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CT State Police Arrest Man Accused of Driving Over 130 MPH
Connecticut State Police have arrested a man that allegedly drove over 130 miles per hour on Route 2 in Colchester Monday morning. Troopers said a Range Rover had a speed reading of 132 mph in a 65 mph zone. Police conducting speed enforcement tried to pull the driver over in the area of exit 17, but the car got off…
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1 Person Dead After Mobile Home Fire in Colchester, Vt.
Someone has died after a fire broke out at a mobile home Tuesday night in Colchester, Vermont, according to NBC affiliate WPTZ. Crews with multiple agencies responded to the Breezy Acres Mobile Home Park on Eight Street near Roosevelt Highway after getting a call just before 11 p.m., according to WPTZ. Firefighters were able to knock out the fire quickly,…
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Historic Cupola to Serve New Purpose on Vermont College Campus
The iconic symbol of St. Michael’s College is back on the school’s Colchester, Vermont campus — after more than a year of restoration work and preparation for its next chapter. Expert crane operators, carpenters, and an excavation crew guided a more than two-ton piece of history to its new home Tuesday. “I’m calm because I have such a good...
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Historic Cupola to Serve New Purpose on Vt. College Campus
An iconic landmark was reinstalled Tuesday at St. Michael’s College in Colchester.
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Man Dies in House Fire in Colchester, Conn.: FD
A man has died in a house fire in Colchester late Monday night, according to fire officials. Firefighters were called to the home on Cato Corner Road near the intersection of Prospect Hill Road around 11 p.m. and were told someone was trapped inside. “A witness on scene reported there was an individual in the residence. They made an aggressive…
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Rare Orchid Found in Vermont for the First Time Since 1902
A globally rare and federally threatened orchid believed to have been extinct in Vermont since 1902 was recently discovered, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced Wednesday. The orchid, classified as a small whorled pogonia, was found on Winooski Valley Park District Conservation land in Chittenden County after over a century of unsuccessful searches. The exact local was not made…
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Family of Conn. Man in 2018 to Speak as Murder Investigation Continues
James Stone Jr., a 36-year-old Colchester man, was shot and killed in a trailer in 2018 and more than three years later, police continue to search for whoever killed him. His family is pleading for anyone with information that will help solve the case to come forward. As police investigate, a $25,000 reward has been issued for information that helps…
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CT First Selectman Reverses Proclamation Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis
There is a controversy in Colchester after the town’s new first selectman reversed a proclamation enacted in 2020 declaring racism to be a public health crisis. The reversal was one of the first actions by the town’s new leader on his first day in office. First Selectman Andreas Bisbikos, a Republican, wrote in a new proclamation that the old...
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Community Remembers 2 Western Conn. State University Students Killed in Colchester Crash
A community is remembering two teens who were killed in a crash in Colchester on Friday. Both of the teens were lacrosse players at Western Connecticut State University, according to the school. Connecticut State Police said they responded to a two-car crash on Parum Road, also known as Route 354, and Lake Hayward Road at 1 p.m. A car was…
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Vt. National Guard Rededicates Fallen Heroes Memorial, Now More Accessible
Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the Vermont National Guard and state leaders paid tribute to fallen Guard members by rededicating a monument in their honor after it was recently relocated to ease access. “The more accessible the better,” said Heather Sheehan, whose husband, Kevin Sheehan, died 17 years ago. Sheehan, a staff sergeant from Milton, served with the Vermont National…
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Ahead of Demolition Project, Icon of Vt. College Removed for Preservation
There was something of a spectacle in the air above a construction site in Colchester, Vermont, as part of a local landmark was removed to get ready for its next chapter. The cupola of Founders Hall at St. Michael’s College, the school’s very first building, is used in the logo of the college — seen on signs, banners and...
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Local Vermont Landmark Removed for Restoration, Reuse
A cupola, a historic Vermont landmark, was carefully removed from Saint Michael’s College to be restored and reused.
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Single-Car Crash Kills 2 on Vermont Interstate
Two Vermont residents were killed in a single-car crash on Interstate 89 in South Burlington. Police say the crash happened on Saturday morning and killed 32-year-old Theodore Bowen of Essex Junction and 45-year-old passenger Mechelle Martin of Colchester. WCAX-TV reports police say Bowen was driving north when his car struck a guardrail, veered into a median, rolled over and hit…
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Truck Breaks Through Ice on Vermont Bay, Two Inside Escape Danger
Two people driving in a pickup truck escaped serious injury this weekend in Colchester, Vermont, after they drove on the frozen surface of Lake Champlain’s Mallets Bay Sunday night and broke through the ice, sinking into the water below. The two people in the truck made it to shore, police said, and were brought to the hospital to be...
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Pickup Truck Breaks Through Ice of Vermont Lake
A pair of men escaped without serious injuries when their pickup truck fell through the ice of a Vermont bay over the weekend.
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Driver Who Evaded Pursuit Friday Found in Burlington Shed: VT Police
A Detroit man who led police in Vermont on a pursuit and escaped on foot Friday was found hiding in a shed in Burlington Saturday afternoon and taken into custody soon after, according to authorities. The man, 28-year-old Jason Kelsaw of Detroit, was initially stopped around 3:30 p.m. in a McDonald’s parking lot in Colchester, Vermont. A narcotics canine...
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Nearing Completion, Vermont Wellness Center Aims to Help Veterans Heal
A community center promoting wellness for veterans is expected to open early next year in Colchester, Vermont, thanks to the hard work of parents who say one vet’s suicide is one too many. “I just hope it’s going to be so helpful,” said Val Pallotta, who lost her only child, Josh, to suicide in 2014. Josh Pallotta returned home...
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New Vermont Wellness Center Aims to Support Veterans
A new community center in Colchester, Vermont, will soon help support Veterans.
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6-Month-Old in Car Seat Placed Near Stove Suffers Severe Burns in Colchester, Conn. Fire
A baby was taken to the hospital after suffering severe burns when the car seat he or she was in was placed near a stove in Colchester on Tuesday. Firefighters were called to a home on James Street around 7 a.m. after getting a report of a structure fire. When crews arrived, fire officials said they found a small fire…
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Chilling New Details Revealed in Deaths of Connecticut Family
Officials from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said 44-year-old Anthony Todt admitted to killing his 42-year-old wife, Megan; their three children, 13-year-old Alek, an 11-year-old Tyler and 4-year-old Zoe; and the family dog.