October 19, 2025 • 14 mins
We spoke with D.M. Livingston, Owner of the Waterbury Times and Founder of Parker Jane Public Benefit Corporation, about the locally focused civic media outlet in Waterbury.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning, Thank you for listening to Community Access. I'm
Alison Demurz. My guest today is D. M. Livingston, owner
of The Waterbury Times and the new founder of Parker
Jane Public Benefit Corporation.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Good morning, good morning, Good morning. How is it going.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
I'm great? Thanks? How are you today?
Speaker 2 (00:18):
I'm doing great. Beautiful weather. Seems like summer's kind of
not wanting to leave yet, but not going to complain
because it'll be snowing before we know it.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Yes, exactly, you know, I know you, and you're a
very positive person and I'm so happy you're here today.
Tell us how the Waterbery Time started and what inspired
you to create a locally focused civic media outlet.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Well, pretty much the Waterbury Times. It just formed from
the desire to just get the information that we were
missing here in the brass city. We all know in
this day and age, you know, multimedia companies and legacy
media as they call it, they have a lot on
their table trying to keep up with you know, national news.
A lot of the local stuff was getting swept under
(00:59):
the So what started off as a simple Facebook page
to just post information just spun into nearly a full
blown news operation here in the city of Waterbury. So
the essence was really just to get the information out
to the people because we were missing a lot of
things that were happening.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Parker Jane is a public benefit corporation? How does this
model shape the work you do in Waterbury compared to
traditional media companies.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
So exactly that is which I found a newfound passion
for the Waterbury Times, because what was happening is, as
we all know, you get paid for advertising dollars, and
you know, if it leads, it leads in the most
sensational stories, gets the headlines, it gets the views, and
it gets the dollar signs. And unfortunately, living in the
city of Waterbury, that could be very lucrative for me
(01:47):
because a lot of bad things happen, But it just
became a little bit sad. The more I would make
money is directly tied to the bad things that happened
in the city. So I wanted to find a different
kind of model. And although I could have went not,
once I stumble down to what a public benefit corporation was,
it was like a no brainer to form a company
that everything we do has to be a public benefit,
(02:09):
it has to funnel back to the community. So it
kind of keeps guardrails on everything that we do, everything
that we post in our mission as a whole.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Ah, I was just going to ask you what a
public benefit corporation is, and it says itself exactly what
it is, right.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yes, So it's a very I like the word novel.
It's because it's not in every state. It's a very
I would say New age kind of way, because we
live in this world where social impact is becoming very
important to corporations. I mean, some companies are losing funding,
they're losing money because they're not aligned with you know,
whether it's environmental challenges or just you know, giving back
(02:46):
to local communities. So we are in a day and
age where I believe that more people will start turning
to public benefit companies opposed to traditional nonprofits because you
still are allowed to make a profit as long as
you can that your revenue got refunneled back into the community.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
So what types of stories or projects have had the
biggest impact on the Waterbury community so far?
Speaker 2 (03:10):
So so far because of my personal where I actually
happened to live in the city of Waterbury in the
Willow Hillside section, A lot of the content that the
Waterbury Time produces tends to kind of shave towards this area.
So I feel that the biggest impact that we really
have done is we really shed a light on this area.
(03:31):
We shown the problems that kind of got swept underneath
the rug from our YouTube channel, Waterburg Times YouTube channel.
We did Abandoned Buildings investigation series where we highlighted the
abandoned buildings in this area. We also did a homelessness
special and as well, we went into one of the
buildings here that had expired fire extinguishers. So we kind
(03:54):
of started shedding a light on things that kind of
got swept under the rug. And we're kind of seeing
the results because in the last summer. This summer alone,
we've had a community outreach event the city of Waterbury
came out, which has never happened before. We're having new
organizations pop up every Friday giving things away. So it's like,
I would like to think we have a little bit
(04:14):
to do with that kind of shifting the energy over
here in the Willow Hillside section.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
And so the Waterberry Times is helping residents get more
involved in civic life, then.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Yes, that is what we try to do. Because I
look at myself as a translator because the politics, not
only can it get boring, the jargon is kind of
over people's heads. So I just try to take what
they're saying and just bring it to the language of
the people, you know, just break it down, simple language
to people, and that's what's making people start to realize, oh,
(04:44):
that's not that complicated, or oh, now that you say
it like that. I mean, I've seen more people at
our Board of Alderman meetings, even the City of Waterbury
when they do their lives. I'm seeing more people on
the live so you can kind of feel it. We
still have a long way to go. We only had
twenty seven percent voter turnout, but our past primary Republican primary,
awesome turnout. We have the election coming up, so we're
(05:07):
working progress here and we would like to think that
we're the catalyst of this change that's happening here civically speaking.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
So what are some of the biggest challenges you face
as a community focused media company and how do you
overcome them?
