Farmington River

One man is dead after he drowned in the Farmington River Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 1:40 p.m., according to police. Police received a call that a 19-year-old had already been under water for several minutes. Witnesses and friends told police that the 19-year-old was last seen going under water in the Farmington River approximately 20 feet from…

Health officials are relaxing recommended restrictions on eating fish caught in the Farmington River after a June 2019 spill of firefighting foam that contained PFAS chemicals.

PFAS is a group of man-made chemicals that have been used since the 1940s across the world, including the United States. These chemicals do not break down, and have been tied to can lead to adverse reproductive, developmental, liver and kidney effects.

Six months after tens of thousands of gallons of firefighting foam spilled into the Farmington River in Windsor from Bradley, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal announced Friday a potential federal requirement to phase out firefighting foam containing PFAS at all military bases. “The United States military is going to take the lead and provide a model for the nation in...

The Connecticut Airport Authority is now working with state building officials to determine if firefighting foam systems using PFAS in certain airport hangars can be replaced with water.

Tests are underway to see if the water supply at a primary school in Canton was contaminated with a potentially dangerous firefighting foam.

For the first time since the firefighting foam spill in June, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is making it clear that it disagrees with a draft report from Signature Flight’s consultant that no drinking water wells should be tested for PFAS.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has spent $600,000 on the environmental cleanup following the B-17 crash.

Firefighters trained at Cherry Brook Primary School in Canton and sprayed foam containing the potentially harmful chemicals called PFAS.

The Connecticut Airport Authority held a meeting on Wednesday and talked about what is being done to minimize the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS.

A new report recommends public drinking water sources across Connecticut be tested in phases for potentially dangerous industrial compounds known as PFAS.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has recommended testing some wells for PFAS in Windsor and Windsor Locks.

A warning not to eat fish caught in the Farmington River remains in effect after firefighting foam spilled into the river from Bradley International Airport in June.

Beth Caruso lives right near the Farmington River in Windsor. She’s worried about PFAS.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal and others hope to bring change to eliminate PFAS from firefighting foam that has seeped into the Farmington River after being used at Bradley Airport.

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PFAS, known as “forever chemicals” have been linked to health risks ranging from developmental effects in fetuses and infants and certain forms of cancer.

The battle over a potential housing development in Avon is over.

Tuesday the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-1 against a zoning charge that would allow for the development on Nod Road in Avon.

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