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Seymour and Oxford Public Schools will dismiss students early on Monday because of the solar eclipse. “After careful consideration and in light of recent advisories from the Connecticut State Department of Education regarding the solar eclipse, we’ve decided to implement an early release for all students and staff,” Dr. Susan Compton, the superintendent of schools for Seymour, wrote in...

A new report claims the Coe Pond Dam could breach at any time.

A new report is issuing a worrisome warning for residents in Naugatuck Valley. The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) is warning that a nearly mile-long dam at Coe River is at serious risk of breach, and if it’s not addressed, there’s a potential for loss of life and property. “It holds Coe Pond back from the Metro North...

A woman has been charged in connection to a wrong-way crash on Route 8 in Seymour over the weekend. Troopers were called to Route 8 South before exit 20 around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday after getting a report of a crash involving a vehicle traveling the wrong way. State police said a 55-year-old woman from Bethel was driving a Lexus…

Parts of Seymour may be without water today after a water main broke near North Star Drive. The Office of the First Selectwoman informed Aquarion customers around 4 p.m. that they may experience low or no water pressure over the next six to eight hours as the company works to repair the break. When service is restored, customers could have…

A water main break in the town of Seymour that impacted water services for hundreds of residents on Saturday has been repaired. According to Aquarion Water, a six inch water main on West Church Street began leaking around 5 p.m. on Saturday. The leak left about fifty customers without water and about five hundred more with some level of water….

A 28-year-old man has died after a motorcycle crash in Seymour over the weekend. Police said the crash happened on Great Hill Road around 7:30 p.m. Sunday. According to police, the motorcyclist was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital and died around an hour later. Police have identified him as 28-year-old Michael Marrone. No other vehicles were involved in the…

The Seymour First Selectman’s Office is looking for whoever vandalized property at the town’s land trust. Town officials said an excessive amount of damage and graffiti has been done at the Seymour Land Trust. “This upsets me and makes me sick knowing that the time and effort that goes into maintaining this historic piece of property by our volunteers...

Police have identified the person who was found dead in a river during Seymour’s Memorial Day parade on May 28. Investigators said a citizen noticed what appeared to be a body in the Naugatuck River under the Broad Street Bridge around 11:30 a.m. during the town’s annual Memorial Day parade. Emergency crews cordoned off the area and confirmed it...

Firefighters responded to the Seymour Community Center for smoky conditions as residents turned out to cast their vote on a budget referendum.

Firefighters responded to the Seymour Community Center for smoky conditions as residents turned out to cast their vote on a budget referendum. Crews initially responded to a reported electrical fire inside the community center. It turned out that the smell and presence of smoke was a result of a burned-out motor on the HVAC system, according to firefighters. “It’s...

One person was killed in a crash in Seymour Monday night. Emergency crews responded to a one-car crash in the area of 189 Maple Avenue just before 10:30 p.m. Monday, according to police. A car traveling north on Maple Avenue started to skid as it rounded a curve, went into the southbound lanes before skidding back across the northbound lanes…

Several people were taken to the hospital after a pickup crashed into a CT Transit bus in Seymour Thursday night. Firefighters said they responded to the accident on South Main Street. No one needed to be extricated, but several people were transported to the hospital with injuries. The specific number of people hospitalized is unclear. The extent of their injuries…

Seymour’s first selectwoman announced that police have arrested a person in connection to a cybercrime that resulted in the theft of $375,000 from the town’s Board of Education. First Selectwoman Annmarie Drugonis said the town was defrauded of the money last month. A man, identified as 48-year-old Charles Ukasanya, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, was arrested in his hometown Wednesday. The...

Seymour police are investigating the theft of about $375,000 in town funds, according to Police Chief John Bucherati. Police in Seymour are working with the State’s Attorney’s Office and the FBI on the investigation, Bucherati said. He did not release any futher details. Seymour First Selectwoman Annmarie Drugonis posted on her official Facebook page that the town is in...

Firefighters put out a fire at a house on Knorr Avenue in Seymour Thursday morning and said no one was hurt. Firefighters were alerted about the fire at 8:12 a.m. and it was under control in an hour, according to fire officials. The American Red Cross is assisting the family of five as well as the family’s dog and...

Aquarion Water Company is urging several customers in Seymour to boil their water as a precaution or use bottled water after a water main break along Route 67 Sunday night. The First Selectwoman posted on Facebook that it would take several hours to repair the watermain and to fully restore normal water service. Route 67 has reopened. Around 2,000 customers…

Public schools in Seymour will be closed Friday because of the forecast for storms. “Due to the intensity of the storm predicted for Friday and our desire to keep our students and staff safe, I have decided to close the schools on Friday, December 23. Please stay safe!” a message on the Seymour Public Schools website says. The rain will…

Seymour police have arrested the brother of a man accused of hitting an killing an elderly couple as they crossed Route 67 in December 2021. Riqui Irigoyen-Flores, 31, of West Haven was arrested Wednesday, according to police. He is the brother of Jair Irigoyen-Flores, who was charged with hitting and killing James and Barbara Tamborra on December 10, 2021. The…