Speaker 2 (05:20):
The number one the biggest challenge is just the stigma
of with my air quotes real media or real journalism.
It's kind of hard when you're on the cutting edge
of the change. I can only imagine when everyone still
had horses and here comes mister four talking about a car,
so people had to think, like, what are you talking about.
(05:41):
We're going to ride horses forever. I truly believe that
the future of media is exactly what I'm doing, not
big operations and organizations. I feel like local community news
is going to be in the hands of the people
that are right there. I feel like everyone can build
a little Waterbury times for their own little city, and
you know, if they have the time to be committed
(06:01):
to it, I feel like that's the future. So the
biggest challenge is just getting people to see that vision
and not just chalk it up to this is just
some guy running his mouth on YouTube and really take
it as no, he's bringing us some valuable information.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Because you really really care and want the best for
the city.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Yes, because I feel like people will see through insincerity.
People will see when it's a money grab or when
it's an attention thing, and you know, you kind of
have to have I think that's another challenge in this
as well. You kind of have to understand that and
have really thick skin. The first six to ten months.
I got a lot of those kind of raised eyebrows,
what's this guy up to? What he's really doing here?
(06:42):
But as long as you stay consistent and you stay genuine,
people will come around. People will see your sincerity, and
then people will start to get on board with whatever movement,
as long as you're sincere with it.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Is there a website or social media that people can.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Go to, Yes, so we try to keep it very simple.
It's the Waterbury Times across the board everything, So whether
you're on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, it's always at the
Waterbury Times. And then the website is the Waterburytimes dot com.
But we flood the algorithm with so much content. If
you just put the Waterbury Times in Google, it'll bring
(07:16):
you somewhere we're at.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
That's good. So you have your own personal story that's
very inspiring. How has it shaped the mission that you're
doing today?
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Actually, I take a lot from my from my personal
story because it's one of it's a it's sadly typical
story of good kid on the right path, makes mistakes,
have to go through tough challenges of life and then
fight his way back. I just I want to tap
into it. Because I feel a lot of people once
(07:46):
they get out of a bad situation and they make
it quote unquote make it, it's like they want to
distance themselves from that part of their life. I kind
of lean into it because I know there are more
people behind me right where I was just that with
the same strung, with the same questions that I had,
and if there's a way that I could be the
I won't go as far as saying role model, but
(08:06):
the road map that they can at least start say hey,
he did something, maybe I could do something similar to that.
So I just try to tap into the good days
and the bad days and find the wisdom and all
of them.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
Well, I've said over thirty years being a reporter that
everyone I've ever interviewed has said, listen, my suffering wasn't
in vain. It's so that I can say to others,
I've been where you are and I got through it,
and you will too.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
To be encouraged, absolutely encourage me. And I think, and
I think at the end of the day, that's one
thing that is lacking. I mean, we can have all
the money, we can have, all the friends we can have,
all the comforts we can have everything. But I think
the one thing that the world is lacking is just
like the spirit of encouragement, because it always seems like
the world is ending and the sky is falling. I
(08:53):
think if we just had a little bit more encouragement
that it's gonna be okay, that yeah it's bad, but
it's gonna get better. I just think that goes a
long way in life. And that's what I pretty much
my new joke, not really joke, but my new kind
of saying is that that good energy and good news
is like it's the new drugs. Like people can't find
good information anywhere. And I think that's the secret sauce
(09:15):
in the Waterbury Times. We don't do click bait. We
don't post negative stories for the sake it's all. I'll
post the squirrel running by, I'll post the spider web
or a nice sunset, and you be surprised. Two hundred
hard emojis that might be the nicest thing those people
saw all day long. So I just think that encouragement
and just positive energy is a I think it's on
(09:36):
the comeback.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
As a black man living in the water Very area,
what has it been like for you to have this
kind of business.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
To have this kind of business it's been it's a
mix of emotions. It's a mix of emotions. Again, it
ties back into when you're like the first in the
space or doing something unorthodox, you're gonna get mixed reviews
from people. All the time. I would say, generally I've
been received well, but you just have to understand at
least I try to understand that we live in a
(10:05):
world with prejudices and I just kind of stomach those
where I know they're gonna be because typically guys like
me don't do what I'm doing, so I know it
kind of throws people off. But again it ties back
to the sincerity. I feel like after they see the sincerity,
I think people will suspend their personal beliefs when they
see that, hey, this is a good guy trying to
(10:27):
do good here, and then you know you can't help
the people that can't. But all in all, I would say,
I would say a thumbs up experience, and the most
inspiring for me is any small little child that I see,
especially days when I have my suit and taion. I
know they never see a black man wearing a tie.
