Connecticut
Simsbury Firefighters Honored Via Renamed Road
SIMSBURY, CT — Motorists traveling through town will notice a new roadside marking where they are going, with local firefighters being feted as well.
State and local dignitaries were in Simsbury last week to officially dedicate a section of Route 185 as the “Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Memorial Highway.”
The honor, finalized July 24 during a special ceremony, is in commemoration of the SVFC’s 80th anniversary, which is this year.
The ceremony was at the Simsbury firehouse on Hopmeadow Street
Specifically, the signs are visible along Route 185 between the Bloomfield town line and Hopmeadow Street.
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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