colchester

Route 2 in Colchester has reopened after a car crash on Sunday night. The accident happened on the eastbound side of the highway around 11:15 p.m. and closed the road between exits 21 and 22. It has since reopened. Lifestar said late Sunday night they were responding to the crash. Authorities did not release any details about possible injuries. It’s…

Colchester Elementary School was closed Monday because some teachers experienced some side effects after getting the coronavirus vaccine over the weekend and there was a lack of substitute teachers to fill in. Supt. Jeffrey Burt said there was a vaccination clinic on Saturday and 17 Colchester Elementary School staff members, including nine who teach in core-area classrooms, who received the…

Colchester Elementary School had to close for the day on Monday after a teacher shortage following a vaccine clinic.

The emergency authorization of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine means that there are now three COVID-19 vaccines in circulation. And the J&J shot differs from the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in some important ways that may make it a game changer. NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres joined LX News to explain.

Day Pond State Park in Colchester is closed because of storm damage, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The CT State Parks Twitter account Tweeted the closure on Tuesday morning.

Crews responded to rollover crash with injuries on Route 2 in Colchester Thursday morning. Investigators say the crash happened on the westbound side near exits 18 and 17. There have been reports of injuries, but officers have not revealed what the extent of the injuries are at this time. State police and EMS also reported to the scene.

Five people are dead after a coronavirus outbreak at a Colchester nursing home, officials said Tuesday. Officials said 53 residents and 12 staff members at Harrington Court have tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Richard Feifer, the chief medical officer for Genesis HealthCare, which runs the facility, said five residents have died. Feifer said they have taken steps control the spread…

UPDATE 10/2/2020: After further analysis, Genesis HealthCare officials said they now do not believe the outbreak started with a patient admitted from Backus Hospital. “We value the excellent care provided by Backus Hospital to our patients and our community. We apologize for any confusion we may have caused.” At least 45 residents of a Colchester nursing home have tested positive…

At least 45 residents and 11 staff members at the Harrington Court nursing home in Colchester have tested positive for COVID-19, according the home’s parent company.

Governor Lamont spoke to an outbreak at a Colchester nursing home and the uptick in total cases in the community.

Colchester Elementary School will be closed for in-person learning for 14 days due to a staffing shortage, according to school administrators. There will be no online learning on Tuesday so teachers can prepare for remote learning. Three staff members at Colchester Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19 and other staff and some students who came in contact with them…

Colchester Elementary School will be closed for in-person learning for 14 days due to a staffing shortage, according to school administrators.

Three staff members at Colchester Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19 and other staff and some students who came in contact with them have been quarantined, according to the superintendent.

As students across Connecticut head back to school, some school districts are seeing cases of COVID-19, which is forcing them to close. Dr. Thomas Murray, associate medical director of infection prevention at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, discusses challenges schools face.

Colchester Public Schools have moved the start of classes from August 31 to September 8.

As of Thursday evening, more than 81 percent of town of Colchester remains without power following Tropical Storm Isaias.

A man charged with killing his family at their Florida home has claimed that his wife is the one who killed their three children and then herself. In a letter written to his father from a Florida jail last month, 44-year-old Anthony Todt alleges his wife, Megan, killed their three kids while he wasn’t home and then killed herself....

Firefighters were called to the Colchester home at 7 a.m. for reports of a structure fire. A baby was taken to the hospital after suffering severe burns. Two other adults were taken to the hospital as well.