And I'm not trying to broad stroke it. I'm not
suggesting that they don't have an uncle or a father
and a family, but majority speaking, when do they see
(10:51):
just a general black man in general, just with a
suit and taion And I'll throw one on just to
walk to the corner store because I might walk past
a young kid so he knows he doesn't have to
wear hoodie all the time. So it's like a it's
like a sight, like a silent crusade that I'm on
in a way, a lot on my plate that I
keep in my mind when I set foot out the house,
Like every day I'm becoming a role model for not
(11:13):
only you know, small black and brown children, just for
people in general. So it's a it's a very fulfilling
experience that I'm having started from a Facebook page. Never
would have thought it would get this big, this far.
Speaker 1 (11:25):
It's not an easy walk at all, know, but it
can be very fulfilling.
Speaker 2 (11:31):
No, absolutely absolutely. I mean the looks on people's faces
when people yell out the windows or Waterbury times, or
I did a class at a steak car, the people
that come up and give me hugs after I spoke
at hangtime, her time, recidivism, So people that just came
home from prison, like, those are the people for someone
(11:52):
to see me standing there, And this was in a
suit entire day. Now I have my hoodie on and
a fitted hat on. I look exactly like him and
all his friends, and he's hearing me up here talk
saying what I did. I saw the sparkles in their
eyes like, whoa, Oh, there's more than what I think
is out there in life. And if I could, if
my lasting legacy could be that I just made people
(12:12):
see that there's way more to life than what you
think there is, that that would be I could smile.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
Yes, Yes, I have to get religious for a moment,
because you know I am a minister. When you were
talking about prejudice before. Sorry, I've got to go to
the scripture. It says God shows no partiality, which means
he's not partial to anybody. He loves every single person
the same and if we were created in his image,
as it says, then we are all like him. So
(12:41):
people without faith can't relate to that, but there are
people of faith who forget and they don't realize. I
wanted to ask you about what upcoming projects or initiatives
should we look for from the Waterbury Times or Parker
Jane Public Benefit Corporation.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Well, absolutely so coming up, as we all know, rolling
into the holiday season, so we're gonna have coulte drives.
We actually are in the works. I think this is
one hundred percent, let's call it ninety nine percent. I
was on the phone with the Waterbury Health Department. They're
doing a month and a half long coat drive, so
we're gonna be participating in that. We'll find a location
for people to drop off quotes, so we'll participate in that.
(13:19):
We also are participating with the Waterbury Community Court and
their Winterfest, so we'll be on the Waterbury Green, the
Merriton Green, and the New Haven Green, like a big
give back day on all different greens. And then just
everything that we do at the Warterbury Times, a lot
of it ends up being spontaneous and a lot of
(13:40):
it is on the fly because it's the news. But
as far as the initiatives, we have those. And then
we are working on a no vaping that's like the
newest thing coming up. We're gonna do a no vaping
PSA The Dangers of Vaping. That'll be our next Quarterbright
Times Investigates.
Speaker 1 (13:54):
I love that. I see too many kids. It drives
me crazy. Yeah, it's so unhealthy than for them. I
have a friend who's a dental hygienist. She's like Ellie.
When I look in people's mouths, I can see what
the vaping is doing to them. That's just their mouths.
Imagine their lungs and everything else.
Speaker 2 (14:11):
I never considered that you just helped the episode become better.
I got to find the dentist person to talk because
I have the Waterbury Health They're going to talk about it.
You know. I got to do both sides. I got
to go to the vape people and talk about how
it's better than smoking cigarettes, and then I got to
go why it's still bad though.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
Yes, yes, to be your reporter, be your reporter. I'm
absolutely I'm speaking with DM Livingston, owner of the Waterbury
Times and the new founder of Parker Jane Public Benefit Corporation.
You can go to the Waterbury Times dot com. It's
at the Waterbery Times on social media. You can find
everything right there. Thank you so much for being here today,
for sharing your story and for serving the community.
