Connecticut
Connecticut kicks off the holiday season despite cold temperatures
Newington’s Night of Lights event on Main Street persevered, despite cold winter temperatures.
The town brought in heat lamps and let people warm up inside the church with hot cocoa.
“We all decided to come out tonight regardless of the cold,” said Susan Reynolds of Newington.
“We just had some nice warm food and we’re here for a good time,” said John Kirschenheiter of Middletown.
The main event of the night is a laser show, which even launched earlier than planned to get people back in their warm homes sooner.
While events like Newington’s had some modifications, others, like Pratt Street’s Winter Village in Hartford hoped the cold wouldn’t deter too many.
“People are prepared, they’re dressing warm because I think they want to be here,” said Nick Copodi, a vendor at the event.
Dozens of shoppers were and about in the Capitol City.
Vendors told us turnout for the event that continues tomorrow is off to a strong start. Others working it said they were more than prepared for mother nature.
“I’m probably around six to seven layers in right now,” said Thurnman Evans of the Hartford Business Improvement District.
For anyone looking for a place to get warm, there are 29 warming shelters open across the state.
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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