Norfolk

Route 44 in Norfolk is closed after a car overturned and brought down a pole with wires, according to the state Department of Transportation. Transportation officials say the road, also known as Greenwoods Road East, is closed between Rock Hall Road and Tim O’Connor Road. Norfolk fire officials described the crash as serious. Eversource has been called to the scene….

Connecticut State Police Troop B is looking for your help finding suspected thieves accused of stealing liquor from a store in Norfolk early Wednesday morning. The robbers were caught on surveillance camera at the Mountain Spirit Liquor Store on John J. Curtiss Road at about 4:45 a.m. Responding officers said the thieves appear to have stolen several bottles of liquor….

Flakes are beginning to fly in certain parts of the state.

People in the extreme northwest hills in Connecticut are used to the snow, but they still have to prepare for it.

Crews across the state says they’ll be ready to keep the roads clear of snow that’s expected to come.

Crews across the state says they’ll be ready to keep the roads clear of snow that’s expected to come. That’s especially going to be in the northwest Connecticut. If there’s a place that’s used to winter weather it’s in Norfolk, the icebox of the Connecticut. It’s one of the places getting ready for snowfall. “Nobody who lives here is...

Road crews across the state are prepping for snow that’s expected to come starting tomorrow.

Route 44 reopened in Norfolk Friday afternoon, nearly a full week after a truck rollover and gas spill shut it down. The tanker truck rolled over on Route 44 near Maple Avenue around 6 a.m. Saturday. The truck was carrying 8,200 gallons of gasoline, all of which spilled onto lawns, and into storm drains in the area. Gasoline seeped into…

Statewide cleanup efforts continue in Norfolk after a truck accident spilled thousands of gallons of gasoline this past Saturday morning. “When you lose 8,200 gallons of gasoline, all at the same time, that’s a big event,” said Richard Scalora, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) supervising emergency response coordinator. One DEEP official said that in 15 years, this is…

Crews remained on the scene and Route 44 continued to be shut down Wednesday in Norfolk days after a tanker truck overturned, spilling more than 8,000 gallons of gasoline onto properties and into storm drains.

Route 44 remains closed as crews continue to clean up a gasoline spill.

Route 44 in Norfolk remains closed as crews continue a big clean up effort after a tanker overturned, spilling gasoline.

Route 44 in Norfolk is expected to be closed for several days after a tanker carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline overturned in Norfolk early Saturday morning, according to officials. Jon Barbagallo, Public Information Officer for the Town of Norfolk, said that the tanker carrying approximately 8,200 gallons of gasoline went off the road on Route 44 near Maple Avenue…

About 8,000 runners laced up for the Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon on Saturday. It held a special meaning for one local man, who put his heart into the race. Pounding the pavement or hitting the trail is Michael Lo Presti’s passion. “I’ve done 105 marathons and longer races,” Lo Presti said. For the Norfolk native, the Hartford marathon…

Two people died and five others are injured following a shooting in Norfolk, Virginia early Sunday morning.

The Norfolk Food Pantry at Church of Christ Congregational is seeing fewer donations and rising grocery bills amid the worst inflation in nearly 40 years.

The Norfolk Food Pantry has been open for many years at the Church of Christ Congregational. During the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers started tracking how many families were in need of assistance. “Throughout COVID, we’ve probably fed about two to four families per day,” said Reverend Erick Olsen. That totaled to about 12 to 15 people per day. During the highest…

A man from Torrington has died after a crash in Norfolk on Sunday afternoon. State police said 21-year-old Nicholas Ponzi, of Torrington, was traveling east on Route 44 around 4 p.m. when he went off of the road, hit a stone wall and landed sideways. Ponzi was transported to Winsted Health by Norfolk Ambulance for what authorities described as serious…

State police say a 20-year-old man assaulted and attempted to sexually assault a woman who was out for a walk in Norfolk Thursday night.

State police say a 20-year-old man assaulted and attempted to sexually assault a woman who was out for a walk in Norfolk Thursday night. Troopers got a report of a woman who appeared to be in medical distress walking in the Parker Hill Road area just before 7 p.m. They responded to the area and located the woman. She was…