Somers

Connecticut State Police said serious injuries are being reported after a car crash in Somers on Thursday. Troopers said they responded to the area of Springfield and Hampden roads. The state Department of Transportation said Route 83 was closed. The crash was reported at about 5:35 p.m.

Minor injuries have been reported after a head-on crash in Somers overnight. State police said two vehicles collided head-on at the intersection of Main Street and Gulf Road shortly before 12:30 a.m. According to authorities, minor injuries were reported. It’s unclear exactly how many people were injured. The crash remains under investigation.

The Somers Fire Department is asking people to avoid the area of a scrap metal fire that broke out Monday evening. Crews said they responded to the area of Egypt Road at about 2:30 p.m. Responding firefighters found a large scrap metal pile burning and called in for mutual aid. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was called in….

A teenager has serious injuries after a fireworks accident in Somers on the Fourth of July.

A teenager has serious injuries after a fireworks accident in Somers on the Fourth of July. Firefighters were called to Springfield Road shortly before 11 p.m. after getting a report of a fireworks accident with injuries. Emergency crews arrived and said learned two people had been injured when an illegal fireworks display stand tipped over and launched toward a crowd….

State police are investigating after a person was found dead in Somers Thursday morning. State police said troopers received a report that a person was found dead on Camp Road in Somers around 10:12 a.m. Thursday. They are investigating and said there doesn’t appear to be a criminal aspect to the person’s death. No additional information was immediately...

An 11-year-old from Somers competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and made it to the quarterfinals. Nathan Settevendemie is a sixth grader at Mabelle B. Avery Middle School and he was representing Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society. He tied for 57th place and hopes to make it back next year. “I was excited to get to…

The former president of the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) in Somers has been arrested for allegedly misusing thousands of dollars, partially raised from a Scholastic book fair. Marisa Marks, who was elected president of the PTO in May of 2019, allegedly used more than $12,000 for personal expenses over the span of a couple years. According to an arrest warrant,…

State police are looking for the van driver who hit a motorcycle and dragged the operator in Somers Sunday night. The crash happened at the intersection of Route 190 and Route 83 around 9:40 p.m., according to state police. The white van hit the motorcycle and then dragged the operator for about 75 feet before taking off from the scene,…

Residents in the town of Somers are now allowed to move in and out of their residences freely after what State Police initially called a suspicious incident. The investigation prompted authorities to issue the shelter in place order through a reverse 911 call, which went out to residents. State Police haven’t said whereabouts within the town this incident occurred, but…

Part of Route 83 in Somers has reopened after firefighters put out a blaze in the area Thursday afternoon. The state Department of Transportation said the road was closed between Route 190 and Four Bridges Road, but has since reopened. No one was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Several fire departments responded. The scene was cleared…

Route 83 in Somers has been closed for hours after a crash. The road is closed at Billings Road after a vehicle hit a pole, according to CTRoads.org. The crash was reported at 12:13 a.m. Friday.

One person was taken to the hospital after a student transport van went off of a road in Somers Monday morning.

One person was taken to the hospital after a student transport van traveled off of a road in Somers on Monday morning. Troopers were notified of a student transport van that traveled off the road on Main Street around 7:15 a.m. According to state police, one person was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Minor injuries were reported. The scene…

Winnie the Pooh famously loved honey, but a bear looking for some honey in Somers ran into trouble Saturday night. Homeowner Michael Bushior said the bear came by to try and get into his beehive but he was able to scare the animal away. About 30 minutes later, the bear returned and tipped over the beehive, spilling bees everywhere. The…

The bear had to battle hundreds of bees while trying to get some honey out of a beehive in Somers.

A birdfeeder hanging from a shepherd hook outside a Somers residence is now the property of a determined bear after a bit of a battle. Robert Vargo shared a video that shows a bear using one of its paws to pull the hook down, then using its mouth to get a better hold. The bear then managed to get the…

A birdfeeder hanging from a shepherd hook outside a Somers residence is now the property of a determined bear. Video courtesy of Robert Vargo.