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Weston Man Sentenced for Driving Drunk, Killing Tow Truck Driver on Merritt Parkway
A Weston driver will serve four and a half years in prison for driving drunk and killing a tow driver in Trumbull in 2020. Dean Robert, 48, was sentenced Thursday in a Bridgeport courtroom to ten years with four and a half suspended followed by probation for five years. He pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle,…
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Driver Sentenced For Hitting and Killing Tow Truck Driver in 2020
A driver who hit and killed a tow truck driver on Route 15 in 2020 is headed to prison after being sentenced on Thursday.
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Family Files Complaint Against Weston School District for Alleged Disability Discrimination
For more than a decade, Esha Garg had been outplaced to Giant Steps by Weston Public Schools but in a complaint filed against the Weston Board of Education, her parents say they were denied their request for their daughter to attend The Hubbard School, where many of her former teachers are at now.
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Family Files Complaint Against Weston School District for Alleged Disability Discrimination
Former Giant Steps student Esha Garg was thriving at her special needs school in Southport before the pandemic. The student, who’s described as having a severe developmental disability, loved playing in her swing, playing music and even riding a bike before COVID-19 forced her school to shut down. “It’s been very hard. It’s been heartbreaking for a kid who...
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Shocking Video Shows Truck Carrying USPS Mail Plunge Into Mass. River
Video released Sunday from the State Police Association of Massachusetts shows the moment a tractor-trailer carrying U.S. mail plunged nearly 50 feet off a bridge, slamming into the icy Charles River below.
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2 Students in Weston Schools Test Positive for COVID-19
Two students in the Weston school district have tested positive for COVID-19, school officials said Saturday. The school district said they were notified of the positive cases late Friday night. One of the students attended classes at Weston Middle School and the other at Weston High School. School officials said contact tracing is underway. Anyone who came in contact with…
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Window Visits Reconnect Couple Married 50 Years, Separated by COVID-19
Mimi and Papa, as they asked to be called, celebrated their 50th anniversary in New Zealand last year. Now, the couple, college sweethearts, is separated by glass. “I have not seen him since he left me on the seventh of April,” said Mimi who resides in Weston with her husband. She said doctors told her Papa suffered a stroke after…
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Schools in Weston, Westport Modify School Schedule Today to Prepare in Event of Coronavirus
Weston public schools are dismissing early Tuesday and Westport public schools are operating on a three-hour delay for students as schools prepare to respond should they need to close schools due to coronavirus. All Weston public schools will have an early dismissal to allow instructional staff dedicated time to plan for the possibility of school closures related to COVID-19, or…
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Connecticut Steps Up Response to Coronavirus
A second person has tested positive for coronavirus in Connecticut as schools, businesses and the state government take new steps to protect against the spread.
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Buy Big Papi's Stuff: Estate Sale at David Ortiz's Weston Home
You probably can’t hit a home run quite like Red Sox legend David Ortiz. But you can own his mirror, his chair and his lamp. More than 350 items belonging to Big Papi will go up for sale Saturday morning. Exceptional Estate Sales posted photos of the merchandise. Inside Ortiz’s home in Weston, Massachusetts, there is baseball memorabilia for...
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3 USPS Mailboxes Pried Open, Contents Stolen in Weston: Police
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Weston Police are investigating after three USPS mailboxes were broken into on Sunday.
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University of Florida Student Dies After 6-Story Fall
Gainesville Police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old University of Florida student who fell six stories at an apartment complex near campus.
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Man Abducts Woman, Her Son in Weston, Shoots Son: BSO
What started as a mother’s driving lesson for her son ended in a carjacking, kidnapping and shooting near Alligator Alley in Broward County Monday, authorities said.
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Missing Tampa Toddler Found Dead in Weston Canal: BSO
A Tampa boy reported missing from a relative’s home in Weston has been found dead in a Weston canal, Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies have confirmed.
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Broward Teacher Suspended for Alleged “Rag Head Taliban” Comment
A South Florida high school teacher who allegedly called a student a “rag head Taliban” was given a five-day suspension Tuesday.
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