Connecticut
Connecticut mom moves to hotel room due to high rent prices: ‘Exactly what I prayed for’
A single mother of three found living in a Connecticut hotel room was less expensive than renting an apartment.
Suzanne Hayes wrote an article for Business Insider on Monday detailing her experience of deciding to book a room at the Avon Old Farms Hotel rather than continue to look for an apartment.
“I frantically searched Airbnb and Vrbo, but the few long-term options were already booked. As a last-ditch effort, I reached out to local hotels and inquired about rates for long-term stays. That’s when I received surprise email No. 2. Only this one was from Avon Old Farms Hotel, and, with it, I felt as if I had won the lottery,” Hayes wrote.
“We have a two-bedroom apartment on-site that we rent out for longer stays. It’s $2,200 a month and includes all utilities and hotel amenities,” the email from the hotel said.
Hayes received a 30 days’ notice from her landlord in March and found it difficult to find a new place to live. Even before the notice, she struggled to keep up with the rent.
“I was, however, on a month-to-month lease, and with that came a sense of unease. In other ways, too, the house contributed to my sense of unease. The yard required an infinite amount of work, the oil tank and furnace were constantly malfunctioning, and don’t even get me started on the mice issue,” Hayes wrote.
She reported finding two-bedroom apartments costing $2,700 per month with three-bedroom apartments costing up to $3,000 per month on Zillow. One application she submitted was also rejected for her poor credit score.
Although she had doubts about moving into a hotel room, Hayes found her children enjoying the experience thanks to some of the hotel’s features, like a pool and a game room.
She also finally found “ease” with the hotel providing weekly deep cleanings and continental breakfast.
“This is not an apartment I would’ve ever looked for, and I would not have known to look at a hotel for my housing needs. On paper, it is not a great fit for me and my kids. But the amenities are the answer to my prayers. They have offered me the gift of ease, and that, after all, is exactly what I prayed for,” Hayes concluded.
Fox News Digital reached out to Avon Old Farms Hotel for a comment.
Connecticut
One arrested after a multi-car crash in Naugatuck Saturday
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.
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Woman killed in Friday head-on crash in Burlington
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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