
Shaw’s $60,000 grant fed kids all summer and boosted local food businesses
A $60,000 grant to the Waterbury Recreation Department from Shaw’s parent grocery corporation Albertsons not only provided breakfasts and lunches for rec camp kids this summer -- it also gave a bunch of local businesses a welcome boost.

On tap: Two new breweries prepare to join the Waterbury pub scene
After months of updating local zoning regulations to recognize brewpubs in a key section of downtown Waterbury, two more breweries are getting set to open about a block apart.

After a year in limbo, Darn Tough recruits in Waterbury to boost production
Last Saturday, Darn Tough Socks opened the doors in Waterbury for a weekend job fair in hopes of hiring 60 people to get production at their new location here started by October.