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.
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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