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CVFD tracks truck fundraising progress
Oct 08, 2025
The thermometer outside of the firehouses inCornwall will be updated as progress is made toward the truck fundraising goal.
Riley Klein
CORNWALL — Red thermometers appeared last weekend displaying the progress of Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department’s fire truck fundraising campaign.
Money is being raised to replace two outdated rescue response trucks. With an expected total cost of up to $1.6 million, CVFD launched a fundraising effort to meet the need.
The goal is to raise $600,000 by December 2025, which will be added to the roughly $1 million of town funding and department reserves that will go toward the new trucks.
The thermometer signs outside of the firehouses in Cornwall Bridge and West Cornwall will be updated as donations are received.
Coming up Sunday, Oct. 19, will be the department’s Open House from noon to 2 p.m. in West Cornwall. Meet the crew, see the trucks, have lunch and learn about the life-saving work performed by volunteers first responders.
For more information on the Open House and the truck fundraising campaign, visit www.cornwallfire.org.
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Guilty plea in fatal 2023 Christmas crash
Oct 08, 2025
The driver in a deadly car crash pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to second degree manslaughter charges.
Samuel Simmons, 22, of North Canaan, admitted he was under the influence of marijuana at the time of the single-car crash that killed the passenger in his vehicle on Dec. 25, 2023. Per the plea agreement, he will be sentenced to four and a half years in prison with five years of probation.
The victim, Avery Nelson, 24, of Norfolk, was the passenger in Simmons’ 1995 Volvo 850T5R. She was pronounced dead on the scene as a result of injuries sustained when the Volvo struck a four-foot, two-inch tree, a fence and a railing in front of a residence on Twin Lakes Road just west of the intersection of Canaan Road (Route 44) in the Town of Salisbury on Christmas Day afternoon.
A collision report issued by the Collison Analysis and Reconstruction Squad concluded that Simmons, while traveling between 74 and 79 miles per hour, attempted a left-steering maneuver that exceeded “the handling ability of the Volvo.”
His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 20, 2026.
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Police Blotter: Troop B
Oct 08, 2025
Police Blotter: Troop B
John Coston
The following information was provided by the Connecticut State Police at Troop B. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Asleep at the wheel accident
Just after 8 a.m. on Sept. 27, Steven White, 38, of Litchfield was driving north on Ashpohtag Road in Norfolk in a Cadillac Escalade ESV premium when he fell asleep at the wheel, running off the road and colliding with a culvert retaining wall. He suffered suspected minor injuries from the incident and was issued an infraction for violating the state’s “restricted turns” statute, which regulates safe turning practice.
Restraining order violation arrest
On the morning of Sept. 28, troopers arrested Patrick Redmond, 37, of North Canaan for an incident dated to Sept. 2, 2025, at a North Main Street address in Sharon. Redmond was processed for second degree harassment and criminal violation of a restraining order and was released on a $50,000 cash bond. He was scheduled to appear at Torrington Superior Court the next day.
Main Street fender bender
On the morning of Oct. 3, David Wheeler, 47, of Sharon was driving east on Main Street in downtown Salisbury in a Chevrolet Silverado K1500 when another vehicle, a Ford Escape driven by Anthony Bright, 78, of Lakeville, struck his passenger side. Bright stated that as he was attempting to turn left onto Main Street from Academy Street, another vehicle was blocking his view and he did not see Wheeler’s truck. Neither driver was injured, and both vehicles were able to be driven from the scene. Bright was found to be at fault for the accident and was issued a written warning for improper left turn.
The Lakeville Journal will publish the outcome of police charges. Contact us by mail at P.O. Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039, Attn: Police Blotter, or send an email, with “police blotter” in subject, to editor@lakevillejournal.com
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Riley Klein
High Street in Torrington was still closed more than a week after fire claimed and abandoned factory Sunday, Sept. 28. The smell of smoke lingered near the scene on Monday, Oct. 6. The investigation is being treated as a possible arson. Torrington Police Department is offering a $2,500 reward for information. Call the TPD tip line at 860-489-2065 or the Connecticut Arson Hotline at 1-800-842-7766.
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