Speaker 2 (14:51):
Absolutely, thank you for having me
Good morning, Thank you for listening to Community Access. I'm
Alison Demurz. My guest today is D. M. Livingston, owner
of The Waterbury Times and the new founder of Parker
Jane Public Benefit Corporation.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Good morning, good morning, Good morning. How is it going.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
I'm great? Thanks? How are you today?
Speaker 2 (00:18):
I'm doing great. Beautiful weather. Seems like summer's kind of
not wanting to leave yet, but not going to complain
because it'll be snowing before we know it.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Yes, exactly, you know, I know you, and you're a
very positive person and I'm so happy you're here today.
Tell us how the Waterbery Time started and what inspired
you to create a locally focused civic media outlet.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Well, pretty much the Waterbury Times. It just formed from
the desire to just get the information that we were
missing here in the brass city. We all know in
this day and age, you know, multimedia companies and legacy
media as they call it, they have a lot on
their table trying to keep up with you know, national news.
A lot of the local stuff was getting swept under
(00:59):
the So what started off as a simple Facebook page
to just post information just spun into nearly a full
blown news operation here in the city of Waterbury. So
the essence was really just to get the information out
to the people because we were missing a lot of
things that were happening.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Parker Jane is a public benefit corporation? How does this
model shape the work you do in Waterbury compared to
traditional media companies.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
So exactly that is which I found a newfound passion
for the Waterbury Times, because what was happening is, as
we all know, you get paid for advertising dollars, and
you know, if it leads, it leads in the most
sensational stories, gets the headlines, it gets the views, and
it gets the dollar signs. And unfortunately, living in the
city of Waterbury, that could be very lucrative for me
(01:47):
because a lot of bad things happen, But it just
became a little bit sad. The more I would make
money is directly tied to the bad things that happened
in the city. So I wanted to find a different
kind of model. And although I could have went not,
once I stumble down to what a public benefit corporation was,
it was like a no brainer to form a company
that everything we do has to be a public benefit,
(02:09):
it has to funnel back to the community. So it
kind of keeps guardrails on everything that we do, everything
that we post in our mission as a whole.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Ah, I was just going to ask you what a
public benefit corporation is, and it says itself exactly what
it is, right.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yes, So it's a very I like the word novel.
It's because it's not in every state. It's a very
I would say New age kind of way, because we
live in this world where social impact is becoming very
important to corporations. I mean, some companies are losing funding,
they're losing money because they're not aligned with you know,
whether it's environmental challenges or just you know, giving back
(02:46):
to local communities. So we are in a day and
age where I believe that more people will start turning
to public benefit companies opposed to traditional nonprofits because you
still are allowed to make a profit as long as
you can that your revenue got refunneled back into the community.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
So what types of stories or projects have had the
biggest impact on the Waterbury community so far?
Speaker 2 (03:10):
So so far because of my personal where I actually
happened to live in the city of Waterbury in the
Willow Hillside section, A lot of the content that the
Waterbury Time produces tends to kind of shave towards this area.
So I feel that the biggest impact that we really
have done is we really shed a light on this area.
(03:31):
We shown the problems that kind of got swept underneath
the rug from our YouTube channel, Waterburg Times YouTube channel.
We did Abandoned Buildings investigation series where we highlighted the
abandoned buildings in this area. We also did a homelessness
special and as well, we went into one of the
buildings here that had expired fire extinguishers. So we kind
(03:54):
of started shedding a light on things that kind of
got swept under the rug. And we're kind of seeing
the results because in the last summer. This summer alone,
we've had a community outreach event the city of Waterbury
came out, which has never happened before. We're having new
organizations pop up every Friday giving things away. So it's like,
I would like to think we have a little bit
(04:14):
to do with that kind of shifting the energy over
here in the Willow Hillside section.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
And so the Waterberry Times is helping residents get more
involved in civic life, then.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Yes, that is what we try to do. Because I
look at myself as a translator because the politics, not
only can it get boring, the jargon is kind of
over people's heads. So I just try to take what
they're saying and just bring it to the language of
the people, you know, just break it down, simple language
to people, and that's what's making people start to realize, oh,
(04:44):
that's not that complicated, or oh, now that you say
it like that. I mean, I've seen more people at
our Board of Alderman meetings, even the City of Waterbury
when they do their lives. I'm seeing more people on
the live so you can kind of feel it. We
still have a long way to go. We only had
twenty seven percent voter turnout, but our past primary Republican primary,
awesome turnout. We have the election coming up, so we're
(05:07):
working progress here and we would like to think that
we're the catalyst of this change that's happening here civically speaking.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
So what are some of the biggest challenges you face
as a community focused media company and how do you
overcome them?
