Avon

It was quite a party in Avon today! First responders, friends and family came together to celebrate Catherine Ruez’s 105th birthday outside her home at Peachtree Village. Ruez has lived in town for more than seven decades after moving to Connecticut from Massachusetts in 1946. She taught math and science at Towpath Elementary School. When we asked her what her…

State police investigators searched an Avon property on Thursday in connection with the disappearance of missing New Canaan mom Jennifer Dulos, police confirmed to NBC Connecticut. The home is located at 44 Sky View Drive in Avon. It is a 25,000 square foot home sitting on four and a half acres. Troopers had previously been at the property as part…

State police investigators returned to an Avon property as part of their continued search for Jennifer Dulos.

State police investigators returned to an Avon property as part of their continued search for Jennifer Dulos.

State police investigators returned to an Avon property as part of their continued search for Jennifer Dulos.

Several police vehicles arrived at a home on Sky View Drive in Avon on Thursday that police previously had visited as part of their investigation into the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos.

Sunday marks one year since New Canaan mother of five Jennifer Dulos vanished after dropping her kids off at school. Police believe she was violently murdered by her estranged husband Fotis Dulos.

High school athletes everywhere miss being on the field. “I really miss having lacrosse every day after school,” said Avon boys lacrosse junior Owen Folkwein. “It gave me something to do and I miss all my friends I had on the team.” And turning off that competitive instinct doesn’t come easy. Lacrosse players have been working on their stick...

Avon police have arrested a man accused of barricading himself inside his home after a domestic incident. Police said officers were called to a home around 2 p.m. for a domestic disturbance involving a gun. When they arrived they found the victim unhurt. The suspect refused to speak with officers and hid in his home. The North Central Region Emergency…

A 79-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Avon on Thursday morning. Police said they responded to Maple Lane in Farmington Woods around 9:30 a.m. after a man was struck and found Daniel Paine, a resident, unresponsive and pinned under a vehicle. He had been on foot after leaving a residence when he was struck, according…

Deercliff Road in Avon is closed after a dump truck went off the road into a pond and flipped over onto its side, according to police. Police said no one was injured and no fluids from the vehicle leaked. Crews from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was called and are monitoring the removal of engine oil and…

Avon-based Gifts of Love is helping families in need with a backpack program that helps distribute food.

Two Avon police officers are back on the job in time for the holidays after spending months deployed in Afghanistan as part of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Beneath the frozen earth and seven feet down, artifacts, from more than 12,000 years ago, were discovered in Avon last January. The archeological findings were discovered while the state Department of Transportation crews excavated a site for a bridge replacement at the intersection of Route 10 and Old Farms Road.

A DOT construction crew working in Avon has uncovered a significant archaeological find that may be the oldest evidence of humans in Connecticut, dating back more than 12,000 years.

The town manager of Avon has confirmed it will formally announce the retirement of its longtime police chief in the coming days.

New Britain’s own George Springer will be in the lineup as Houston’s lead-off hitter, generating excitement in the Hardware City.

Police are reminding trick or treaters to wear bright colors or flashing lights as they go door to door, but some communities are adding an extra level of safety this Halloween: changing plans altogether.

With heavy in the forecast for Halloween on Thursday, many towns and parents are changing their plans for little trick-or-treaters.