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Fire Reports | September 9-15, 2026

Published: Sep 21, 2026 8:00 am

Wednesday, September 9: 9:30 am, vehicle fire, Botsford Hill and Swamp Roads, Botsford and Sandy Hook responded; 9:56 am, medical assist, Castle Meadow Road, Botsford responded; 4:52 pm, medical assist, Mountain Laurel Lane, Sandy Hook responded; 6:18 pm, service call, 127 Louis Hill Road, Sandy Hook responded.

Thursday, September 10: 7:58 am, fire alarm, 42 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded; 5:46 pm, officer call, 12 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded; 6:24 pm, service call, 42 Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 9:26 pm, fire liquid propane/gas, 132 South Main Street, Botsford and Hook & Ladder responded.

Friday, September 11: 4:53 am, CO alarm, 34 Old Farm Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 5:57 am, flag detail, Main Street and Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 7:10 am, tree/wires down, 3 Old Stream Road, Botsford responded; 12:43 pm, hazardous material, Mt Nebo and Hattertown Roads, Dodgingtown responded; 2:12 pm, smoke/odor investigation, 14 Chimney Swift Drive, Sandy Hook responded; 3:55 pm, smoke/odor investigation, 7 Cold Spring Road, Botsford responded; 6:24 pm, flag detail, Main Street and Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded.

Saturday, September 12: 2:59 am, CO alarm, 5 Benjamin Drive, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:08 am, fire alarm, 9 Covered Bridge Road, Hawleyville responded; 5:42 am, cover assignment, 1461 South Britain Road, Southbury, Sandy Hook responded; 7:49 am, officer call, Main Street and Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 11:18 am, fire alarm, 83 Algonquin Trail, Sandy Hook responded; 12:14 pm, smoke/odor investigation, I-84 East Exits 11 & 13, Sandy Hook responded; 7:53 pm, fire alarm, 31 Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded.

Sunday, September 13: 2:14 am, fire alarm, 31 Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 7:29 am, motor vehicle accident (MVA), I-84 West Exits 11 & 10, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded; 8:13 pm, service call, 22 Franklin Court, Hawleyville responded.

Monday, September 14: 9:39 am, medical assist, Mt Pleasant Road, Hawleyville responded; 11:44 am, MVA, 66 Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 12:04 pm, medical assist, Riverside Road, Sandy Hook responded; 6:26 pm, tree/wires down, 81 Mountain View Drive, Botsford responded; 8:26 pm, fire alarm, 39 Deep Brook Road, Hook & Ladder responded.

Tuesday, September 15: 8:58 am, fire alarm, 29 Charter Ridge Drive, Botsford and Sandy Hook responded; 10:27 am, fire gas, 36 Toddy Hill Road, Botsford and Sandy Hook responded.

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The idea that a freshman Democrat would be able to stand up to the special interests and prioritization of urban districts that are the base of that caucus to deliver results for Newtown is laughable - especially someone who could not even build the "relationships, coalitions, and the support necessary" to garner the endorsements of her fellow Democrat Council members ahead of Newtown's local caucus this spring. More likely Newtown would see something akin to Leeper in Fairfield, performative actions after vote counting, while privately advancing their party's interests over their community's.

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Dear Alyssa, Kelela, and Brandon, We send our sincere sympathy to you and your family. We will also keep you in our prayers asking our Lord to grant you comfort and peace. With love, Vince and Sandy Venitelli

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Bruce, your advice that voters should “read, listen, and engage” would be much more persuasive if you practiced it yourself. You campaigned on openness and responsiveness. You declared that “evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government” and promised to answer constituent inquiries within two days. Yet you never answered my straightforward public question about Main Street demonstrations, traffic disruption, pedestrian safety, and the effects on local businesses. After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass. That is not accessible, townwide engagement. Previous first selectmen held open coffee hours and walk-and-talk sessions that any resident could attend. Then came the failed storm communications, your apology, and another promise to communicate better—followed shortly afterward by more silence while multiple police agencies conducted a significant search near Saw Mill Road. You now tell voters to examine what candidates say and “how they say it.” I would suggest going one step further: compare what politicians promise while seeking office with what they actually do after winning. Your record presents a stark contrast. You told voters exactly what they wanted to hear to get the job, then failed to live by those promises. Whether that is dishonesty or simply indifference, it is the same familiar, two-faced politics you once claimed you would replace.

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Dear Colleen, Molly, and Reed, Our sincere condolences to all of you. Sandy & Vince Venitelli

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