Chester

Route 9 North in Chester has reopened after a multi-vehicle crash Friday evening. The state Department of Transportation said the highway was closed between exits 8 and 10. The crash was reported just after 5 p.m. State police said at least one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Multiple vehicles were involved in the crash. Originally it…

Three boats are destroyed and three others have some damage after an intense fire at the Hays Haven Marina in Chester on Monday night.

Three boats are destroyed and three others have some damage after an intense fire at the Hays Haven Marina in Chester on Monday night. The owner of the marina said the fire broke out around 9 p.m. and no one was injured. They said they do not yet know the cause of the fire.

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Chester when his bike hit a guardrail early Thursday morning, according to state police. Sean Francis Guiheen, 27, of Killingworth was heading west on West Main Street/Route 148 around 1:17 a.m. when he went into the eastbound lane on a curve and hit a metal guardrail, state police said. He was thrown…

A fire damaged a two-story barn in Chester on Saturday. Fire officials said the barn on fire was about 100 feet from a home on Old Colony Road. The fire appears to have caused extensive damage to most of the structure. The barn reportedly held vehicles and equipment, not animals. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is…

A series of events were held across the state Saturday as part of Black History Month. They focused on honoring an accomplished judge and politician and the continued pursuit of social justice. “She had an incredible career in public service,” Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz-(D) Connecticut, said. A trailblazing career that defined Judge Constance Baker Motley. She was the first...

A series of events were held across the state Saturday as part of Black History Month. They focused on honoring an accomplished judge and politician and the continued pursuit of social justice.