Cromwell

With galleries of people lining the fairways, the Travelers Championship has always drawn huge crowds. Not this year. Absent are the fans that surround the greens and leave their own green behind. Larry McHugh is the president of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, which includes Cromwell and many surrounding towns. With this year’s tournament being a TV-only event,...

Amazon announced Wednesday that it will be opening a new fulfillment center in Cromwell, a move that will bring in hundreds of new jobs. The company will open a new 400,000-square-foot facility at 120 Country Line Drive. Amazon said it will be hiring for the packing floor as well as jobs in human resources, operations management, safety, security, finance and…

Safety remains the top priority for golf courses as more people take advantage of the socially distant outdoor activity. Courses are continuing to adapt so that everyone can play while adhering to state and local safety guidelines. TPC River Highlands in Cromwell has installed E-Z Lyft devices so that golfers don’t have to touch the pin to retrieve the...

TPC River Highlands in Cromwell has installed E-Z Lyft devices so that golfers don’t have to touch the pin to retrieve the ball from the cup.

The town of Cromwell has taken steps to allow businesses that want to reopen to do so immediately, in opposition to Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive orders and reopening plans. In a meeting Wednesday, the town council voted 8-0 in favor of the decision, which will allow the town attorney to create a declaration allowing businesses in Cromwell that are...

The town of Cromwell has taken steps to allow businesses that want to reopen to do so immediately, in opposition to Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive orders and reopening plans.

Governor Lamont told NBC Connecticut he is sticking with June 1 as a reopening date for hair salons and barbershops

Serious injuries are reported in a crash on Interstate 91 North in Cromwell. Police said the exit will be closed and traffic is being diverted off the highway at exit 21.

Cromwell police have arrested a man who is accused of shooting at a vehicle at a gas station on Sunday. Officers responded to a report of a shooting that happened at the Citgo Gas Station on Main Street. Investigators said it was reported that two gunshots were fired, one of which hit someone’s vehicle. The suspect, later identified as...

The decision to play the Travelers Championship without fans will impact the small businesses in the area around the tournament that depend on the crowds.

Two teenage girls from Middletown have died after a driver lost control of a vehicle on Route 9 South in Cromwell on Monday night and police said one of the people who died had been dragged by a vehicle. Police identified one of the passengers who died as 16-year-old Chloe Russell, of Middletown, and the other as 14-year-old Sophia Rae…

Two people, including a 16-year-old girl, are dead after a crash on Route 9 in Cromwell on Monday night.

A suspect involved in a police shooting in Cromwell is facing assault and interfering with an officer charges. Connecticut State Police said the situation started when a probation officer received a tip that 36-year-old Samuel Moore, who was convicted of attempted murder and robbery in 2007 and was now serving probation, had three handguns in his possession. That probation officer…

Officials have identified a man involved in an officer-involved shooting in Cromwell Tuesday. Connecticut State Police said it started when Cromwell police were called to help with a probation check on Salem Drive in Cromwell. Officers said the subject of that check, 36-year-old Samuel Moore, retreated to the back of the home, then, after officers established a perimeter around the…

“A lot of canned goods. Bread. Eggs. Stuff like that, and there’s hardly any. … There’s no water,” said Erika Balaguer, a New Britain resident. She got to Walmart in Cromwell bright and early Friday in hopes that the box store would be re-stocked with essentials needed in case of a self quarantine. “I’m starting to get concerned now...

There were heavy delays for nearly five miles after a crash on Interstate 91 North in Cromwell, but the scene is now clear. The CT Travel Smart website says a vehicle rolled over between Exits 22 and 23 and the highway was congested between exits 20 and 23. State police said no injuries are reported.

A Cromwell man shot himself in the leg while cleaning his gun at his home on Sunday afternoon, according to police. Police said they responded to a home on Coles Road at 12:18 p.m. to investigate the report that the man shot himself while cleaning and unloading his gun at his home and medics also responded to treat the man….

Police are looking for juveniles, possibly as young as 10 and 12 years old, who they say stole a car, then shoplifted at Walmart in Cromwell and hit a police officer with an open door of the vehicle while fleeing the scene. Police said officers responded to the Walmart at 161 Berlin Road just before 10 a.m. and were told…

Cromwell police have arrested a man accused of recklessly driving a stolen vehicle and causing a crash Thursday afternoon.

Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Mobil gas station on Berlin Road in Cromwell. Police said two people approached the counter as if they were going to pay for some items just before 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, one showed a gun and they demanded cash from the register.  Then they fled in a black SUV.  Clothing descriptions included...