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I-91 North Clear in Rocky Hill After Crash
Interstate 91 North in Rocky Hill was congested after a crash, but the road has cleared. A tractor-trailer and another vehicle collided between exits 22 and 23, according to CTRoads.org. No additional information was immediately available.
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Website Claims Ames Department Stores Making a Comeback in 2023
A posting on a website claims a familiar face is ready to welcome back customers for the first time in almost twenty years. Ames Department Stores, Inc. made the announcement on their website that they will be opening locations in Connecticut once again starting in the Spring of 2023. The department store chain closed down its locations in the early…
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Emergency Crews Help Goose Stuck on Icy Pond in Rocky Hill
Emergency crews responded to help a goose that was stuck on an icy pond in Rocky Hill Thursday. Douglas Clarke, public relations officer for the Rocky Hill Fire Department, said the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection called them about a goose in distress that had been on Hayes Pond for about two days and they responded. ...
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I-91 North in Rocky Hill Reopens After Multi-Vehicle Crash
Interstate 91 north in Rocky Hill has reopened after a multi-vehicle crash caused miles of congestion on Tuesday morning. State Dept. of Transportation officials said three vehicles were involved in the crash between exits 22 and 23. The two left lanes were closed, but have since reopened. There was about three miles of congestion in the area between exits 20…
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Police Continue Search for Man Accused of Exposing Himself to Students in Rocky Hill
Police are continuing to search for a man who is suspected of exposing himself to students near Rocky Hill High School last week. Police said there have been multiple sightings of the vehicle in Rocky Hill public school parking lots before school hours and there are extra police patrols in and around school properties. The car is a black Lexus…
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Police Look for Man Accused of Exposing Himself to Students in Rocky Hill
Police are looking for a man who is suspected of exposing himself to students near Rocky Hill High School on Thursday. Two high school students walking in the Mountain View Drive area near the tennis courts reported that they saw a man parked in a car engaged in indecent exposure. The students told school officials who notified school resource officers….
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Former Charter School Organization CEO Found Guilty of 1984 Kidnappings
A Marlborough man and former charter school CEO has been found guilty of four sexual assaults in different Connecticut cities and towns in 1984. Court officials said 71-year-old Michael Marion Sharpe was found guilty on eight counts for first-degree kidnapping and kidnapping in the commission of a felony. Sharpe was arrested in 2020 after a DNA match. According to the…
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Fire Knocked Down at Rocky Hill Nursing Home
Firefighters knocked down a fire at a nursing home in Rocky Hill over the weekend. Crews were called to the Maple View Manor nursing home on Maple Street around 2:45 a.m. on Sunday after getting a report of an activated fire alarm. When crews arrived, they said they found smoke in the kitchen area with no known immediate source and…
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1 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured After Crash on I-91 North in Rocky Hill
A woman has died and a man has serious injuries after a crash on Interstate 91 north in Rocky Hill over the weekend. State police said 32-year-old Eralda Xhaxha, of Enfield, was driving in the left lane on I-91 north near exit 24 around 3:45 p.m. on Sunday when she swerved across the right center and right lane and entered…
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Boat Launch in Rocky Hill Reopens After 2 Vehicles Drove Into CT River
The boat launch at Ferry Park in Rocky Hill has reopened after two vehicles drove into the Connecticut River overnight. Firefighters said they were at the scene with police and the state Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection. According to officials, the vehicles that drove into the river were sitting at the bottom of the river and were leaking gas….
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Man Rescued After Construction Accident in Rocky Hill
A quick and responsive team made up of police, nurses, construction workers, and more worked together to save a trapped construction worker in Rocky Hill.
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Emergency Crews Responding to Construction Accident in Rocky Hill
Police officers and firefighters are responding to a construction accident in Rocky Hill and LifeStar medical transport helicopter is heading to the scene.
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Worker Impaled by Construction Equipment in Rocky Hill: Police
A worker was seriously injured at a construction site in Rocky Hill Friday morning. Police officers and firefighters responded to 153 Parsonage Street around 9:25 a.m. and found a 45-year-old man had been impaled by construction equipment through the leg, according to police. Trauma surgeons from Hartford Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital were called to the site due to…
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Firefighter Injured Battling House Fire in Rocky Hill
A firefighter was injured while battling a house fire in Rocky Hill on Friday night. Fire crews were called to an, old two-story farm house around 8:10 p.m. after getting a report of a structure fire. When crews arrived, they said they found fire on the second floor of the home. No residents were home at the time. White fighting…
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I-91 in Rocky Hill Reopens After Car Overturns
Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill has reopened after a car overturned and caused lane closures on Monday night. The state Dept. of Transportation said there were heavy traffic delays between exits 24 and 25 on I-91 north. At one point, three lanes of traffic were closed. It has since reopened. It’s unclear if anyone was injured in the incident.
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Bus Fire Closed Lanes of I-91 South in Rocky Hill
A bus caught fire on Interstate 91 South in Rocky Hill Wednesday morning and closed lanes. No passengers are on the bus and no injuries are reported, according to a Tweet from state police. No additional information was released.
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Rocky Hill Police Take Male Who Barricaded Himself at Apartment Complex into Custody: Officials
A man who barricaded himself at the Forrest Park Apartments in Rocky Hill on Saturday has been taken into custody, according to police. According to the Rocky Hill Police Department, part of the Forrest Park Apartments, located at 100 West Street were evacuated earlier Saturday but stated the area is now safe to return to. The male has been taken…
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Crews Rescue Two People After Car Goes Down Embankment in Rocky Hill
Two people were rescued in Rocky Hill on Thursday after the vehicle they were in went about 150 feet down in an embankment, according to authorities. Crews responded to the area of Interstate 91 North by exit 24 and discovered a car sitting in about four feet of water. Firefighters said the car appears to have hit and ran through…
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Road Reopens After Fire in Rocky Hill
Crews responded to a fire in Rocky Hill and police warned of road closures. Police said the fire was on Dividend Road. The scene is now clear, according to police.
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Crews Respond to House Fire in Rocky Hill
Richard Road in Rocky Hill is closed as firefighters work to put out a house fire. Officials said everyone made it out of the house safely. The road is expected to be closed for a while.