Newtown

The community is remembering a fallen firefighter from Newtown. Loved ones will say goodbye to Peter Blomberg at his funeral on Monday. The assistant fire chief from Botsford Fire Rescue was struck and killed by a pickup truck one week ago.

On Monday, loved ones said goodbye to Assistant Fire Chief of Botsford Fire Rescue Peter “Pete” Blomberg, of Newtown. The 72-year-old was struck and killed by a pickup truck last week while on his way to a Fire Commissioners meeting. Officials are considering this a line-of-duty death. Those who knew and loved him say Blomberg was a great storyteller, a…

Pete Blomberg, 72, was the Assistant Fire Chief of Botsford Fire Rescue. Earlier this week, he was hit and killed by a pickup truck while crossing the street.

The community is coming together to remember a fallen firefighter from Newtown on Sunday. Pete Blomberg, 72, was the Assistant Fire Chief of Botsford Fire Rescue. Earlier this week, he was hit and killed by a pickup truck while crossing the street. It happened just after 6 p.m. on Monday while he was on his way to a Fire Commissioners…

Governor Ned Lamont is directing flags be lowered to half-staff on Monday in honor of Botsford Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Pete Blomberg. Police said 72-year-old Peter Blomberg, of Newtown, was crossing Route 6, also known as Church Hill Road, near Dayton Street, around 6:15 p.m. on Monday when a pickup truck struck him. Blomberg served as the assistant fire…

Funeral arrangements have been set for Assistant Fire Chief Pete Blomberg, who died in the line of duty while crossing the road heading to a Board of Fire Commissioners meeting earlier this week. Police said 72-year-old Peter Blomberg, of Newtown, was crossing Route 6, also known as Church Hill Road, near Dayton Street, around 6:15 p.m. on Monday when a…

There was a procession for Botsford Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Peter Blomberg to take his body to the funeral home where he’s resting.

The assistant chief of the Botsford Fire Department in Newtown has died after he was struck while crossing the street on Monday night and those who knew him are remembering him as a wonderful man who loved the fire department, his town and his country.

The assistant chief of the Botsford Fire Department in Newtown has died after he was struck while crossing the street on Monday night and those who knew him are remembering him as a wonderful man who loved the fire department, his town and his country.

The assistant chief of the Botsford Fire Department in Newtown has died after he was struck while crossing the street on Monday night. Those who knew him are remembering him as a wonderful man who loved the fire department, his town and his country. Police said 72-year-old Peter Blomberg, of Newtown, was crossing Route 6, also known as Church Hill…

The assistant fire chief of a volunteer fire department in Newtown has died after a crash on Route 6 Monday night, authorities said.

The assistant fire chief of a volunteer fire department in Newtown has died after a crash on Route 6 Monday night, authorities said. The police department said Route 6, also known as Church Hill Road, was closed for several hours after a crash that happened at 6:15 p.m. A pedestrian was taken to the hospital with injuries, and he was…

A Newtown, Connecticut man now living in Asheville, North Carolina, home was destroyed by trees falling onto the roof of home from hurricane.

Uncle Matt’s Bakery and Cafe is normally closed on Monday’s but today, the doors were open. “Just being in Sandy Hook, being in Newtown, we have a different sense of community,” coffee vendor Amanda Eng said. Eng spent her morning serving free coffee for people reeling from Sunday’s storms.  “There was a ton of crews cleaning up across the...

People and businesses throughout Newtown were lending each other a hand Monday as cleanup got underway after Sunday’s flooding storms.

Newtown police are advising residents to stay in their home as rain is causing multiple roads to flood on Sunday. Police said multiple roads in town are flooded from the heavy rain. At this time, residents are advised to stay inside of their homes, if possible. Authorities also remind residents that emergency responders will only be dispatched for residential flooding…

Two inmates died at a prison in Newtown last weekend and their deaths are under investigation. Troopers responded to Garner Correctional Institution on Friday, July 19, around 2:45 p.m. and on Sunday, July 21, around 10:15 a.m. for reports of unresponsive inmates. Life-saving efforts were performed on both inmates. Both inmates were later pronounced dead. State police did not release…

A downed tree has closed a portion of Route 34 in Newtown on Sunday afternoon. CTRoads reports a tree down with wires that hit a car on Route 34 around 3:45 p.m. The collision has closed Route 34 at Night Hawk Lane. There is no estimate for how long the road will be closed for. It’s unclear if anyone is…

An hours-long manhunt in Newtown over the weekend led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man who police say crashed and fled a stolen vehicle while attempting to evade a traffic stop. Officials said a Newtown police officer was conducting a motor vehicle stop on Toddy Hill Road at approximately 11:40 a.m. Sunday when the driver of the stopped vehicle…

A federal bankruptcy judge stopped an effort by the parents of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to begin collecting on some of the $50 million they won in a lawsuit against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims that the massacre was a hoax.