Thompson

School officials said crews are investigating what caused the hospitalization of nine students and three staff members at Bradley School in Thompson on Thursday. A dozen people were taken to hospitals to be evaluated after complaining of nausea and shortness of breath on Thursday morning. They’ve since been released, according to the superintendent. Firefighters responded to the school complex...

Nine students and three staff members from the BradleySchool in Thompson were taken to hospitals to be evaluated after complaining of nausea and shortness of breath on Thursday morning and they have since been released, according to the superintendent of schools.

Nine students and three staff members from the BradleySchool in Thompson were taken to hospitals to be evaluated after complaining of nausea and shortness of breath on Thursday morning and they have since been released, according to the superintendent of schools. Firefighters responded to the school complex on Riverside Drive in Thompson on Thursday morning, according to Thompson Board of…

A pedestrian is seriously injured after being struck by a car in Thompson on Sunday. State police said the person was hit on Gawron Road. Serious injuries were reported. According to state police, LifeStar was called to the scene. Authorities did not release any additional details about the collision.

A Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged after a dirt bike crash in Thompson last December that killed one of his friends. He and another dirt bike rider collided head-on in Quaddick State Forest on Dec. 23 and 22-year-old Steven Zografos, of Oxford, Massachusetts, died at the scene after the crash, according to state police.   Both dirt bike…

Power has been restored to over 500 people that lost power in Thompson after a downed tree caused a brush fire Tuesday night. The East Putnam Fire Department said they assisted Thompson firefighters in the area of Thompson Road. Eversource reported just over 550 homes without power, or about 11% of residents. Power was restored late Tuesday. Thompson Road, also…

Fort Hill Farms has been operating for decades as a dairy farm and recently introduced new technology to make the process easier. We spoke with Kies LaVack, a fourth generation farmer, about how that came to be and all the fall fun available for the public.

A tractor-trailer was damaged after a collision with a guardrail on Route 395 North in Thompson on Saturday. The high speed lane of the road was briefly closed at mile marker 52 after the collision. Photos provided by Thompson Fire Engine Company show the tractor-trailer intertwined in the guardrail. Crews removed the tractor-trailer and the highway has since reopened. It’s…

A 30-year-old man has serious injuries after the motorcycle he was driving and a car collided in Thompson on Thursday night. State police said a 20-year-old Southbury, Massachusetts woman was driving a Toyota Corolla and had gotten off Interstate 395 South at exit 50 when her car and a Harley-Davidson driven by a 30-year-old Thompson man collided at the intersection…

Police have arrested a man who is accused of holding someone against their will in Thompson on Tuesday. State police said they received a call from someone around 8 a.m. who said a 39-year-old Thompson resident was holding someone at his home against their will. Troopers responded to Brandy Hill Road and attempted to make contact with the man. Hours…

A man was found with serious burn injuries during an investigation into a fire in Thompson that state police said has been deemed suspicious.

A man was found with serious burn injuries during an investigation into a fire in Thompson that state police said has been deemed suspicious

Fire has destroyed a home in Thompson and state police said the fire is suspicious.

A person has died and a man was found with serious injuries during an investigation into a suspicious fire in Thompson that also destroyed a home and vehicles, according to state police. State troopers responded to a house fire on Quaddick Town Farm Road in Thompson around 10:55 p.m. on Wednesday and the local fire marshal asked for help from…

A person has been arrested after pulling out a firearm while driving on Interstate 395 in Thompson on Friday night. It happened just before 6:30 p.m. State police said they responded to the scene to investigate and a person has been taken into custody. The investigation remains ongoing. No additional information was immediately available.

Two people have been arrested in connection to an assault with metal objects in Thompson, state police said. Troopers said it happened on May 1 just after 7:30 p.m. Two men allegedly assaulted a person with metal objects and took off. One of the men was arrested on July 29 and the other was taken into custody Friday morning. In…

State police have charged a 30-year-old woman in connection with a stabbing in Thompson in May. Cassandra Heredia is accused of stabbing another woman during a drug deal on Fabyan Road on May 10. According to the arrest affidavit, the victim was in Heredia’s car with Heredia and a man near the boat launch on Fabyan Road when the stabbing…

A person is seriously injured after being assaulted in Thompson on Friday evening. State police said they were called to Fabyan Road at about 5:10 p.m. for a reported assault. One person was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Authorities said there is no threat to the public. No specific information about the assault was immediately available….

An Old Saybrook man is suspected of a sexual assault at the Little Pond Boat Launch in Thompson in July and has been charged, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. DEEP said Environmental Conservation Police made the arrest and the suspect turned himself in at state police Troop D in Danielson on Monday morning. They said…

A fire broke out at an auto repair shop in Thompson on Saturday that is owned by the fire chief. Firefighters from several departments were called to Thompson around 6:45 p.m. to help all five town fire companies with a commercial garage fire at the intersection of Route 131 and Riverside Drive in North Grosvenordale. Once crews arrived to Thompson…