Connecticut
Renovated Handball, Basketball Courts Celebrated In Stratford
STRATFORD, CT — Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the newly renovated handball and basketball courts on Woodend Road at George Force Park.
“Thank you to our Department of Public Works for bringing this project to fruition,” Mayor Laura Hoydick wrote in a post on Facebook. “We are excited for residents and players to enjoy the renovated space. Thank you to the Connecticut Handball League for your continued support, we wish you the best of luck in upcoming tournaments on the new court.
“Please note Woodend Road will be paved within the next couple of weeks, dependent upon weather. Thank you for your continued patience as we’ve been navigating between extremely hot and very wet weather, which impacts the paving process.”
For photos from the ribbon-cutting ceremony, visit the Facebook post here.
Naugatuck Police say one person has been arrested after a multi-car accident on Route 63 Saturday afternoon.
According to police, they responded to the area of Route 63 and Cherry Street around 1 p.m. for reports of a collision with injuries.
They say a 30-year-old man from Waterbury was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs/alcohol, operating under the influence with a child passenger, illegal possession of prescription drugs, failure to keep narcotics in the original container, risk of injury to a child and distracted driving.
Police say he is being held on a $10,000 Surety Bond.
This is all the information at this time.
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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