Windsor

Windsor High School’s Ayanna Franks is just one or two games away from hitting her 1,000th career point. Impressive on its own and then consider this: Franks is only a junior, her freshman season was canceled midway because of COVID and they’re just halfway through this season. Franks said she likes to model her game off Kahleah Copper of...

Windsor High School’s Ayanna Franks is just one or two games away from hitting her 1,000th career point.

Firefighters are battling a large fire at a nursery and tree business in Windsor. The fire is at the Grimshaw Tree Service and Nursery, according to the Windsor Locks Fire Department. Windsor Locks is assisting Windsor to fight the fire. The nursery is located on West Street. No other information was immediately available.

The town of Windsor is serving up hot meals for seniors and families who will be alone this Thanksgiving.

The town of Windsor is serving up hot meals for seniors and families who will be alone this Thanksgiving. The Windsor Volunteer Fire Department gladly offered up their kitchen Wednesday to a group of Windsor police officers, national guard members and other volunteers to prepare and deliver a total of 65 meals to those who need them most. “For me...

Emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 291 in Windsor Wednesday morning. State police said the crash happened just after 8 a.m. No injuries are reported.

A Marlborough man and former charter school CEO has been found guilty of four sexual assaults in different Connecticut cities and towns in 1984. Court officials said 71-year-old Michael Marion Sharpe was found guilty on eight counts for first-degree kidnapping and kidnapping in the commission of a felony. Sharpe was arrested in 2020 after a DNA match. According to the…

They’re used to watching their kids play but this weekend, about 50 moms took the field for a flag football game, all for an important cause.

Two people were killed in a wrong-way crash that closed Interstate 91 North in Windsor for more than six hours Friday morning. State police say a car was driving south in the northbound lanes of I-91 when it crashed head-on into another vehicle just south of Exit 38. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. The vehicle traveling in the wrong…

There’s a little bit of magic happening in Windsor. “People are always like, ‘Magic?’ like Magic Johnson? And I’m like my name actually is Magic!” Magic Lincer, once a tennis player himself, now runs his own tennis academy out of Windsor. This past week, it was host to some of the top junior tennis players in the world. NBC...

Magic Lincer, once a tennis player himself, now runs his own tennis academy out of Windsor. This past week, it was host to some of the top junior tennis players in the world.

Town officials are asking residents and their furry friends to stay away from Rainbow Reservoir in Windsor. They say this is due to the presence of a cyanobacteria bloom in the water, which can cause mild skin irritation and illness. This reaction can occur when a person or animal ingests, inhales, touches, or comes into direct contact with the algae….

Hundreds of out-of-state softball teams are coming to Windsor and surrounding towns to play in a pretty big annual tournament.

Fastpitch softball players from across the northeast converged on Fastpitch Nation, a large softball complex in Windsor, for a week-long tournament known as the 2022 PlayFPN Summer Nationals. “Fastpitch softball is a super popular game for girls. People see it on ESPN with the college girls playing. Those girls come from somewhere and here’s where they start. So I would…

Connecticut State Police have arrested a woman who is accused of being under the influence and looking at her phone before crashing on Interstate 91 north in Windsor early Saturday morning. Troopers said 21-year-old Pearl Muzzarelli, of Windsor Locks, was traveling northbound on the I-91 exit 35 a/b off-ramp around 2:30 a.m. At one point, state police said Muzzarelli took…

Supporters say the reasoning behind witchcraft convictions were unjust and are hoping to have names cleared. A Windsor representative who was contacted by a constituent is taking up the task.

A teen from Windsor is living her tennis dreams, playing in one of the biggest tournaments in the world. Olivia Lincer, 17, of Windsor, is playing in Wimbledon Juniors. She advanced to the third round of the girls’ single draw and said competing on this level is so exciting. “I’ve literally dreamed of this,” Lincer said. She is representing Poland,…

Work is underway to open a permanent West Indian museum in Hartford in June 2023.

June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month. As of 2010, West Indians became the largest foreign-born population in our state. Now, several groups are working to turn a temporary exhibit into a permanent museum to share and celebrate their culture and history. The temporary exhibit is currently housed in the Windsor Historical Society and is a taste of what will…

Connecticut State Police have issued a Silver Alert for a 7-year-old boy who is missing from Windsor. State police said Micah Hicks has been missing since Monday and it unknown what he was wearing when he was last seen. Hicks is described as having black hair and brown eyes. He is 4-feet tall and weighs 66 pounds. Investigators did not…