60% of Waterbury Residents Remain without Water, Schools Closed Tuesday: City Officials

60% of Waterbury residents remain without water, schools closed Tuesday: City officials

The video above aired on Dec. 15 at noon. WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A water main break is continuing to impact residents, schools, hospitals and businesses in Waterbury and surrounding communities on Monday. While crews were working to fix a water main break on Thomaston Avenue Friday night, another main was impacted, causing widespread water [...]

Waterbury residents line up for water as emergency continues

Relief efforts were underway as many residents woke up Monday morning without running water during an ongoing water emergency.

Officials say Waterbury water main break damage is 'worse than expected'

A trickle of water comes out of the faucet.(Steve Helber / AP)A major water main break in Waterbury left nearly 100,000 people without water this weekend.Officials said a 10-inch, century-old waterline failed and caused a transmission main to explode late Friday night. It left most households in the city, as well as in Wolcott and Watertown, without water. The few homes that still had water couldn't use it without boiling it first.Mayor Paul Per…

Water returns to parts of Waterbury as massive main break proves worse than expected

Crews restore limited water service, but extensive underground damage delays permanent repairs citywide.

Bentley readies to take on Post in Bridgeport Tuesday - Bentley University

The Bentley men's basketball team heads to Connecticut to take on Post Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 3 p.m. The game has been moved from Post's Drubner Center to Bridgeport's Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium due to a water main break in Waterbury, Connecticut.

CT City Schools Closed For 2nd Day As Water Main Break Fallout Continues

Schools in Waterbury will remain closed again on Tuesday, Dec. 16, as crews continue working to restore water service following a massive water main break. City officials say more truckloads of bottled water are on the way.Mayor Paul K. Pernerewski said during a Monday afternoon press conference that progress is being made, but that most of the city is still without safe drinking water. About 60 percent of residents currently do not have clean d…