Voluntown

An alcohol ban for Beach Pond State Boat Launch in Voluntown has been expanded after trespassing on private property, littering, boating violations and DUIs, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. DEEP said it has expanded and extended the temporary alcohol ban that was implemented on July 10 and it now includes more of the Beach Pond…

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.

Two people were arrested after troopers seized over 24,000 grams of marijuana from a Voluntown home. Kira Perry, 35, and Jacob Barber, 26, were arrested on Friday on Beach Pond Road at approximately 11:43 a.m., according to police. Along with marijuana, police said they also seized numerous pieces of drug paraphernalia, several containers with seeds and prescribed marijuana not in…

A man from Norwich has died after a crash in Voluntown on Saturday morning. State police said 24-year-old Gianpiel Maya-Rodriguez, of Norwich, was driving east on Route 165 when he lost control of his vehicle shortly before 5:30 a.m. Maya-Rodriguez sustained serious injuries on scene and was transported to Backus Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to troopers….

Mosquitoes in another Connecticut community have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

Mosquitoes in two more Connecticut communities have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

Many schools across Connecticut have made the decision to adjust sports schedules due to EEE concerns.

A third person has died of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Connecticut this season, officials from the Connecticut Agriculture Station said Tuesday.

South Windsor has joined the growing list of towns in Connecticut to have mosquitoes test positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE.

More than 100 mosquitoes have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, in Connecticut this year, including one in South Windsor, the latest town touched by the virus.

A person diagnosed with EEE earlier this season has died and a second case of the disease has been confirmed in Connecticut this season.

The city of Norwich has announced it is ending all outdoor activities on any city fields by dusk after the first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis was identified in Connecticut.

A human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been reported in Connecticut.

According to the latest state data released Tuesday, mosquitoes in Chester, Haddam, Hampton, North Stonington, Stonington, Voluntown and Killingworth, have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).

The state of Connecticut plans to conduct mosquito spraying at Pachaug State Forest to combat mosquito-borne illnesses.

West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in East Haven and Stamford and the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus have been detected in mosquitoes in Voluntown.

Mosquitoes trapped in Voluntown have tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis, according to the latest report from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

State police are trying to find two vintage cars that were stolen from Voluntown.

The State of Connecticut will not be moving forward with plans to build a Connecticut State Police gun range in Griswold, according to the governor’s office.

A New Britain murder suspect has been arrested in Georgetown, South Carolina after he was found hiding in a refrigerator.