Manchester

High school students in Manchester will now have to put their cell phones in pouches during the school day. In an email to families, school officials say they’ve seen a considerable number of students with their phones out and in use throughout the day. The school district said the number of daily cell phone incidents requiring staff to intervene...

Detectives are looking for anyone who may have witnessed an armed robbery at a commuter lot in Manchester on Tuesday. State police said the incident happened between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. at the Interstate 84 Buckland Street commuter lot. Authorities said a delivery truck was robbed by two or three masked individuals who appeared to have guns. The Central District…

A man has died after being hit by a car on Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester late Monday night. Police said they responded to the area of 360 Buckland Hills Dr. after a reported crash. Authorities said the pedestrian that was hit later died. He has been identified as 45-year-old Jaime Cordero, of Manchester. The 18-year-old man who was driving…

A firefighter was injured while fighting a house fire in Manchester on Sunday. Crews responded to the 100 block of Highland Street around 1 p.m. for a report of a structure fire that had been called in by a neighbor. Once firefighters arrived less than a minute later, they said they found light smoke coming from a two-story, single-family home….

Three separate brush fires closed several lanes of traffic on Interstate 84 West in Manchester Tuesday night. The Manchester Fire Department said fire appeared in three areas of the highway, and the flames encroached on homes on Bryan Drive. The CT Department of Transportation said the incident was reported just before 7:30 p.m. The right three lanes of traffic were…

Connecticut State Police are searching for a suspect after a shots fired incident on Interstate 84 East in Manchester on Tuesday night. Troopers responded to I-84 East near exit 62 around 10:15 p.m. It was reported that someone showed a gun and at least one round was discharged. No injuries were reported. The suspect is described as a man with…

A Manchester High School student is speaking out about allegations that she was sexually assaulted by a former school resource officer.

A Manchester High School student is speaking out about allegations that she was sexually assaulted by a former school resource officer. Nate Baber, attorney for the alleged victim who wishes to remain anonymous, said his client claims Sgt. Ryan Moan of the Manchester Police Department sexually assaulted her multiple times from the end of last summer through November when he…

Manchester police are looking for whoever abandoned a dog in a carrier last week. Animal control said a person was seen with a dog in a black carrier in Windsor just before 10 a.m. on Feb. 28. The person was caught on video getting into a white Toyota, which is believed to be an Uber. The police department said they…

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They worry valuable services could be impacted including that support low-income students, early childhood education, children with disabilities and more.

Parents, teachers and others stood together against possible cuts to federal funding for education in Manchester on Monday. They worry valuable services could be impacted including that support low-income students, early childhood education, children with disabilities and more. “Special needs students are our most vulnerable and their needs should never be compromised,” Darlene Wentworth, of Manchester, said. CEA – the…

Several cats have died in a fire at a historic home in Manchester on Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to a historic property on Hartford Road around 1 a.m. for a report of a fire. Once crews arrived, they found heavy fire across the front of the 6,000-square foot property. Multiple crews from Manchester and East Hartford responded to the home…

Silk City Coffee in Manchester and Story and Soil Coffee in Hartford were ranked among the best 100 coffee shops in the world.

Silk City Coffee in Manchester and Story and Soil Coffee in Hartford were ranked among the best 100 coffee shops in the world. “The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops” is a site that allows the public to submit their favorite coffee shops around the world, with the intent to give a guide of the best coffee shops globally. One of…

Police have arrested a man on manslaughter charges after a crash on Interstate 84 in Manchester last year. A 25-year-old East Hartford woman was killed in the crash, which happened in February 2024. State police said the driver of a 2016 Nissan Juke was in the high-occupancy vehicle lane of I-84 West near the exit 61 on-ramp, veered into the…

Manchester’s African American and Black Affairs Council is advocating for two bills that would help veterans get housing across the state. “We need to eliminate homelessness for the veterans,” said Navy veteran and member of the council, Hubert R. Watson Jr. “No veteran should ever go homeless in the United State of America, especially after fighting for this country.”...

A man has died after a car accident in Manchester Monday morning. The police department said they responded to a crash on West Center Street around 10:30 a.m. Responding officers said a car traveling eastbound of West Center Street veered off the road and crashed into a utility pole. The driver, a 60-year-old man, was taken to the hospital and…

From Pennsylvania to Connecticut, Groundhog Day was all the rave on Sunday. Our state’s official groundhog Chuckles chose to share his prediction in a different way this year.

From Pennsylvania to Connecticut, Groundhog Day was all the rave on Sunday. Our state’s official groundhog Chuckles chose to share his prediction in a different way this year. The Lutz Children’s Museum celebrated Groundhog Day and Chuckles decided if we get an early spring or six more weeks of winter. “Early spring folks, we got early spring.” The verdict...