Bethel

A Bethel restaurant is about to get a big surprise from a 13-year-old boy whose been helping restaurants since the beginning of the pandemic. His name is Nicky Zooks and his passion for food, and to help when needed, is how it all started.

Connecticut State Police have issued a Silver Alert for an 81-year-old that has been reported missing out of Bethel. Authorities are looking for Robert Jensen, 81, who was last seen Thursday. He is believed to be driving a 2018 brown Chevy Equinox with license BC70118. He has grey hair and brown eyes, weighs about 180 pounds and is 6-feet-tall, according…

Students at an elementary school in Bethel reported seeing what appeared to be a weapon during dismissal Wednesday, which subsequently prompted a lockdown. The Bethel Police Department said some students at R.M.T. Johnson Elementary School reported that they had seen another student carrying what looked like a weapon. It was later determined to be a toy gun, police said....

A Bethel native and former high school teacher is accused of sexually exploiting a 16-year-old student, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Sandy Carazas-Pinez formerly taught high school in Yonkers, New York. While teaching at a K-12 school, the 34-year-old allegedly enticed a teenager to take part in sexual activities with her....