Glastonbury

Emergency crews are working to repair a water main break on Griswold Street in Glastonbury Wednesday. Glastonbury police said the road is closed between Main Street and Bantle Road. The break is in front of the Naubuc School. Drivers are warned to avoid the area. No other details were immediately available.

Route 2 in Glastonbury has reopened after a police investigation closed a portion of it briefly on Wednesday morning. State Dept. of Transportation officials said there was police activity and Route 2 westbound was closed at exit 10. It has since reopened. Authorities have not released details about what exactly was being investigated.

A 58-year-old Colchester woman has died after a crash on Route 2 in Glastonbury Monday evening. State police said Marie Mathieu was driving a Toyota Camry and was struck by a Mercedes Benz around 5:30 p.m. at the top of the exit 9 on-ramp. The impact pushed her vehicle into a guardrail. Mathieu sustained serious injuries and was transported to…

A man who was stabbed at a Glastonbury home on Tuesday night has been released from the hospital and police said the man who is accused of stabbing him had self-inflicted knife wounds, according to police. Officers responded to Sherwood Drive at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday to investigate a stabbing and found a man they described as elderly in the garage,…

Two men are hospitalized after what police are calling a family violence incident in Glastonbury and one of them had been stabbed, police said.

According recent MLS data, home sales prices have jumped dramatically in 2020. Sales statistics show the average sales price in Connecticut has climbed by $36,000 this year compared to last. Kristin and Brandon Barrett just recently closed on a house in Glastonbury. It is the second home they’ve ever purchased. However, in this competitive seller’s market, the experience was a…

Experts say the real estate market has been “insanely” busy during the pandemic.

Here in New England the first major snow storm usually gets people out to the store to buy essentials such as ice melts, gloves and of course shovels, and this storm is no exception. “Do you think it’s going to be big? I think it’s going to be big,” said MaryAnn Gardener from Glastonbury. That’s the question everyone is...

For 10 years, a Glastonbury bus driver has made it his mission to provide toys for girls and boys as a part of the Nutmeg Big Brothers, Big Sisters program.

For 10 years, a Glastonbury bus driver has made it his mission to provide toys for girls and boys as a part of the Nutmeg Big Brothers, Big Sisters program. Vinny DiNatale is still leading the charge as a way of providing a little holiday cheer for kids. “It helps the underprivileged kids and the people are very generous and…

Eight-year-old Oliver Koening-Paquin gathered more than 1,600 pajamas to give to kids in need.

A fire broke out in the basement of a home in Glastonbury Friday morning and part of Main Street was closed as firefighters work to put out the fire. The single-family home is on Old Maids Lane and part of Main Street that accesses the road was closed. People who were in the house made it out safely. Fire officials…

A Glastonbury woman collected items for domestic violence survivors in front of Daybreak Coffee Roasters on Thursday. “During this pandemic, we’re seeing domestic violence is on the rise and people don’t have those outlets they had prior to COVID and so this is really dear to my heart, to empower women and even men alike who are courageous enough...

A water main break has closed an intersection in Glastonbury on Wednesday morning. Police said a portion of Commerce Street is closed near Oakwood Drive due to a water main break at the intersection of the two streets. Workers at the industrial site across from the break said it happened between 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Crews were called out…

Part of Commerce Street is closed near Oakwood Drive due to a water main break at the intersection of the two streets.

Kids from the Glastonbury Newcomers’ & Neighbors Club collected socks to donate to those experiencing homelessness in the Hartford area.

State police have released the identity of the man killed in a crash on Route 2 in Glastonbury on Sunday evening. Juan Carlos Devalle, 53, of Waterbury, was killed when he lost control of his car in the westbound lanes of Route 2 near Exit 10 just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday, according to police. State police are asking anyone who…

A Glastonbury resident finished first in this year’s virtual Manchester Road Race. Donn Cabral, 30, finished with a total listed time of 23:00 and a pace of 4:51. We spoke to Cabral before this year’s race. Cabral couldn’t even remember the first time he ran the race. Running has since taken him to two Olympic Games. He hasn’t missed...

While the Manchester Road Race will look different this year, the annual tradition continues.

The superintendent of Bristol Public Schools notified parents this week of the district’s plan for inclement winter weather. The district plans to only use three terms: 2-hour delay, closure or early dismissal. But this year instead of closing for a snow day, students and staff will learn remotely from home. Danielle Pescetelli, a mother in Bristol, said this plan...