Roxbury

A woman who was bitten by her dog in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon has died, police said Tuesday morning.

Crews from several fire departments are battling a large brush fire in Roxbury Friday night. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said it’s one of nearly 100 brush fires they are monitoring. Southbury police said Brown Brook Road is closed between Turrill Brook Road and South Street, which is in Roxbury. The fire is located on South Street…

The Roxbury estate of the late Stephen Sondheim has a buyer. Klemm Real Estate said the house sold for the full asking price of $3.25 million in less than two weeks. Sondheim brought us Broadway hits including “West Side Story,” “Gypsy,” “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Into the Woods” and many more. Klemm Real Estate…

A New Haven man will serve several years in prison after driving under the influence of drugs, killing a father and critically injuring his son, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Authorities said 39-year-old William Young was sentenced to 15 years in prison, suspended after eight years to serve and five years probation, for his role in a May 2021…