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Westfield home destroyed in fire
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (79+ words) Apr 28, 2026, 5: 20 AM A home in Westfield is destroyed by fire overnight. Firefighters responded to flames on Kirkview Circle just off Lamberts Mill Road overnight, just across from the entrance to Shackamaxon Country Club. The Westwood Fire Chief tells News 12 nobody…...
New law to protect vaccine access in CT
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (90+ words) Apr 27, 2026, 5: 01 PM Gov. Ned Lamont Connecticut signed a bill into law Monday morning aimed at protecting vaccine access by countering the Trump administration's change to the vaccine schedule. Lamont says the law allows vaccines to be available and affordable in…...
Car crashes into front yard of Olinville home
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (201+ words) Apr 27, 2026, 6: 47 AM A car jumped the curb and smashed into the front yard of a house in Olinville Sunday just after 1 p. m. News 12 cameras captured a gray minivan after it smashed into the brick wall lining the yard on the corner…...
CT House approves ban on selling pistols that convert to "machine guns
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (610+ words) Apr 22, 2026, 6: 05 PM One thousand rounds a minute. That's what a handgun can fire when it is outfitted with a tiny piece of plastic called a "Glock switch." Now state lawmakers are taking action. The Connecticut House of Representatives voted to…...
Crews battle large residential fire in Ridgefield Park
1+ week, 1+ day ago (171+ words) Apr 21, 2026, 4: 35 AM Crews from multiple towns battled an overnight fire that started at a home in Ridgefield Park Tuesday. The fire broke out just after 2: 30 a. m. on Brinkerhoff Street. Flames could be seen shooting from the roof and rear of at…...
Resident injured while rescuing dogs from house fire in Franklin Township
1+ week, 4+ day ago (133+ words) Apr 18, 2026, 10: 25 PM A resident was injured Saturday while evacuating dogs from a house fire in Franklin Township, Somerset County, authorities said. Police responded at about 12: 10 p. m. to a report of a fire at a home in the 100 block of Irvington Avenue,…...
Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber remembered as leader who united people
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (369+ words) Jul 25, 2025, 11: 39 AM More than 1, 000 mourners honored Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber on Friday, who died of complications from a brain tumor last week. Gerber was remembered as a leader who unified a politically divided community with humility and kindness. "I…...
State workers" pay deal heads to Capitol for legislative approval
2+ week, 1+ day ago (119+ words) Apr 14, 2026, 8: 18 AM A newly ratified labor agreement between Gov. Ned Lamont and the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition was sent to the Connecticut General Assembly for approval Monday. The contracts were negotiated over the past several weeks and approved by…...
Officials: 2 dogs killed in Bethel house fire
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (190+ words) Jul 19, 2025, 1: 08 PM Two dogs were killed in a house fire Saturday in Bethel, the town's fire marshal says. It happened just before 7 p. m. on Bethpage Drive. Fire Marshal Thomas Galliford said when firefighters arrived, they found flames on the first floor....
Fire breaks out in Cherry Hill, family dog pulled to safety
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (50+ words) Jul 17, 2025, 6: 48 AM A fire broke out at a home on Crestbrook Avenue in Cherry Hill, leaving behind heavy damage but no injuries. The fire happened yesterday afternoon. Firefighters said the family dog was rescued just in time. No people were…...