Speaker 2 (05:20):
The number one the biggest challenge is just the stigma
of with my air quotes real media or real journalism.
It's kind of hard when you're on the cutting edge
of the change. I can only imagine when everyone still
had horses and here comes mister four talking about a car,
so people had to think, like, what are you talking about.
(05:41):
We're going to ride horses forever. I truly believe that
the future of media is exactly what I'm doing, not
big operations and organizations. I feel like local community news
is going to be in the hands of the people
that are right there. I feel like everyone can build
a little Waterbury times for their own little city, and
you know, if they have the time to be committed
(06:01):
to it, I feel like that's the future. So the
biggest challenge is just getting people to see that vision
and not just chalk it up to this is just
some guy running his mouth on YouTube and really take
it as no, he's bringing us some valuable information.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Because you really really care and want the best for
the city.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Yes, because I feel like people will see through insincerity.
People will see when it's a money grab or when
it's an attention thing, and you know, you kind of
have to have I think that's another challenge in this
as well. You kind of have to understand that and
have really thick skin. The first six to ten months.
I got a lot of those kind of raised eyebrows,
what's this guy up to? What he's really doing here?
(06:42):
But as long as you stay consistent and you stay genuine,
people will come around. People will see your sincerity, and
then people will start to get on board with whatever movement,
as long as you're sincere with it.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Is there a website or social media that people can.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Go to, Yes, so we try to keep it very simple.
It's the Waterbury Times across the board everything, So whether
you're on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, it's always at the
Waterbury Times. And then the website is the Waterburytimes dot com.
But we flood the algorithm with so much content. If
you just put the Waterbury Times in Google, it'll bring
(07:16):
you somewhere we're at.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
That's good. So you have your own personal story that's
very inspiring. How has it shaped the mission that you're
doing today?
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Actually, I take a lot from my from my personal
story because it's one of it's a it's sadly typical
story of good kid on the right path, makes mistakes,
have to go through tough challenges of life and then
fight his way back. I just I want to tap
into it. Because I feel a lot of people once
(07:46):
they get out of a bad situation and they make
it quote unquote make it, it's like they want to
distance themselves from that part of their life. I kind
of lean into it because I know there are more
people behind me right where I was just that with
the same strung, with the same questions that I had,
and if there's a way that I could be the
I won't go as far as saying role model, but
(08:06):
the road map that they can at least start say hey,
he did something, maybe I could do something similar to that.
So I just try to tap into the good days
and the bad days and find the wisdom and all
of them.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
Well, I've said over thirty years being a reporter that
everyone I've ever interviewed has said, listen, my suffering wasn't
in vain. It's so that I can say to others,
I've been where you are and I got through it,
and you will too.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
To be encouraged, absolutely encourage me. And I think, and
I think at the end of the day, that's one
thing that is lacking. I mean, we can have all
the money, we can have, all the friends we can have,
all the comforts we can have everything. But I think
the one thing that the world is lacking is just
like the spirit of encouragement, because it always seems like
the world is ending and the sky is falling. I
(08:53):
think if we just had a little bit more encouragement
that it's gonna be okay, that yeah it's bad, but
it's gonna get better. I just think that goes a
long way in life. And that's what I pretty much
my new joke, not really joke, but my new kind
of saying is that that good energy and good news
is like it's the new drugs. Like people can't find
good information anywhere. And I think that's the secret sauce
(09:15):
in the Waterbury Times. We don't do click bait. We
don't post negative stories for the sake it's all. I'll
post the squirrel running by, I'll post the spider web
or a nice sunset, and you be surprised. Two hundred
hard emojis that might be the nicest thing those people
saw all day long. So I just think that encouragement
and just positive energy is a I think it's on
(09:36):
the comeback.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
As a black man living in the water Very area,
what has it been like for you to have this
kind of business.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
To have this kind of business it's been it's a
mix of emotions. It's a mix of emotions. Again, it
ties back into when you're like the first in the
space or doing something unorthodox, you're gonna get mixed reviews
from people. All the time. I would say, generally I've
been received well, but you just have to understand at
least I try to understand that we live in a
(10:05):
world with prejudices and I just kind of stomach those
where I know they're gonna be because typically guys like
me don't do what I'm doing, so I know it
kind of throws people off. But again it ties back
to the sincerity. I feel like after they see the sincerity,
I think people will suspend their personal beliefs when they
see that, hey, this is a good guy trying to
(10:27):
do good here, and then you know you can't help
the people that can't. But all in all, I would say,
I would say a thumbs up experience, and the most
inspiring for me is any small little child that I see,
especially days when I have my suit and taion. I
know they never see a black man wearing a tie.
