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Birdcode Hot Chicken Restaurant To Open This Year In Vernon
Chicken lovers, especially hot chicken, can now dive into a sandwich or salad made with completely farm-fresh, never-frozen, steroid- and antibiotic-free chicken, that will sizzle your tastebuds at four new locations in Connecticut.
BIRDCODE, yep, it's all caps, opened one of the eateries in Fairfield County on Wednesday, Jan. 24 in Darien, serving up sandwiches, salads, tenders, and Southern-stye sides that are said to set your mouth on fire.
It's located at 151 Post Road (Route 1).
As BIRDCODE kicks off in Darien, the company say it's ready to keep growing with three additional…
43-Year-Old Vernon Woman Killed In Crash, Police Say
A 43-year-old Connecticut woman was killed when she was struck by a car as she was walking along a roadway, police said.
The incident took place in Tolland County around 5:15 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 7 in Vernon, in the area of 135 Talcottville Road.
When police arrived on the scene they found Trina Gould, of Vernon, lying in the southbound lane of the roadway, said Lt. Robert Marra of the Vernon Police.
Vernon EMS and Vernon Fire responded to the scene to provide medical treatment, Marra said. First responders administered lifesaving medical care to the victim, but she succum…
Fatal Wreck: Fiancé Of Teacher Killed In Vernon Wreck Charged With Her Death
The fiancé of a Western Massachusetts school teacher was allegedly intoxicated when he cut in front of a police cruiser speeding to a 911 call, killing the educator and injuring their 1-year-old son, authorities said.
Phillip Vargas, age 33, of Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut, was arrested on Thursday, April 20, and charged in the fatal April 2 crash in Vernon that killed 26-year-old Bianca Colon, a teacher at Springfield Prep Charter School in Springfield, Manchester Police announced.
Investigators said Vargas was driving east on Hartford Turnpike when he turned left onto Bolton …
Construction Company Owner, Employee Charged In Vernon Trench Collapse Death
The owner of a Connecticut construction company and an equipment operator has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a worker who was buried in a collapsed trench.
The incident took place in Tolland County on Friday, July 22, 2022, at a construction site in Vernon that killed Hartford County resident, Dennis Slater, age 56, of East Windsor.
Hartford County resident Dennis Botticello, age 67, of Suffield, and Tolland County resident Glen Locke, age 65, of Somers, were charged on Friday, March 3 in connection with a fatal trench collapse, said Lt. Robert Marr…
Vernon Man Charged With Arson After Blaze At Masonic Lodge In Ellington
A 23-year-old man is facing an arson charge after investigators reported that he set a masonic lodge on fire in Connecticut.
Tolland County resident Gino DeGrandis, of Vernon, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 13, and charged with third-degree arson and first-degree criminal mischief, Connecticut State Police reported.
A witness called police at about 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, to report a fire at the Fayette Masonic Lodge, located at 141 Orchard St. in Ellington, police said.
Police obtained security footage that showed a man, later identified as DeGrandis, walking around t…
