Posts By: Mike Minarsky

Click to Play  

On February 14, 2021, at approximately 12:07 P.M., members of the Plainfield Police Department, American Legion Ambulance, and Wauregan Fire Department responded to Marie Street, Wauregan, Connecticut, for a two-car motor vehicle crash that had originally occurred on Putnam Road, Wauregan, Connecticut. Upon… Read More

BERLIN, Conn. (February 15, 2021) – With a winter storm expected to bring snow, ice and freezing rain to New England late Monday into Tuesday, Eversource is ready to respond. The energy company has line workers, tree crews, and support staff positioned across Connecticut to… Read More

On February 10, 2021, at approximately 10:54 A.M., members of the Plainfield Police Department, American Legion Ambulance, and Plainfield Fire Department responded to the scene of a two-car motor vehicle crash on Norwich Rd directly in front of Plainfield Shell & Service Center.… Read More

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Correction plans to close Northern Correctional Institution by July 1, 2021. The decision to close the facility is largely attributed to the significant drop in the state’s incarcerated population, which… Read More

On Monday evening, The town of Plainfield will hold a special town meeting just ahead of their regular board of selectman meeting to discuss whether or not to sell lots 2 and 3 in the industrial park to Seismic Monitoring Services, LLC, for… Read More

On 02/05/2021 at approximately 1:00 PM, members of the Statewide Narcotics Task Force, ATF, Groton City Police, and DEA executed a search warrant at 238 Branford Avenue, Groton, the known residence of 43 year old Jose Esquilin, for narcotic related items. Members of… Read More

On Friday February 5, 2021 at approximately 10:53 A.M., the Plainfield Police Department along with the Plainfield Fire Department and Canterbury Ambulance responded to the area of 78 Plainfield Pike in Plainfield, Connecticut for a two car motor vehicle collision. Upon the investigation,… Read More

There will a special meeting of the Board of Finance in Griswold on Tuesday, February 9th.  The meeting will start at 7:00 PM and be held at the Griswold Middle School. The meeting is being held to discuss the potential cost overruns with… Read More

The senior center hosted yet another food box distribution day which started at 9:30 AM on Friday February 5th.  Just under 500 food boxes were brought in after the senior center was notified by the Gemma Moran food pantry earlier in the week.… Read More

On February 3, 2021, at approximately 6:55 A.M., members of the Plainfield Police Department, American Legion Ambulance, and Central Village Fire Department responded to the scene of a two-car motor vehicle crash on East Main Street, in the Central Village section of Plainfield,… Read More

On February 3, 2021, at approximately 9:28 A.M., members of the Plainfield Police Department, American Legion Ambulance, and Plainfield Fire Department responded to the scene of a two-car motor vehicle crash on Lathrop Road, Plainfield, Connecticut. Upon the investigation of responding officers it… Read More

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of new services at the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) that will enable residents to renew their driver’s licenses and non-driver ID cards online without having to visit an office in-person. The… Read More

The bill, first introduced by Representative Lanoue in 2019, aims to combat the opioid crisis and mental illness, by expanding the successful CRISIS pilot program. Under the original legislation, CRISIS, which is currently in the Connecticut State Police Troop E jurisdiction, would be expanded into… Read More

On February 3rd, 2021 at approximately 2:26 A.M., members of the Plainfield Police Department responded to Sam’s Food Store located at 219 Main Street Moosup, CT for the report of a suspicious male trying to gain entry into the building. Upon arriving on… Read More

There will a special meeting of the Board of Finance in Griswold on Tuesday, February 9th.  The meeting will start at 7:00 PM and be held at the Griswold Middle School. The meeting is being held to discuss the potential cost overruns with… Read More

The Griswold Senior Center announced today that they received notification from the Gemma Moran Food pantry that there will be a food box distribution on Friday, February 5.  According to the information there will be approximately 500 food boxes that will be given… Read More

The new senior center will be open hopefully by early spring which raises the question, what is to happen to the previous Senior center. Looks like the plan is to move the Griswold Alternative School there. At this point 2 architectural proposals have… Read More