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The Connecticut Creative Living Community is giving adults with developmental disabilities a place to gain experience building skills in a work environment.

Somers schools are remote Friday and residents are asked to be cautious as the search continues for armed and dangerous suspects.

Three people were transported to the hospital on Tuesday morning after a multi-vehicle crash in Vernon. A Ford Fusion and Pontiac Bonneville crashed on Route 83 between Dobson Road and Merline Road just after 9:30 a.m., according to police. A man driving the Ford and a child who was a passenger in that car were taken to Hartford Hospital. The…

Unattended candles led to a damaging fire at a Vernon apartment building Sunday morning, the town’s fire marshal has determined. Thirteen people were injured after the fire at the apartments on Union Street around 10:45 a.m. When crews arrived, they said they found heavy fire on the second floor with several people hanging from the windows. Firefighters and police...

Seven people were injured after a fire at an apartment complex in Vernon on Sunday, according to police. Fire officials said they were called to the apartments on Union Street around 10:45 a.m. after a fire alarm was activated with people trapped. When crews arrived, they said they found heavy fire on the second floor with several people hanging from…

Fire officials said they were called to the apartments on Union Street around 10:45 a.m. after a fire alarm was activated with people trapped.

Seven people were injured after a fire at an apartment complex in Vernon on Sunday, according to police.

Homeowners in parts of Vernon, South Windsor, and Ellington woke up to low or no water pressure on Sunday morning due to a water main break. The break happened on Route 74 near Stop & Shop in Vernon, according to Connecticut Water. Water has since been restored to most customers. There was still a handful of people without water until…

A new petition is on its way to the Vernon Town Council asking to institute sidewalks along Phoenix and Washington streets. The petition that’s already received hundreds of signatures and counting is in response to the hit and run that killed Andrew Aggarwala late last month while the 44-year-old was out walking his dog. “Safety of the community residents town...

A hit-and-run crash that killed a Vernon man sparked a conversation within the community about having more pedestrian-friendly streets with sidewalks and crosswalks.

A man accused of a hit-and-run that killed a father of two and youth soccer coach as he was out walking his puppy in Vernon last week had no comment as he left court on Tuesday morning after posting bond and he is due back in court next month. Vernon police arrested 41-year-old Philip Holmes, 41, of Somers, on Monday…

Police have arrested a man in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in Vernon last Tuesday. Officials said 41-year-old Philip Holmes, of Somers, was arrested on Monday. Investigators said they believe 44-year-old Andrew Aggarwala was walking his puppy along Phoenix Street when he was struck by a vehicle that left the scene. According to police, Aggarwala was killed in the hit-and-run....

Police have arrested a man in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in Vernon last Tuesday.

Police have identified the man killed in a crash on Route 83 in Vernon on Friday night. Willie Cooper, 61, of Rockville, was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car near 404 Talcotville Road just before 9 p.m., according to police. Lifestar was called to the scene. The driver of the car refused medical treatment, police said. The accident…

LifeStar transported a person to the hospital after he or she suffered a traumatic fall in Vernon on Sunday afternoon, firefighters said. Emergency crews were called to Hublard Drive after getting a report of a serious medical emergency involving someone who experienced a traumatic fall. Dispatchers called LifeStar to the scene while EMS and paramedics provided care to the patient,…

A puppy that was lost during a hit-and-run that killed a well-known youth sports coach in Vernon earlier this week has been found and was reunited with family on Saturday. Vernon police said the puppy named Ollie was found safe on Brighton Lane and was returned to his family. “There was a large community response in searching for Ollie. Police…

The friends of a Vernon father, who was struck and killed in a hit and run crash Tuesday, spoke out to remember the beloved soccer coach

Police have identified the man who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Vernon on Tuesday afternoon and said they seized a vehicle in connection with the investigation. Emergency crews were called to Phoenix Street just before 3 p.m. after getting a report of a crash. When police arrived, they said they found 44-year-old Andrew Aggarwala. Police said Wednesday evening…

Vernon police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the crash in front of 151 Phoenix St. just before 3 p.m. Police said there they found a man in cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Vernon police and Metro Traffic Services are investigating and the road is closed in the area….

Police in Vernon are investigating a deadly hit and run crash that killed a Vernon man.