  • New coats help Driggs students face winter—and get to school

Also on today's calendar: 60th Annual Holiday Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fallen horse say? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A p.m. sprinkle; breezy, with a high of 44 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 47, low: 32.
  • Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 51 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Waterbury Speed Cameras Could Be Coming Soon (ctnewsjunkie.com) — Waterbury’s proposed speed cameras still have no start date, and the city has not submitted a complete application for state approval. Officials envision cameras at 19 locations, with expected fines of $50 for a first offense and $75 for later offenses, plus processing fees, after a warning period.
   

2. Young CT Mother Dies After Crash, Family Seeks Support (patch.com) — The family of Lucinia Harrison, a 24-year-old Waterbury mother, is seeking help with funeral costs and care for her young daughter after Harrison died Nov. 7 from crash injuries, according to a family fundraiser. Her parents are taking over their granddaughter’s care, and donations will also help cover her ongoing needs.
   

3. Waterbury elementary schoolers get free winter coats through Project Warm (wtnh.com) — More than 430 students at Waterbury’s Driggs Elementary received new winter coats Friday, part of an effort to keep cold weather from becoming another reason to miss school. Project Warm supplied the coats, while Durham School Services funded the giveaway and provided volunteers, with more distributions planned under a two-year commitment.
   

4. Connecticut nonprofit celebrates 150 years of pioneering paths beyond prison (rep-am.com) — Community Partners in Action, whose work includes a reentry resource fair at Waterbury's Police Athletic League headquarters, is marking its long history of helping people return from prison. The Connecticut nonprofit serves more than 4,600 youths and adults statewide and recently received funding for specialists to explain available services before people leave prison.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did the fallen horse say?" — I can’t giddy up… (Thank you Kathy J. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Waterbury

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