Easton

Can you imagine a stranger selling your land? It’s a scary prospect, but it was the reality for a man who owns property in Easton. Easton police are nearly complete with their investigation, and the owner of that land has warnings, and a story to share. The property sits on a quiet hill in Easton. It’s been clear-cut, now...

Can you imagine a stranger selling your land? It’s a scary prospect, but it was the reality for a man who owns property in Easton.

Anne Fiyalka, an 103-year-old woman from Easton who is known for having flown in a plane with Amelia Earhart, has died. First Selectman David Bindelglass said Fiyalka served the town in many ways for countless years. When she was in high school, she had the chance to fly with Earhart. A few years ago, through the AARP’s “Wish of...

An 87-year-old woman from Redding and a man from Bridgeport have both died after a fiery, head-on crash in Easton over the weekend. Officers received several 911 calls about a serious, two-car crash on Route 58 near Center Road around 7:30 p.m. Saturday Once in the area, police said they found one vehicle on fire and another vehicle with serious…

Update: A 58-year-old man from Bridgeport and an 87-year-old woman from Redding both died in Saturday’s crash. Investigators said the collision appeared to be head-on. One person was killed in a crash and vehicle fire on Route 58 in Easton on Saturday evening. Officers received several 911 calls about a serious, two-car crash on Route 58 near Center Road around…

Vernon police have arrested a 17-year-old girl who is accused of being involved in several bomb and “swatting” threats to local schools and places of worship. They said the teen is also part of a violent online group that has been responsible for thousands of threats and other crimes that have happened around the globe. Vernon police said investigators determined...

A Newtown woman who was injured when a deer went through her SUV in Easton last week has died, according to police. Police said a driver in a 2019 Ford pickup hit a deer on Route 59, near Sherwood Drive, around 9 a.m. on Nov. 20 and officers who responded found that truck as well as a 2015 Honda Pilot,…

Update: Police said the woman who was injured when a deer went through her SUV in Easton last week has died. They have identified her as 47-year-old Erin Heneghan, of Newtown. Below is the original story. A woman was injured when a deer another vehicle hit in Easton on Monday morning went through her SUV. Police said a driver in…

Police have identified two people who were found dead inside of a vehicle in a pond in Easton over the weekend. Police received a call about a vehicle in the pond near Route 59 and Church Road around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday. According to police, emergency crews found two people dead inside of the car. They have been identified as…

Two people were found dead inside of a vehicle in a pond in Easton on Sunday. Police received a call about a vehicle in the pond near Route 59 and Church Road around 6:30 a.m. According to police, emergency crews found two people dead inside of the car. Their identities have not been released. The Fairfield Police Department Accident Reconstruction…