Waterbury, Connecticut SperlingViews
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education - 5/6/2009 |
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| I am a parent of two children who attened Rotella Magnet School, and i have to say it a wonderful place to send your children. The staff is wonderful and caring.The teachers teach with integrity and great work ethics,they encourage these young minds and ignite the passion for learning through the arts. Thank You Rotella
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| overview - 8/5/2010
The city is an older manufacturing city with the highest unemployment rate in the state.[read more...]
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| education - 5/6/2009
I am a parent of two children who attened Rotella Magnet School, and i have to say it a wonderful place to send your children. The staff is wonderful and caring.The teachers teach with integrity and great work ethics,they encourage these young minds and ignite the passion for learning through the arts. Thank You Rotella[read more...]
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| Cheap Place to Live? - 6/25/2008
Don't move here. Yes, Waterbury is a cheap place to live, but there is a reason for that. You can find tons of cheap appartments. But they may have an abandoned factory next door, been built on one of our many superfund toxic waste sites, drug dealers or crack house accross the street, polluted air from our rubber burning plant downtown, dirty water from lead pipes, or be owned by one of the many slum lords that participate in our crooked government here.[read more...]
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| Poor Schools - 6/25/2008
Waterbury, Ct. has a terrible school system that has been on a downward slide since the 1980's. Some of the high schools have come close to loosing their accredidation a couple of times. The middle schools are known as "the jungles", and a complete waste of 3 years. The grammer schools are trying hard but are overwhelmed with kids that are abused, neglected, living in poverty and have illiterate parents. 80% of adults living in Waterbury are illiterate, which helps explain the huge drug and crime problems.[read more...]
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| Better then expected - 3/17/2007
Waterbury, CT is simply put, an old factory city. There is a deep past here with a large range of ethnic backgrounds. Waterbury was once called the Brass City or Brass Capital of the world! No longer even close to the truth. The city had some dark times crime wise in the 90's but has since come a long way. It actually has the lowest violent crime rate out of all the major CT cities (excluding Stamford). There actually is a lot to do here, not to mention that it is pretty much directly in between Boston and New york (be prepared to either be a Sox fan or a Yank!)One thing I must say that Waterbury is well known for is it's pizza! You will not find a better city for that and believe me, I have done my fare share of traveling. The school system is aweful, so if you want to live here w/ kids, plan on private school. Plenty of resturants, movie theaters a big mall and that kind of stuff. Some great golf courses too. The best thing about Waterbury is the real estate. Check out the homes you can get for the price!! Insane! Taxes are a little high, but keep in mind that some neighborhoods arent too great. Stick to Bunker Hill, Town Plot/Counrty Club or East End....& forget the rest! All of the surrounding towns around Waterbury are top notch and excellent places to live (Middlebury, Cheshire, Southbury)![read more...]
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