Simsbury

The Simsbury Public Schools community is mourning a beloved school security guard who died of complications from COVID-19. Pedro “Peter” Gonzalez worked for US Allied Security and had been assigned to Simsbury Public Schools since 2016. He often worked after-school activities and was well known by his colleagues and students. School officials said Gonzalez began experiencing symptoms in mid-September. He…

Two people have died after a crash in Simsbury Tuesday. Police said three vehicles were involved in a crash on Route 185, near Summit Ridge and Princess Lane, and two of the three drivers died from their injuries. The other driver suffered minor injuries. One of the deceased drivers has been identified as Susan Scotti of Granby, Connecticut, according to…

A student at Squadron Line School in Simsbury has tested positive for COVID-19 and the other students in the child’s classroom will be sent home and have a week of distance learning. Supt. Matt Curtis notified the schools community Friday that the district was notified today that the student, who was last at school on Sept. 4, tested positive and…

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As students across Connecticut head back to school, some school districts are seeing cases of COVID-19, which is forcing them to close. Dr. Thomas Murray, associate medical director of infection prevention at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, discusses challenges schools face.

Simsbury commemorates its history of 350 years in a socially distant way.

On David Drive, just down the block from Jacquelyn Leopold’s house in Simsbury, a 50-foot branch sat across the road, 36 hours after Tropical Storm Isaias swept through. Leopold and her husband, Deputy First Selectman Sean Askham, have been hunkering down in their home with five-week-old daughter Audrey and four-year-old Eleanor for the past 48 hours.  “I feel like they…

Frustrations are growing in Simsbury as some people say they haven’t been able to leave their neighborhoods since Isaias moved through Tuesday.

“We always say test your equipment when you don’t need it because when you do need it, it’s an emergency. Now we’re getting a lot of calls this afternoon. It won’t start, what do I do?” questioned Melissa Brett, co-owner of Welden Hardware. Monday was a busy day at the Simsbury hardware store with lots of people running last-minute...

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced the reopening of eight inland swim areas and recreation areas closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re pleased to be providing a reopening of swimming at many of our inland state parks beginning this weekend,” said Katie Dykes, commissioner of DEEP. The inland state parks reopening this weekend for swimming...

DEEP is reopening eight inland swimming areas ahead of the hot weekend.

We’re hearing from the man who put his own life in danger to save his dogs when a bear attacked.

A man who was walking three dogs on a trail in Simsbury was attacked by a black bear Sunday morning. The incident happened at approximately 7:30 a.m. in the McLean Game Refuge off Firetown Road, police said. Police said the attack happened about 20 minutes into the Eddy Loop Trail. The man was walking three dogs on the trail when…

A man who was walking three dogs on a trail in Simsbury was attacked by a black bear Sunday morning.

Taylor explored the sculptures all around Simsbury.

A 98-year-old Simsbury man who was reported missing has returned home and the Silver Alert has been canceled.

Simsbury has canceled the Tariffville and Simsbury Memorial Day parades which were both scheduled for May 25. The decision was made due to the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. “While we all realize the reality of the current situation, we felt it best not to have an event that does not promote social distancing,” parade committee members John Fox and…

Emma Ritson was supposed to celebrate her 21st birthday while studying abroad in Barcelona. But her plans, like millions of others, were upended by the coronavirus pandemic. So on her birthday Friday, friends threw her a surprise birthday parade with some help from Simsbury firefighters, police, and the Department of Public Works. One of Ritson’s friends is a firefighter...

Talcott Mountain State Park in Simsbury closed Saturday, along with a handful of other state parks, because its parking lot reached the state’s new capacity guidelines to stop the spread of coronavirus. Once a park shuts its gates for the day, park officials don’t plan on opening them up again that day. Find somewhere else to hike, according to a...

Talcott Mountain State Park in Simsbury closed Saturday, along with a handful of other state parks, because its parking lot reached the state’s new capacity guidelines to stop the spread of coronavirus.