Wallingford

Eversource customers have been sounding the alarm all week about a substantial increase in their electricity bills. Those types of complaints are not uncommon and are not new. Anger over the cost of operating gas-fired street lamps caused Wallingford to start their own electric division more than a century ago. “It’s what’s called public power and that’s who we’re...

Anger over the cost of operating gas-fired street lamps caused Wallingford to start their own electric division more than a century ago.

Wallingford Public Schools are still trying to determine the best way to reopen this fall.

A West Haven man and his family are celebrating after the 81-year-old recovered from COVID-19 complications. Marty Ganter developed complications back in March and has been battling against the virus for almost four months. Complications from the virus left the former lead singer of the 50s band The Academics needing both a ventilator and a feeding tube. “His condition was…

One person has died and four other people are injured after a crash in Wallingford on Tuesday night. Officers were called to two-car crash at the intersection of Route 68 and North Main Street Extension around 7:40 p.m. According to police, a man from Madison was driving a Jeep east on Route 68 when he and a Honda CR-V traveling…

Wallingford Public Schools has suspended its summer school program after they were notified a person in the program is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Superintendent Salvatore Menzo said in a letter to families that the person started experiencing symptoms on Friday but has not been in the program since last Monday. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are suspending in-person summer…

Connecticut State Police have issued a Silver Alert for an 87-year-old man who is missing from Wallingford on Tuesday. State police said Jack Sundberg has been missing since Monday and he was last seen wearing grey sweatpants and a blue sweatshirt with Pompano Beach on it. Sundberg is 5-foot 8-inches tall, 205 pounds with grey hair and blue eyes. Anyone…

A fire has damaged a building belonging to a landscaping company in Wallingford on Monday morning. A passerby reported a structure fire at the building on North Cherry Street Ext. around 6:42 a.m. Four minutes later, fire officials said the first units on scene reported heavy smoke coming from the building with a working structure fire. The inside of the…

As many businesses cope with the stress of COVID-19, one Wallingford woman is opening up her doors for small vendors who planned to participate in fairs and festivals. Lisa McMurry is the owner of Lisa’s Soap & Naked Natural L.L.C. McMurry creates handmade soaps and is a state-licensed cosmetic manufacturer. “I’ve been doing this for a long time and...

A Wallingford shop owner has opened her doors to allow vendors who normally make money at summer fairs and festivals to sell their items in her store.

House of Heroes Connecticut is back to making a difference in the lives of veterans around the state. The COVID-19 pandemic sidelined the organization for the first part of the year. The organization bounced back in June, helping to organize a veteran food drive and completing the first home improvement project of the year. House of Heroes volunteers began making…

A 12–year-old boy turned the painting of rocks into a passion project to support the graduating seniors at Sheehan High School in Wallingford

Emergency crews are responding to a large fire on Dudley Avenue in Wallingford Tuesday. Wallingford Deputy Fire Chief Sam Wilson said crews were first called to 136 Dudley Ave., listed as TriState Tire, around 4 p.m. When crews arrived they found a large tire fire burning at two structures on the property. Mutual aid responded from Hamden and Meriden to…

A family member of a teen who was found dead in Wallingford earlier this month has admitted to killing him, according to police. Authorities said 21-year-old David Diaz Perez admitted in an interview Monday to killing his nephew, 17-year-old Nolvin Diaz. Police said Perez provided details about the crime that were not publicly known and showed them where the crime…

The body of a missing 17-year-old Wallingford boy was found on Sunday and police are investigating his death a homicide. Two kayakers found the body of Nolvin Diaz partially submerged in Community Lake behind the senior center in Wallingford around 1 p.m. Sunday, police said. Police said there was evidence that there was an attempt to submerge the body. The…

There’s a police presence near the senior center in Wallingford on Sunday. Officers in the area said they are there for an active crime scene. The scene appears to be behind the senior center where the Quinnipiac River and the walking trail are. Authorities did not release specifics about the incident. Police said they expect to be there for...

Connecticut State Police have arrested a man who is accused of hitting a state police cruiser on Route 15 in Wallingford before hitting another vehicle head-on while under the influence on Sunday night. Troopers responded to reports of a wrong way driver driving northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 15 near exit 60 around 10:15 p.m. According to state…

Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford is extending its spring break due to COVID-19 concerns and said it plans to conduct remote learning once students return. The school said they are delaying the opening of school for the spring term and will have an extended break through Tuesday, March 24. All healthy, asymptomatic faculty members should report to work as planned…

Wallinford high schoolers play “Catch Me If You Can” was supposed to take center stage this weekend, but now with coronavirus concerns, the event expected to draw a large crowd is on hold for now.