Newington

A Newington police officer’s simple gesture is earning her praise in her community.

Police in Wethersfield and Newington are investigating after thieves broke into dozens of vehicles at apartment and housing complexes near the Berlin Turnpike.

Seniors in the state of Connecticut are speaking out about the physical and mental toll placed on their lives by the pandemic. NBC Connecticut spoke with seniors over the over the age of 70 who say they and many of their friends have dealt with the struggle to maintain their physical health with ailments they were dealing with prior to...

Winter high school sports will start playing games next week. The high school hockey season is already precarious, but for co-ops, the teams relying on two or more schools to come together to fill a roster, it’s even more on edge. “What happens if another school has an outbreak?” said Manchester senior Sam Hedlund. He plays on the Newington...

The high school hockey season is already precarious, but for co-ops, the teams relying on two or more schools to come together to fill a roster, it’s even more on edge.

Distance learning could mean the end of the snow day for students in some Connecticut cities and towns, at least for this school year. Newington’s board of education decided Wednesday night that the superintendent can decide whether to have a remote learning day or give the students the day off and make the day up at the end of...

Newington’s board of education decided Wednesday night that the superintendent can decide whether to have a remote learning day or give the students the day off and make the day up at the end of the year.

Kat Steck, a mom living in Los Angeles, challenged herself to stop buying new clothes for a year when she learned how much fast fashion is hurting the planet. After the year was over, she upped the ante. Today, Steck buys nothing new except for groceries and personal care items, and finds anything else she needs used on social media....

Two employees of an AT&T store in Newington were pistol-whipped during an armed robbery on Friday and police are searching for the people responsible.   Officers responded to the AT&T store at 3243 Berlin Turnpike in Newington at 7:35 p.m. after three masked males with guns forced their way into the store and pistol whipped two store employees, police...

High school hockey is back on the ice. Many teams starting practice on Jan. 19, the first day the state lifted its sports ban. At Newington, their co-op team spent the first week meeting virtually before finally hitting the ice for practice this week. Practice with a much different feel this year. Newington is a five-school co-op, so unable to…

Cedar Street, or Route 175, westbound in Newington is down to one lane near Maple Hill Avenue because of a water main break. Police said to expect delays during the evening rush and to use alternate routes.

The northbound side of the Berlin Turnpike has reopened after closing Wednesday. The road closed at Pane Road in Newington because of a serious crash, according to Newington police. Police said a truck hit a pole and the pole and wires were down.

There is no threat to the public after officials received a call indicating there was a shooting at a Newington home, according to Mayor Beth DelBuono. The incident happened on Church Street. DelBuono said there was no shooting and the call was a swatting incident. An NBC CT crew observed a heavy police presence at the home early Sunday evening….

More than 100 vehicles were broken into in Newington overnight and police are asking anyone with information or video to come forward. All the vehicles were at businesses or condominium complexes along Kitts Lane, between the Berlin Turnpike and Griswoldville Avenue, many items were stolen from them and the windows of several vehicles were smashed so the thieves could get…

More than 100 vehicles were broken into overnight at a condo complex in Newington.

Newington police are searching for a suspect accused of attacking a Salvation Army employee during an armed robbery Saturday. Police said a male suspect armed with a silver handgun approached employees after the store closed around 5:25 p.m. The suspect hit one employee with the gun, causing minor injuries, police said. The suspect then fled north on the Berlin Turnpike…

Several veterans in central Connecticut will have an extra reason to be thankful this year thanks to the efforts of one little girl. Avery Esposito, 9, took her school project to new heights. She is a 4th grader at East Farms School in Farmington and a member of the student council. “They [the student council] suggested things like interviewing a…

A 4th grade student at East Farms Elementary School in Farmington and members of the student council asked the kids to do a special project for Veteran’s Day.

An investigation is underway after a pickup truck drove into a motel in Newington Friday morning. Crews were dispatched to Friendly Acres on the Berlin Turnpike for reports of an accident. Investigators have not said whether there were injuries or what the extent of damages to the building may be. NBC Connecticut will bring you the latest when it becomes…

In Newington and New Britain, lines of cars funneled out of local testing sites and onto city streets Wednesday, where people waited for three hours or more to get tested for the coronavirus. “I’ve been up since 6 in the morning trying to get a test with my girlfriend.  We drove out to a place in Wethersfield for rapid testing,…