Newington

Two people have serious injuries after a crash in Newington Sunday night, according to police. Police said they responded to 102 Pane Road around 11 p.m. after a vehicle crashed into the building and the vehicle was on fire, police said. The two people in the vehicle sustained what appeared to be serious injuries and were transported to an area…

One person has tested positive for coronavirus at Newington High School, school district officials said. According to officials, the school district learned that a member of the Newington High School community tested positive for COVID-19. It’s unclear if the person is a student or staff member. All staff and students who were in the same room with the person...

Students have returned to school in Neewington and the superintendent gives a glimpse of how the school year is going so far amid the pandemic.

Some students have started heading back to school in the state this week, while others are learning the start of their school year is being delayed. Newington is starting the school year with a half day. The school district is operating with a hybrid model, in which students are separated into two groups — blue and gold — with each…

Students are returning to school in Newington today for the first time since the pandemic forced schools to close and send students home to learn for the rest of the school year.

Students are beginning to return to school for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close in March.

Some kids will start heading back to school in the state this week.

Crews are investigating after a gas leak prompted some evacuations in Newington on Saturday. Police said crews have plugged the gas leak on East Robbins Avenue, but it is still leaking. Authorities are waiting for road crews to come secure the leak. Officers sent a reverse 911 message to houses in the neighborhood so they would know to evacuate, officers…

Police are investigating after a house in Newington was damaged in a drive-by shooting on Sunday night. Officers responded to a home on Robbins Avenue around 11:15 p.m. after getting a report of a drive-by shooting. According to police, people inside of the home reported hearing three to four loud bangs and then glass breaking within the home. Officers at…

A man was transported with serious injuries after a single car accident on Route 9 in Newington Saturday morning. State troopers were dispatched to the area of exit 30 on route 9 northbound just before 1 a.m. According to officials, the driver, Tyler Lamontagne of Middletown, lost control of his vehicle and traveled through the wire rope guide rail before…

One lane of Route 9 North in Newington is getting by between exits 29 and 30 after a car went down an embankment. Police said a car went down a steep 30- to 40-foot embankment and minor injuries are reported. The highway was closed. Police received the call at 5:11 a.m. and they are working on getting the car out.

A rally opposing legislative bill LCO NO. 3471 “an act concerning police accountability” is being held today at the state capitol. The 10 a.m. ‘Back the Blue’ rally organizers say, the bill is attempting to strip Connecticut police officers of the ability to serve and protect citizens. “The bill will put the safety of the police and the public more…

The governor laid out several things for them to tackle, including some related to the pandemic and the current national police protests. There were some heated moments as dueling groups rallied at Mill Pond Park in Newington on Wednesday. On one side: people holding signs saying Black Lives Matter and calling for reforms to police. “Police brutality is a big…

On Thursday lawmakers will gavel in a Special Session which will start in the House.

Pictures of swastikas and other anti-Semitic imagery flooded a Newington temple’s online service Friday. Right now, police are looking to find who created the disturbing, so-called “Zoom bomb” disruption during the Temple Sinai’s Shabbat.   “They put up a caricature of the Jew with a big nose. It was just so upsetting,” said Temple Sinai Rabbi Jeffrey Bennett, describing...

Members of one temple are reeling after an anti-Semitic incident during a Friday night service.

A motorcyclist was hit by a truck while a large group of motorcycles he was with was driving on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington. The incident occurred at the intersection of East Robbins Avenue and the Berlin Turnpike on Sunday afternoon. There was “miscommunication at the intersection” which ultimately led to the man being hit by the truck, according to…

Newington Public Schools officials are looking to change the mascot from the Indians. Superintendent Dr. Maureen Brummett confirmed that a committee will convene this fall and work toward picking a new mascot. According to the Newington Public Schools website, “the Sachem of the Wangunks represents the school mascot. He originally sold the land on which Newington stands to the settlers.”…

For many children, summer means swimming and camp. Strict social distancing and sanitation guidelines are causing quite a few communities to cancel those activities this season. “It’s a very difficult decision, it goes against everything a parks and recreation professional goes through,” said Bill DeMaio, Newington’s Parks and Recreation supervisor. DeMaio said the town pools won’t be filled this...

Meg Sautter and her group of friends were the first to line up to dine out at the Rooster Company in Newington Wednesday.  “I love this place.  We’ve been dying since they closed,” said Sautter, of Newington. The restaurant’s chef-owner, KC Ward, said he missed the bustle around his business for the last two months. “There’s been that element...