Plainville

A popular hot air balloon festival in Plainville has been canceled this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Plainville Fire Company posted the cancellation on Facebook on Monday. “Due to the pandemic and its uncertainties, we are cancelling the 2020 Hot Air Balloon Festival,” the Fire Company said in part in the post. Organizers of the event said they hope to…

With restrictions expected to remain in place until at least May 20, communities are coming up with creative ways to help local shops. At West Main Pizza in Plainville, it’s a new kind of normal. Their bar and tables are empty, but their phones are buzzing. For now it’s all about takeout and delivery. “We try anyway to stay...

The program gives diners a chance to win a gift card if they order from local restaurants. It’s an initiative to support the businesses during the coronavirus crisis.

Days after Gov. Ned Lamont limited social and recreational gatherings to no more than five people due to the coronavirus pandemic, J. Timothy’s Taverne in Plainville announced that it is closing temporarily. The restaurant, like several other Connecticut restaurants and bars, has been closed and has been offering take-out only at the direction of the governor. On Saturday, J....

NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci addressed the media during Sunday’s coronavirus task force press conference and offered up his support of the federal government’s decision to extend social distancing guidelines until April 30th in an attempt to mitigate the impact of coronavirus in the country.

Both sides of Interstate 84 in Plainville have reopened after a crash and a jackknifed tractor-trailer on Tuesday. State police said a tandem trailer box truck jackknifed around 4 a.m. I-84 west was closed and all traffic was getting off at exit 35. Drivers were still able to get on Route 72. The eastbound side of I-84 in Plainville was…

A Plainville man is accused of recording girls changing in a locker room at Plainville High School Federal agents and Plainville police served a search and seizure warrant at the Northwest Drive home of 49-year-old Kyle Fasold on Friday. The warrant was for the search of electronic items, including an Apple iPhone X. Initial analysis of the iPhone revealed multiple...

A swim team volunteer is accused of recording girls changing in a high school locker room.

A freight train in Plainville derailed in Plainville on Sunday night. Fire officials said three train cars were involved in the derailment that happened near Atwood and Bartlett streets. The load was empty when the train derailed, but one of the cars was carrying liquid propane before so there were residual fumes, according to firefighters. The fumes were investigated and…

A freight train in Plainville derailed in Plainville Sunday night.

Valentine’s Day cards dating back to 1916 are bringing back fond memories for people in Plainville.

Joyce Goldberg, a resident of Plainville, found the vintage Valentine’s Day cards belonging to her, her brother and her mother Dorothy Murray Goldberg, while she was cleaning out her mother’s house.

Route 72 East is congested in the Bristol and Plainville areas because of several crashes, according to police. Police said the initial crash involved several vehicles and no serious injuries are reported. No additional information was immediately available.

A Plainville contractor has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $3.3 million from hundreds of his employees through phony administrators’ fees on their pension plans.

The cause of a fire at a soil treatment and recycling facility in Plainville on Tuesday is under investigation.. Police said the fire was at Clean Earth of Connecticut, which was formerly Phoenix Soil, LLC. on North Washington Street. According to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, their Emergency Response Unit responded to the fire. When DEEP arrived, the…

Connecticut State Police say they arrested 52 people suspected of driving under the influence and investigated two fatal traffic crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday enforcement period.

There is an increased police presence at Plainville High School Thursday after an investigation into an alleged threat, which police believe was a rumor that grew on social media.

Once a year, the Hartford Wolf Pack spends the morning off the ice and in the bowling alley to support Special Olympics Connecticut.

Rocky Hill High School has forfeited its game against Plainville due to alleged inappropriate behavior after Thursday’s football practice that prompted a police investigation.

The Better Business Bureau is urging caution to anyone who receives a congratulatory pregnancy card full of coupons in the mail.