Fair 48°
Tag:

Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT

Police & Fire
Asst. Fire Chief Killed Crossing Newtown Street; 2nd CT Firefighter's Death In 7 Days Asst. Fire Chief Killed Crossing Newtown Street; 2nd CT Firefighter's Death In 7 Days
Asst. Fire Chief Killed Crossing Newtown Street; 2nd CT Firefighter's Death In 7 Days Fewer than eight hours after the Connecticut firefighting community buried Robert Sharkevich Sr., another senior firefighter was killed in Fairfield County, officials said.  Peter Blomberg, age 72, was crossing Route 6 near Dayton Street in Newtown when a truck crashed into him around 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, authorities said.  Blomberg served as the assistant fire chief of the Botsford Fire Department and was walking to a fire commission meeting In Newtown when he was hit, police said. Paramedics rushed him to Danbury Hospital, but doctors could not save Blomberg's life.&nbs…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Charged With DWI After Car Crashes Into Newtown House 20-Year-Old Charged With DWI After Car Crashes Into Newtown House
20-Year-Old Charged With DWI After Car Crashes Into Newtown House A 20-year-old man has been charged with drunk driving after allegedly crashing into a Newtown home. The incident took place just after midnight on Saturday, Feb. 1, on Church Hill Road, said the Newtown Police. The department, who said the 911 caller reported that their house had "fallen down," quickly arrived on the scene and found that the home had been struck by a Ford F-350 driven by Andrew Anglace, of Newtown, police said. According to police, Anglace was traveling west on Church Hill Road when he lost control and struck the home.  A 20-year-old man was arrested after allegedly b…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Found Naked Inside Newtown Home After Crash In Backyard, Police Say Man Found Naked Inside Newtown Home After Crash In Backyard, Police Say
Man Found Naked Inside Newtown Home After Crash In Backyard, Police Say A pair of Newtown residents came home from an outing to find a naked man walking around inside their home over the weekend. The incident took place around 8:20 a.m., Sunday, April 14, when Newtown Police were called to a residence on Church Hill Road to investigate the report of a naked man walking around in a residence, said Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. The homeowners returned to their residence after going out for about an hour and returned to find Joseph Achenbach, 35, of Watertown, walking around their house, they left the residence and called the police, Bahamonde…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
News
Newtown Restaurant Reaches Settlement With Feds Newtown Restaurant Reaches Settlement With Feds
Newtown Restaurant Reaches Settlement With Feds The owners of a Fairfield County restaurant and its landlord has reached a settlement with the federal government to resolve claims that it did not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The settlement agreements resolve an ADA complaint filed by an individual with disabilities alleging that the Market Place was not fully accessible for individuals with physical disabilities,” U.S. Attorney John Durham said. Durham noted that the Market Place and Mesa Contractors are in the process of making the changes required by the settlement agreements.  As part of its se…

SHARE

by Zak Failla