Wethersfield

The Christmas season is approaching, and Connecticut has become a popular place where many Christmas movies are filmed. Connecticut just unveiled the first Christmas Movie Trail at Silas W. Robbins House in Wethersfield, which allows movie lovers to experience the towns that are captured in the Christmas films. The trail will include a guide that shows visitors places to stay,…

A 24-year-old woman was arrested in Wethersfield after assaulting a resident at a group home. 

An employee of a group home in Wethersfield is accused of assaulting a resident who lives with autism and has been arrested. Police also said two group home employees who are suspected of being involved were fired before the incident was reported to the police. Police said they were notified around 1:30 p.m. on Oct 30 about an assault that…

On Sunday, one Connecticut family closed the chapter on a heartfelt tradition. Kurt Knotts and his family started Jamie’s run in 2010 after losing their 5-month-old daughter to a rare liver tumor.

On Sunday, one Connecticut family closed the chapter on a heartfelt tradition. “It was such a great run for 15 years, it’s just time for our family to move on,” said race organizer Kurt Knotts. Knotts and his family started Jamie’s run in 2010 after losing their 5-month-old daughter to a rare liver tumor. Since then, thousands of people have been...

Hundreds turned out Monday to say a final farewell to fallen Wethersfield Firefighter Robert Sharkevich, Sr.

Karen Letizio spoke emotionally of the kind of man her brother was, kind, brave, and loving.

Hundreds gathered on Monday to say goodbye to Wethersfield Firefighter Robert Sharkevich, Sr., who died while helping to fight the Hawthorne fire in Berlin on Tuesday.

Loved ones and first responders will come together on Monday to lay a son, brother, father and firefighter to rest. Robert Sharkevich Sr. died last Tuesday while fighting the Hawthorne Fire. 

Two firefighters were injured while they were helping battle the Hawthorne Fire over the weekend and the fire is continuing to burn for an eighth day. 

People across the state came together on Sunday to remember a fallen hero – a firefighter from Wethersfield who died in the line of duty last week while responding to a massive brush fire in Berlin.

Loved ones and first responders came together on Monday to lay a son, brother, father and firefighter to rest. Robert Sharkevich Sr., 66, was a Wethersfield volunteer firefighter helping fight the Hawthorne fire in Berlin last Tuesday when utility task vehicle he was riding in rolled over on a trail. He was killed and three other firefighters in the vehicle…

People across the state will come together on Sunday to remember a fallen hero – a firefighter from Wethersfield who died in the line of duty last week while responding to a massive brush fire in Berlin.

People across the state came together on Sunday to remember a fallen hero – a firefighter from Wethersfield who died in the line of duty last week while responding to a massive brush fire in Berlin. Calling hours for Robert Sharkevich Sr. were held at the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home in Wethersfield until 7 p.m. Those who knew and loved him…

An outpouring of support has come from all corners of Connecticut for Wethersfield fallen firefighter Robert Sharkevich Sr. In Cheshire, a young woman is selling t-shirts to help raise money for his family. It’s not the first time she is giving back to loved ones of first responders. “It is unbelievable what these guys are doing, really is something...

All Wethersfield public schools will be closed Monday for the funeral service of a firefighter that died while battling a brush fire earlier this week. In a message to parents, Superintendent Michael Emmett said the district will close for the day on Monday, Oct. 28 so that the community can come together for Robert Sharkevich Sr.’s funeral. “We anticipate that…

Robert Sharkevich Sr., or Sharkey, was a true firefighter. In the wake of his death, his family is leaning on one another, their memories and the stories from the countless people who knew and loved him.

Funeral arrangements have been set for Firefighter Robert Sharkevich, Sr. Sharkevich, 66, was a Wethersfield volunteer firefighter helping fight the Hawthorne fire in Berlin on Tuesday when utility task vehicle he was riding in rolled over on a trail. He was killed and three other firefighters in the vehicle were injured and taken to the hospital. They have since been…

The state is mourning a Wethersfield firefighter who died on Tuesday while responding to a massive brush fire that has burned about 87 acres in Berlin and Meriden.

The state is mourning a Wethersfield firefighter who died on Tuesday while responding to a massive brush fire that has burned more than 125 acres in Berlin and Meriden.