Berlin

Police are investigating vandalism at Sage Park in Berlin that happened over the weekend. Police said the field had tire marks in circles indicating that someone possibly did donuts on the field. Authorities believe it happened between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Police are asking anyone with information to contact 860-828-7080.

A smelly saga continues in Berlin, but relief could be on the way for people dealing with a noise and stench they say is coming from the building of a company called Bright Feeds. Bright Feeds takes food waste and turns it into feed for agricultural use. At Wednesday’s meeting, people in town learned that Bright Feeds is installing a new device...

A smelly saga continues in Berlin, but relief could be on the way for people dealing with a noise and stench they say is coming from the building of a company called Bright Feeds.

Police are investigating a crash in Berlin on Thursday night that badly injured a motorcyclist and they are looking for witnesses who saw what happened. The motorcyclist, a 34-year-old Middletown man, was injured in a crash around 6 p.m. on Farmington Avenue at the Intersection with Lower Lane and the driveway to Stop and Shop in Berlin, police said. Police…

Farmington Avenue has reopened after a reported crash in Berlin Thursday night. Farmington Avenue was closed at Lower Lane, near Stop and Shop, but has since reopened. A LifeStar was called to the scene. The crash was reported around 6:30 p.m. The extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. The crash remains under investigation.

Injuries have been reported in a rollover crash on Route 9 South in Berlin on Saturday afternoon. State police said the crash happened around 3:15 p.m. near exit 32. Troopers said one vehicle was involved in the crash while CTRoads said three vehicles were believed to be involved. Injuries were reported. The extent of any injuries are unclear at this…

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A driver who evaded a crash in Berlin on Saturday was found shortly after, according to police. Firefighters responded to a two-car crash on Route 5 South at North Colony Road. According to fire officials, one driver reportedly evaded from the scene and was found a short distance away. The three occupants of the vehicles involved in the crash were…

A man has died after a serious crash on Christian Lane in Berlin Thursday afternoon. Two vehicles collided head-on after one of the vehicles crossed the center line, according to police. Christian Lane was closed between the entrance to Route 9 North and Deming Road, but reopened around 6 p.m. Both drivers were taken to the hospital. One driver suffered…

One student and a staff member were taken to the hospital to be evaluated after an issue with a science experiment at Berlin High School on Wednesday morning. The Berlin Fire Department said the experiment caused a nitrogen dioxide leak around 10 a.m. The experiment was being conducted on the second floor of the school and the school was evacuated…

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Authorities say there are potentially more challenges coming up this week and it could be months before the state is really out of the woods when it comes to the fire danger.

Authorities say there are potentially more challenges coming up this week and it could be months before the state is really out of the woods when it comes to the fire danger. “We’re just trying to keep the residents of Connecticut safe,” said Rich Schenk, the fire control officer for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Burn bans...

Crews are tackling fires all across Connecticut as the current dry weather continues to play a role. This includes the large Hawthorne Fire in Berlin, which has been burning for nearly two weeks now. As day 13 draws to a close at the Hawthorne Fire in Berlin, fire officials on scene say they’ve made good progress with crews tackling hotspots…

Crews are tackling fires all across Connecticut as the current dry weather continues to play a role. This includes the large Hawthorne Fire in Berlin, which has been burning for nearly two weeks now.

As the Hawthorne Fire continues to burn into its twelfth day, crews remain on scene in Berlin using new equipment to help them battle the flames.

Friday brought another Red Flag Warning for fire danger around Connecticut. It’s an issue state officials continue to put out messaging about as brush fires rage around the state. There are nearly 100 brush fires burning across the state, with nearly 10 new fires since yesterday, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. It’s expected to be a…

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Emergency management officials in Connecticut were monitoring 93 fires, all in different stages, on Friday morning. Joining in on the firefight were two crews from out of state, one from Quebec, Canada and the other from California. The crew from California, the Groveland Hotshots, are an interagency hotshot crew working for the U.S. Forest Service. They help with disaster relief,…

The Groveland Hotshots are in our state; an inter-agency group that works with the US Forest Service in places at risk for spreading fires.