Watertown

While many farmers are worried about how the dry conditions will impact their crops ahead of the winter season, for wineries, the dry weather is a good thing.

Connecticut remains in a drought, and parts of Litchfield County are now in a severe drought. While many farmers are worried about how the dry conditions will impact their crops ahead of the winter season, for wineries, the dry weather is a good thing. “Once we get grapes on the actual vine, dry weather is excellent. It helps reduce disease…

Firefighters spent hours battling a fire on Litchfield Road in Watertown on Thursday morning. The Morris Fire Company said they assisted the Watertown Fire Department and provided mutual aid. They said firefighters found a house engulfed in flames when they responded just before 2:30 a.m. The Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department and Morris Fire Company responded with a tanker and utility…

Watertown police are looking for a man believed to be responsible for stealing political campaign signs and a Pride flag from a resident’s yard on Friday. The police department said they received a complain about a letter left in the mailbox of a home on Scott Avenue. The letter was postmarked through Hartford with a return address of “Americans...

A teenager on a bicycle collided with a vehicle in Watertown on Sunday and was taken to the hospital. Emergency crews responded to Straits Turnpike at the driveway of G’s Burgers for a report of a crash around 7 p.m. Investigators believe a vehicle was stopped in the parking lot and was waiting to pull out into the road....

DeSantis Farm in Watertown is picking up the pieces and assessing what they say will be the loss of thousands of dollars worth of their crops in Sunday’s massive flooding.

Some Connecticut farmers are dealing with the effects of Sunday’s storm. “A lot of us go hit,” said Joann DeSantis, who runs DeSantis Farm in Watertown alongside her husband. “We’ve never had rain down here like this. We’ve never had this much rain.” DeSantis said her 40-acre farm lost thousands of dollars’ worth of crops weeks before harvest. “Usually,...

Two Watertown smoke shops are under investigation for allegedly selling illegal marijuana products to police officers earlier this month. Watertown police said Wednesday that officers on July 16 executed search warrants at Smoke King on Buckingham Street and Smoke Empire on Straits Turnpike after receiving several reports pertaining to illegal marijuana sales.  Officers were sold marijuana at both locations, according…

A motorcyclist has serious injuries after colliding with a vehicle in Watertown on Tuesday. Emergency crews were called to Litchfield Road and Killorin Road for a report of a crash around 1:20 p.m. Investigators said a 58-year-old man from Naugatuck was driving a motorcycle southbound on Litchfield Road when he hit a BMW sedan that was crossing Litchfield Road. The…

A Watertown-based business discusses ways it is giving back during Military Appreciation Month.

A wildlife rehabilitation center shared some advice on social media on Monday: “birds don’t let other birds fly drunk.”

Firefighters are battling a large fire at a storage facility in Watertown on Saturday morning.

A building in Watertown that holds businesses and storage units is heavily damaged after a fire early Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to a working structure fire in the 600 block of Northfield Road around 6:30 a.m. The building the fire was at is described as a large commercial structure with businesses and storage units. Once firefighters arrived to the…

A dog has died in a structure fire at a Watertown home Monday night, according to fire officials. The fire broke out in the area of Guernseytown and Killorian roads at 6:30 p.m. Police and firefighters responded to the scene. The fire marshal said one dog died in the fire. Several other pets in the home were treated, but their…

For her senior capstone project, Aryana Nascimento hosted a prom dress giveaway for her Watertown classmates.

Prom is only a couple months away for some high schools, and it can be an expensive night for many families. But one student is making this celebration a little more affordable for her peers. For her senior capstone project, Aryana Nascimento knew she wanted to do something special for her classmates. “I really just wanted to give back to...

Watertown Police are investigating a gun-involved dispute in Watertown that shut down a street. They responded to a report of a neighbor dispute outside of a residence on Cobb Street this morning. Police shut down the street and took a man into custody. No other information was immediately available and police did not report any injuries. They say the scene…

Watertown public schools had a two-hour delay on Wednesday. A Facebook post from Watertown Public Schools said there was an issue with the main communication systems and utility providers were working on resolving the issues. “We apologize for the inconvenience this causes to our families, students and faculty, but we are erring on the side of caution to ensure that…

Watertown police are warning the public about an uptick in check washing incidents in town. The police department said they’ve received numerous complaints about checks being stolen and “washed” after depositing them in USPS drop boxes across town. Authorities said thieves will use some type of device with a sticky agent attached to it to retrieve mail form drop...