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Popular CT Store Closing After 60 Years In Business
A popular Connecticut store is closing after 60 years in business.
Hartford County staple Amato's Toy and Hobby in New Britain, announced on Facebook Wednesday, Jan. 5, that they have decided to close the store after more than 60 years.
The last day of business is on Monday, Feb. 28.
"It was a tough decision to make," the owners said. "It’s been fun. I have run this business since 1974, fresh out of high school. When my parents, Vinnie and Phyllis Amato, decided to retire in 2011, after almost 80 years, my wife and I took over."
Steve and Sheri Amato who currently run the store, said they…
25-Year-Old Woman Killed In I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say
The 25-year-old passenger of a vehicle that crashed in Connecticut died from injuries sustained after her driver lost control on I-84 and crashed, state police investigators announced.
Shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, police said New York resident Ronald Boire, age 60, of Warwick in Orange County, was driving west on I-84 in Hartford County, when 25-year-old Christine Shadajai Collins, of New Britain lost control and sideswiped him near exit 39 in Farmington.
According to police, the Collins lost control of the vehicle, struck and traveled through the metal guardrail next to the roa…
Man Wins $785,000 In CT Lottery
A Connecticut man cashed in a near million-dollar CT Lottery ticket that was sold from an area package store.
On Friday, Dec. 3 In Hartford County, Windsor resident Christopher Wujek won a $785,000 “MEGA Multiplier!” CT Lottery ticket that was sold to him at the Deerfield Package on Deerfield Road in Windsor.
Wujek wasn’t the only CT Lottery player to claim six-figure prizes.
A winning $300,000 “$1,000,000 Golden Riches" ticket was sold to a Trumbull resident at the Trumbull Super Stop on Main Street in Trumbull on Monday, Nov. 29, while the following day, New Haven County resident Marcos…
CT Woman Dies After Being Struck By Car
A Connecticut woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a busy roadway.
Hartford County resident Yvonne Constant, age 55, of New Britain, was killed around 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 23, on Willard Ave., in Newington, police said,
Responding EMS attempted lifesaving measures on Constant, who was later died at an area hospital, police said.
The driver of the vehicle, a passenger car, remained on the scene, police said.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call Detective Feeney at 860-594-6208.
