Avon

Some families travel great distances to the salon which provides comfort for children who fear getting a haircut.

A haircut is something most of us take for a granted. But for children with sensory issues, a haircut is anything but an ordinary experience. That’s why one Avon salon is providing relief for many families. While clipping away, Sally Larsen is cutting through a great deal of fear for some. Larsen owns “Cuts for Peanuts,” a specialized salon...

A local farm says it is committed to feeding 100,000 people this Thanksgiving.

“We can’t ourselves feed 100,000 people turkey at thanksgiving, but we can ask for help,” Miler Foods Inc. President and CEO Capri Brighenti said. Avon’s Miller Farms has been in the turkey business for four generations. “We have always gifted in one way shape or form, this year is just a little bit more structured,” Brighenti said. A few...

It may be the middle of the high school football season, but two players from Avon Old Farms had somewhere to be far away from the football field. “It was super awesome to just be able to give him a hug,” said senior quarterback Ryan Puglisi. With the help of the AOF administration, he and teammate, junior Owen Moreland traveled…

It may be the middle of the high school football season, but two players from Avon Old Farms had somewhere to be far away from the football field.

Avon police have arrested a man that is accused of fraudulently selling a home for $300,000. Authorities said William Ferrigno turned himself into police on an outstanding warrant Friday afternoon. He faces first-degree larceny charges. Police said the arrest comes after a thorough investigation involving a piece of residential property that was allegedly sold for $300,000. Ferrigno was released on…

A 200-year-old schoolhouse in Avon will soon become a history museum. The Avon Historical Society expects the renovations to be complete in spring of 2024. Meantime, work on the building’s exterior has already begun. Crews were busy on Wednesday, renovating the now centuries-old structure. It’s a one-room schoolhouse, dating back to 1823. According to the Avon Historical Society, Avon...

A 200-year-old schoolhouse in Avon will soon become a history museum.

The beauty of America’s wild horses and the threats to their future are themes in a new documentary called “The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses.” The film’s East Coast premiere is taking place at U.S. Horse Welfare & Rescue in Avon Saturday night. Director Steven Latham will be at the screening. He says he hopes the film not only brings...

“The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses” was produced by a filmmaker with New England roots and has its East Coast premiere Saturday.

A director with ties to New England is showing his documentary Saturday at a horse rescue in Avon to bring awareness to these beautiful animals and the challenges they face.

A man suspected in a burglary at a house in Avon over the weekend has been arrested and police said the burglary is similar to several others believed to be connected to a crime group based out of Chile. Officers responded to a home on Far Hills Drive in Avon at 1:06 p.m. Sunday after a burglar alarm went off…

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a kidnapping and brutal assault in Avon nearly 40 years ago. George Legere, 75, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced last month in Hartford. Legere was arrested in May 2021 after DNA identified him as the suspect in a kidnapping and rape of a woman in Avon on April…

A small horse is spreading a huge amount of joy in Connecticut. Lacie, a miniature horse, transferred to a farm in Avon from California, and she is already making special connections with people in the state. It was a heart-warming moment when Joanys Garcia met the little horse Lacie for the first time. Now a bit of horseplay will be…

Lacie the miniature horse is boarding at a rescue nonprofit in Avon and will provide joy around the state as a certified therapy horse.

What would you do if your walls started buzzing? Earlier this month, Robin Baran in Avon noticed just that. In addition to warm spots and vibrating in her bedroom walls, she found bees swarming outside her home. You can see them in this video Baran took: Suspecting insect intruders, she called Jonny Bee Good, a bee removal service based in…

Close to a thousand people were in Avon on Saturday, supporting the 2023 ERRACE Foundation, which raises money for cancer patients and outreach programs in our state.

Close to a thousand people were in Avon on Saturday, supporting the 2023 ERRACE Foundation, which raises money for cancer patients and outreach programs in our state.  “I’m a cyclist primarily and she was a runner,” said ERRACE cofounder and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Andy Caputo. Dr. Caputo created the organization with his wife Allyson after she was diagnosed with...

An Avon resident was taken to the hospital after their grill’s propane tank caught fire Friday evening. The Avon Volunteer Fire Department said they responded to a home on Riverview at about 5:45 p.m. Crews said the resident was able to extinguish the fire themselves. The resident was taken to the hospital for treatment of possible first-degree burns. No...