Coventry

Coventry Police are looking for your help finding a man caught on camera robbing a bank in town Wednesday afternoon. Authorities say the robbery happened at Key Bank on Main Street at about 11 a.m. A man was caught on camera approaching a bank teller demanding money. He is described as a 5-foot-8 middle-aged man of average build. He was…

A Coventry man is facing charges after being accused of fraudulently obtaining $100,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Officials said John Matava, 58, was arrested on Saturday and was released on a $60,000 bond Monday. According to authorities, Matava requested a PPP loan for J.M. Builders LLC through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security…

A 57-year-old Willington man has died after a crash on Route 275 in Coventry Wednesday afternoon. Police identified the man who died as Keith Albert, 57, of Willington. Albert was involved in a one-vehicle crash, police said. His vehicle went off the road, down an embankment and hit a tree near 700 Stonehouse Road, or Route 275, around 3:46 p.m….

Who is responsible if trees fall from abandoned land onto an occupied home? It’s a question State Rep. Tim Ackert is mulling over after watching an NBC CT Responds investigation. The Republican lawmaker says he’s thinking of drafting legislation, too. This week, we were there when Ackert met with the Coventry man featured in the NBC CT Responds report...

: Rep. Tim Ackert says he is looking into proposing potential legislation after learning about a Coventry man’s troubles.

Two trees have fallen on Dana Markie’s house in just a couple years’ time, so he reached out to NBC CT Responds. He thinks the town should pitch in to help.

There’s a piece of land in Coventry that has no owner, and it’s causing quite a headache for a neighboring homeowner. Do you know who owns the parcels of land around your property? You may want to, after hearing Dana Markie’s story. Markie has dreamed of living in Coventry by Wangumbaug Lake. “We bought this place a couple of...

A recreational basketball and baseball coach for the town of Coventry has been sentenced to prison after he allegedly tried to entice players into online sexual relationships. Coventry police arrested 28-year-old Zachary Vannais in 2020 for incidents that happened between November 2019 and Jan. 2020. The Tolland State’s Attorney’s Office said Vannais created a fake social media account posing as…

There is a two-hour delay Friday at three schools in Coventry because of a power outage. There is a two-hour delay at the Hale Early Education Center, the Capt. Nathan Hale School and Coventry High School, according to the school department website because of power outages and challenges with the emergency backup generator. There is a possibility that school at...

Coventry Lake has reopened after a recent spread of blue algae, which can be dangerous for both people and animals, halted all water activities. The lake closed at the end of July after a health advisory was issued cautioning against water activities such as swimming and boating. The decision to reopen follows recent monitoring and data collected from the lake….

Health officials closed Coventry Lake to swimming after the discovery of a blue-green algae that can make people sick and can be fatal to animals.

Coventry Lake is closed until further notice because of the rapid spread of blue algae, which can be dangerous for both people and animals.

Coventry Lake is closed until further notice because of the rapid spread of blue algae, which can be dangerous for both people and animals. The town manager’s office said a health advisory has been issued, cautioning against water activities such as swimming and boating. The news comes as the state faces its first heat wave of the year. “This...

Coventry police are issuing a warning about phone calls that appear to be coming from the police department and people who are misrepresenting themselves asking for money and personal information. Police said it is a scam and warn residents not to reveal personal information or give money. Police said they have seen an increase of cases of people receiving phone…

A man who spent most of Monday barricaded in a home in Coventry finally surrendered to police around 4:15 p.m.

After an all-day standoff with a man barricaded in a home in Coventry, the man finally surrendered to police around 4:15 p.m. Monday.

Some Coventry schools are locked down, some neighbors have been evacuated and there is a shelter-in-place as police respond for a barricaded person.

A barricaded person in Coventry was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff at a residence in town on Monday. Connecticut State Police said the individual, identified as 38-year-old Jared Anderson, turned himself over to police peacefully. The incident prompted evacuations and school lockdowns throughout the day. According to state police, Anderson was barricaded on South Street. Officials initially arrived…

State Police and the Coventry Police Department have responded to South Street for a barricaded person and a shelter in place has been issued and area schools have been placed in lockdown as a precaution.

While many students and families have become accustomed to remote learning during the pandemic, the rules and requirements for remote learning have changed in Connecticut. In a letter to superintendents at the end of 2021, the state’s commissioner of education explained that COVID-19 health and safety concerns, “may dictate very limited exceptions” for remote learning, but it is generally not…