And I'm not trying to broad stroke it. I'm not
suggesting that they don't have an uncle or a father
and a family, but majority speaking, when do they see
(10:51):
just a general black man in general, just with a
suit and taion And I'll throw one on just to
walk to the corner store because I might walk past
a young kid so he knows he doesn't have to
wear hoodie all the time. So it's like a it's
like a sight, like a silent crusade that I'm on
in a way, a lot on my plate that I
keep in my mind when I set foot out the house,
Like every day I'm becoming a role model for not
(11:13):
only you know, small black and brown children, just for
people in general. So it's a it's a very fulfilling
experience that I'm having started from a Facebook page. Never
would have thought it would get this big, this far.
Speaker 1 (11:25):
It's not an easy walk at all, know, but it
can be very fulfilling.
Speaker 2 (11:31):
No, absolutely absolutely. I mean the looks on people's faces
when people yell out the windows or Waterbury times, or
I did a class at a steak car, the people
that come up and give me hugs after I spoke
at hangtime, her time, recidivism, So people that just came
home from prison, like, those are the people for someone
(11:52):
to see me standing there, And this was in a
suit entire day. Now I have my hoodie on and
a fitted hat on. I look exactly like him and
all his friends, and he's hearing me up here talk
saying what I did. I saw the sparkles in their
eyes like, whoa, Oh, there's more than what I think
is out there in life. And if I could, if
my lasting legacy could be that I just made people
(12:12):
see that there's way more to life than what you
think there is, that that would be I could smile.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
Yes, Yes, I have to get religious for a moment,
because you know I am a minister. When you were
talking about prejudice before. Sorry, I've got to go to
the scripture. It says God shows no partiality, which means
he's not partial to anybody. He loves every single person
the same and if we were created in his image,
as it says, then we are all like him. So
(12:41):
people without faith can't relate to that, but there are
people of faith who forget and they don't realize. I
wanted to ask you about what upcoming projects or initiatives
should we look for from the Waterbury Times or Parker
Jane Public Benefit Corporation.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Well, absolutely so coming up, as we all know, rolling
into the holiday season, so we're gonna have coulte drives.
We actually are in the works. I think this is
one hundred percent, let's call it ninety nine percent. I
was on the phone with the Waterbury Health Department. They're
doing a month and a half long coat drive, so
we're gonna be participating in that. We'll find a location
for people to drop off quotes, so we'll participate in that.
(13:19):
We also are participating with the Waterbury Community Court and
their Winterfest, so we'll be on the Waterbury Green, the
Merriton Green, and the New Haven Green, like a big
give back day on all different greens. And then just
everything that we do at the Warterbury Times, a lot
of it ends up being spontaneous and a lot of
(13:40):
it is on the fly because it's the news. But
as far as the initiatives, we have those. And then
we are working on a no vaping that's like the
newest thing coming up. We're gonna do a no vaping
PSA The Dangers of Vaping. That'll be our next Quarterbright
Times Investigates.
Speaker 1 (13:54):
I love that. I see too many kids. It drives
me crazy. Yeah, it's so unhealthy than for them. I
have a friend who's a dental hygienist. She's like Ellie.
When I look in people's mouths, I can see what
the vaping is doing to them. That's just their mouths.
Imagine their lungs and everything else.
Speaker 2 (14:11):
I never considered that you just helped the episode become better.
I got to find the dentist person to talk because
I have the Waterbury Health They're going to talk about it.
You know. I got to do both sides. I got
to go to the vape people and talk about how
it's better than smoking cigarettes, and then I got to
go why it's still bad though.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
Yes, yes, to be your reporter, be your reporter. I'm
absolutely I'm speaking with DM Livingston, owner of the Waterbury
Times and the new founder of Parker Jane Public Benefit Corporation.
You can go to the Waterbury Times dot com. It's
at the Waterbery Times on social media. You can find
everything right there. Thank you so much for being here today,
for sharing your story and for serving the community.
Speaker 2 (14:51):
Absolutely, thank you for having me
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