Glastonbury

Glastonbury Public Schools announced it is planning on implementing remote learning because of bad weather instead of taking a traditional “snow day” this winter. The change comes as a bit of a disappointment to many students. “I really like the snow days and get the chance to have the day off and play outside,” said Colin Nold, a 5th grader...

Glastonbury defeated Manchester 8-0 on Saturday behind two goals from senior Sam Forrest. Her second goal was the 46th of her career, which set the school record.

Glastonbury defeated Manchester 8-0 on Saturday behind two goals from senior Sam Forrest. Her second goal was the 46th of her career, which set the school record. “When I was coming down for the goal, I saw that the goalie was coming out,” said Forrest. “I knew I had to get around her and put the ball in the back…

John Vollinger, a Marine from Glastonbury who served in WWII. shared his thoughts on life as he turned 100 years old on Tuesday.

School officials said a total of 25 students and two staff members at Glastonbury Public Schools are in quarantine. Of the students in quarantine, 16 are from Glastonbury High School, seven are from Smith Middle School, one is from Gideon Welles School, and one is from Buttonball Elementary School, according to school officials. One staff member from Hopewell School and…

Facing the possibility of losing quality teachers who couldn’t return to the classroom this fall without first finding child care, Glastonbury found a solution. The district started its own day care, primarily for children of teachers. Identifying a shortage of child care options, the district established The Early Learning Center. It is located at a decommissioned school, formerly known...

A non-teaching staff member at the Hebron Avenue School in Glastonbury has tested positive for COVID-19, school officials confirmed Tuesday. In a letter provided by Principal Linda Provost, school officials said the staff member left the building Tuesday before lunch because they were not feeling well. Officials said the person was wearing a mask and did not have close contact…

Students in schools in Glastonbury and Wethersfield are heading back to school today for the first time since the pandemic started.

Sgt. David Coullard always wanted to be a Marine, ready and proud to serve his country. His mom, Anita Dziedzic remembers that commitment and shared her conversation with him after he was wounded, earning his first Purple Heart. “I said, ‘You’re going to come home, right? And heal up?’ And he goes .. I could hear him laughing at me…

A monument in Glastonbury for an Iraq war veteran was vandalized and police said they identified a 14-year-old young man from town as the person responsible. The monument, located at the Bell Street end of the Addison Bog multiuse trail, was put up in honor of Sgt. David Coullard, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, who was killed...

Glastonbury police are investigating vandalism at a monument honoring Sgt. David Coullard, who was killed in Iraq in 2005.

Police are investigating after two suspicious incidents in Glastonbury on Friday night. Police said a 10-year-old boy reported that while he was leaving swim practice at the Orchard Hill Swim Club around 9 p.m., he saw a man dressed in black, wearing a hoodie, come out of the woods. The boy told police that the man asked him his name…

Crews are investigating after a serious one-car crash in Glastonbury Friday night. The crash happened in front of 2104 Manchester Rd., according to Glastonbury Police Lt. Corey Davis. The road was closed between Indian Hill Trail and Fairway Crossing Friday night, police said. One person had to be extricated from the car, Davis said. The extent of injuries is unknown…

America’s oldest ferry is located right here in Connecticut.

Crews extinguished a brush fire caused by a downed power line in Glastonbury Sunday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the fire on Naubuc Avenue by the East Hartford town line at approximately 2:03 p.m. Eversource disconnected the power and the fire was extinguished, crews said. It is unknown if there are any injuries. No additional information was immediately available.

A Glastonbury family was in the basement of their home when a large tree toppled onto the house, nearly cutting it in half.

A Glastonbury restaurant will close for 10 days after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, the owners confirmed on their Facebook page. Bin228 gastropub confirmed Monday that an employee has tested positive for the virus. The restaurant has been temporarily closed and all other employees who may have been exposed have been notified. The restaurant will remain closed or 10…

Glastonbury has closed Cotton Hollow Preserve over safety concerns involving trails, swimming, and cliff jumping, according to Glastonbury police. In a Facebook post on Monday morning, police said they have seen a significant increase in park use and medical crews have responded to several emergency calls involving injured cliff jumpers. Crews have also seen an increase in trash, including broken…

Cotton Hollow swim area in Glastonbury is very popular but now there are concerns that it could be unsafe given the crowds it can draw.

A mother and her young child were injured after a drive-by shooting at a Glastonbury hotel, police said. Police received reports of a shooting around 10:08 a.m. Thursday at the Homewood Suites by Hilton at 65 Glastonbury Boulevard, according to Glastonbury Police Lt. Corey Davis. When officers arrived they found a mother in the parking lot with a toddler in…