Local News for Beacon Falls, Connecticut

Beacon Hose Co. No.1: Check out Beacon Hose’s …

Check out Beacon Hose’s call volume from 2020 — 231 fire calls and 766 EMS calls for a total of 997 calls. Read the article on twitter.com READ MORE.

CT State Police: #CTtraffic Route 8 North …

#CTtraffic Route 8 North in the area of Exit 24 in Beacon Falls, is shutdown for a serious motor vehicle accident. Initial report is a vehicle ended up on the railroad tracks below. Railway is also shut down as investigation continues. Traffic is being diverted off Exit 23. Read the rest of the article on READ MORE.

Beacon Hose Co. No.1: A car drove off …

A car drove off the Route 8 North bridge today in Beacon Falls, landing on the railroad tracks more than 50 feet below. The driver was ejected and transported to Waterbury Hospital with serious injuries. More details, photos, video on our website. Read the article on twitter.com READ MORE.

Honor roll: Woodland Regional High School

The following students made the honor roll at Woodland Regional High School for the first quarter of the 2020-21 school year: High honor Grade 12 Jacob Abraham Dean Bedard Noah Behrle Wesley Belanger Matthew Belcher Samantha Benanto Elayna Beutel Emily Beyer Emma Brody Ryan Bucciferro Michael Bunce Spenser Burkowsky Cora Cable Anna Canas Jonathan Cantillo READ MORE.

Kindergarten registration starting in Region 16

PROSPECT – Region 16 is starting kindergarten registration for the 2021-22 school year this month. Kindergarten registration is open to children who turned 5 years old by Jan. 1 and are residents of Beacon Falls or Prospect. Parents can complete an online registration questionnaire at www.region16ct.org, then pick up a packet of forms Jan. 25 READ MORE.

Jorge Cabrera Sworn In As State Senator Of 17th District

Please note the following is a press release from Senate Democrats: HARTFORD – Today, just steps outside the Connecticut State Capitol Building, Jorge Cabrera was sworn in as state Senator for the 17th District. The 17th District encompasses Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, Naugatuck and Woodbridge. Newly sworn in Sen. Cabrera will serve as READ MORE.

Selectmen OK appointments to commission

BEACON FALLS – The Board of Selectmen in December appointed Republican Marc Bronn and Cody Brennan, who is unaffiliated, to fill vacancies on the Planning and Zoning Commission. The appointments came after former commission members Pat Hinman and William J. Giglio, who was vice chairman, resigned. The board accepted their resignations in December. Hinman and READ MORE.

Panel wrestles with decision of who’s next for COVID vaccine

By Paul Hughes, Republican-American HARTFORD – An advisory panel to Gov. Ned Lamont wrestled Tuesday with thorny, life-or-death questions about which essential workers and vulnerable populations to recommend be vaccinated next against COVID-19. Panel members agreed staff and residents of congregate settings such as prisons, homeless shelters and group homes should be included in the READ MORE.

Beacon Falls business eyes town land to connect properties

By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer BEACON FALLS – A local business owner wants to buy town-owned land to connect his existing and future businesses. Lee Nemeth, who owns Kolga LLC at 65 Lancaster Drive, plans to build an indoor gun shooting range on land he owns at 57 Lancaster Drive, which is next to his READ MORE.

Update: Derby man dies after crashing off Route 8, down embankment in Beacon Falls

Elio Gugliotti, Editor BEACON FALLS – A 24-year-old Derby man died Monday at Waterbury Hospital after he was ejected from a car that crashed down an embankment off Route 8 northbound. The crash happened shortly before 1 p.m. State police said the man, identified as Jonathan Vazquez of Derby, was driving a 2017 Honda Accord READ MORE.

Police ID Derby man, 24, killed after car plunges off highway

Police say the man lost control of his car, crashed off the side of Route 8 and landed on the railroad tracks below in Beacon Falls on Monday. Read the rest of the article on ctpost.com READ MORE.

Connecticut COVID cases approach 200,000

By Paul Hughes, Republican-American HARTFORD – The number of COVID-19 cases is approaching 200,000 with an additional 4,516 new infections that were recorded over Saturday and Sunday. There now have been 194,636 cases reported since early March out of nearly 4.5 million diagnostic tests, according to state health officials. Gov. Ned Lamont said a new, READ MORE.

Police: Car flips off Route 8 and lands on railroad tracks in Beacon Falls

Route 8 north is closed between exits 23 and 25 after a major crash, according to state police. Read the rest of the article on ctpost.com READ MORE.

Police: Car Crash Claims The Life Of Derby Man

BEACON FALLS – A 24-year-old Derby man was killed after a one-car crash on Route 8 in Beacon Falls Monday. According to an accident summary sent by state police, Johnathan Vazquez was driving a 2017 Honda Accord north on Route 8 at about 1 p.m. when his vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a READ MORE.

Car crashes off Route 8, down embankment in Beacon Falls

Elio Gugliotti, Editor BEACON FALLS – The driver of a Honda Accord suffered life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon after he was ejected from the car when it crashed down an embankment off Route 8 northbound. The crash happened shortly before 1 p.m. Beacon Hose Co. No. 1 Fire Chief Brian DeGeorge said the man crashed through READ MORE.

Beacon Hose Co. No.1: Beacon Hose wishes everyone …

Beacon Hose wishes everyone a happy, healthy, and hopefully much better new year! Stay safe out there — hopefully, if everyone does the right things, we’ll get to see everyone again later this year! Read the article on twitter.com READ MORE.

Beacon Hose Co. No.1: We’re happy to share …

We’re happy to share the news that Beacon Hose EMS personnel have begun to receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccines! While we’re not requiring it, we’re encouraging our members to get the shots, and the vast majority of our EMS responders have done so or plan to soon. Read the article on twitter.com READ MORE.

Advocates, officials call for improvements to neglected dam

By Michael Puffer, Republican-American Issues block fish from upper reaches of the Naugatuck River SEYMOUR – It has been centuries since the Naugatuck River had runs of alewife, shad, striped bass or other fish that move from fresh water to the ocean and back again. A series of dams dating back to the 1700s helped READ MORE.

Beacon Falls Town Hall remains closed to public

BEACON FALLS – Beacon Falls Town Hall is closed to the public until further notice due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. Taxpayers are encouraged to make payments online at www.beaconfalls-ct.org or drop a payment off in the lockbox attached to the rear of Beacon Falls Town Hall, 10 Maple Ave. No cash payments will READ MORE.

Officer draws inspiration for children’s book from BeaconFalls

By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer BEACON FALLS – Beacon Falls police officer Paul Scott Markette didn’t have to look far for inspiration for his second children’s book. Markette, who has been a part-time police officer in town since 2018 after retiring from the Naugatuck Police Department, self-published “K9 Arty Saves the Day!!” earlier this year. READ MORE.