Seymour

A popular shopping center in Seymour is preparing to welcome back the community. The majority of the businesses in Klarides Village were destroyed after historic flooding slammed the small town. Nearly two months later, the plaza once again has electricity. Mike Abe, the owner of the Route 67 Diner, said getting the electricity back on means he’s one step closer…

Nearly three months after the Klarides Village Plaza in Seymour suffered catastrophic damage during August’s flooding, store owners are working hard to finish the work to reopen as soon as they can.

It’s called Halloween Dungeon, and it’s a year-round immersive Halloween store that opened in September.

Check out the spooky shopping experience in Seymour.

A family in Seymour has to rebuild after learning that their home was so badly damaged by flooding that it has to come down and insurance will not pay for it.

It’s been two weeks since the devastating flooding in parts of western Connecticut. Washed-out streets are reopening but the road to recovery will be difficult for many, including a family in Seymour. They said their damaged home must come down. Andrew Brisch sprung into action as historic flooding filled his family’s home in Seymour last month. “I was just...

Storm cleanup continued in Seymour after that devastating flood earlier this week. It caused significant damage to a number of businesses at Klarides Village, a popular shopping plaza in town and what locals call the “heart of Seymour.” Seymour Fire Chief Chris Edwards said there are 14 shops in that plaza, and as many as 10 were destroyed in Sunday’s…

The Yankee Quilter was one of several businesses in a Seymour shopping plaza destroyed by floodwaters on Sunday.

Several businesses in the Klarides Shopping Plaza in Seymour were destroyed by floodwaters on Sunday.

A vital lifeline for an area devastated by Sunday’s storm. The Seymour-Oxford Food Bank is providing help to those who lost so much. Volunteers said there’s a clear need. “We are all together and helping everybody out at the same time.” There’s a sense of duty for Karen Sopko who’s picking up food at the Seymour-Oxford Food Bank. She’s...

One person was hospitalized with burn injuries after a structure fire in Seymour on Thursday. The fire erupted on Lynn Terrace, according to Seymour police. The extent of the fire is not clear. As of 6:45 p.m., the fire was still active. The victim’s condition is unknown. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information...

Authorities have identified a paddleboarder who died after being recovered from the Housatonic River on Thursday. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said state and local officials responded to the Housatonic River around 6:15 p.m. Thursday after boaters reported finding a paddleboarder in the river. The paddleboarder, identified on Sunday as 30-year-old Alyssa Mackinnon, of Fairfield, was transported to…

Several vehicles, gas tanks and tires caught fire at a salvage yard in Seymour on Thursday morning.

Several vehicles, gas tanks and tires caught fire at a salvage yard in Seymour on Thursday morning. Seymour Fire Chief Christopher Edwards said crews responded to Seymour Auto Wrecking, a salvage yard on Silvermine Road, around 7 a.m. after receiving a 911 call reporting a gas tank on fire. When crews arrived, they realized that it was more than that….

Two people were taken to the hospital following a collision Friday evening in Seymour. It happened around 5:45 on Derby Avenue near Broad Street. Police say a car that was heading up the roadway was turning left onto Emery Street when it cut off an oncoming motorcycle. The motorcyclist was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital for his injuries. The extent…

Seymour residents are being urged to take extra precautions to keep their pets safe after a coyote took a dog that was outside. The town’s first selectman said a resident reported that their dog was taken by a coyote on Thursday. Woodbridge Regional Animal Control said they also received a call from a Seymour resident after a coyote chased...

Chatfield-LoPresti Elementary School in Seymour was evacuated on Wednesday morning because of a gas leak.

Students are back in school after a gas leak prompted an evacuation in Seymour on Wednesday morning. Officials said there was a gas leak from a hot water heater at Chatfield-LoPresti Elementary School on Skokorat Street. The school was evacuated and two employees were checked out by medical personnel. The gas leak was fixed in about a half hour. The…

Seymour and Oxford Public Schools will dismiss students early on Monday because of the solar eclipse. “After careful consideration and in light of recent advisories from the Connecticut State Department of Education regarding the solar eclipse, we’ve decided to implement an early release for all students and staff,” Dr. Susan Compton, the superintendent of schools for Seymour, wrote in...

A new report claims the Coe Pond Dam could breach at any time.