Torrington Republican-American News

03/01/2023

“The arbitrators reviewed the video of the takedown, and observed that Sgt. Peters was protecting Mr. Spetland throughout the takedown and did not drop him to the floor,” the decision states.

TORRINGTON - A state labor arbitration board voted 2-1 to reinstate a longtime city police sergeant fired almost two years ago for violating the police department's use-of-force policy, but the city said it intends to appeal the decision. Sgt. Gerald Peters, 55, was fired in May 2021, after almos

06/24/2022

TORRINGTON -- Police arrested an 84-year-old man from Avon on Thursday in connection with the armed robbery at Litchfield Bancorp the day before. James Thompson was arrested at his home after Torrington police executed a search warrant for his home and car. Thompson told police he had come upo

06/20/2022

TORRINGTON -- A young girl suffered "serious but not life threatening injuries" after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Highland Avenue Sunday night. Battalion Fire Chief David Casper said the girl, who was about 12 years old, was conscious and alert when firefighters responded to the sce

06/20/2022

TORRINGTON -- Public Safety Commissioner Darlene Battle is typically reserved, saying little and saying it quietly at board meetings. Typically soft-spoken, it's almost hard to hear what she's saying without a microphone from the dais. Battle's hushed voice wasn't an issue on Sunday when it wa

06/10/2022

Oliver Wolcott Technical High School senior Dominic Samele received the Brian Piccolo Award.

TORRINGTON -- The Torrington chapter of UNICO honored community and school leaders during its annual awards ceremony Wednesday at Coe Memorial Park. Retired Torrington police officer Anthony Pietrafesa was honored with the Italian-American organization's Community Ambassador Award and Oliver Wolc

06/08/2022

TORRINGTON -- The City Council on Monday voted to increase city sewer user fees to $346 as the Water Pollution Control Authority deals with increasing costs for staffing, electricity and sludge removal. The 2022-2023 sewer user fee will be $44 more than the current rate of $302. The water pollutio

06/03/2022

TORRINGTON -- For the first time in the city's history, the rainbow Pride flag was raised in front of City Hall and drew applause during a ceremony to show support for LGBTQ members as part of Pride month. Organizer Audrey Blondin, a local attorney, called Thursday's event one of the "proudest an

05/12/2022

TORRINGTON - Born to Italian immigrant parents and raised in a factory town, the feisty and beloved five-term mayor Delia "Dee" Donne died Tuesday at the age of 91.In 1985, she became the city's first female mayor and served until 1994. Assertive, hardworking and a devout Catholic, Donne made good o

04/05/2022

Logan Wilson is the first Torrington High School student ever to be admitted to Harvard University. Logan, a senior, was one of 1,954 applicants that were admitted to Harvard this year. The acceptance rate at Harvard this year was approximately 3% which made it one of the most competitive admissio

03/29/2022

TORRINGTON -- Edward Bahr has been fixing cars for more than 40 years, but these days, it is all about the honeybees. Two months ago, Bahr transformed his Torrington automotive sales and service shop into a beekeeper's paradise, where he sells every supply you need to start your own beekeeping ho

03/24/2022

TORRINGTON -- State police are investigating a shooting Wednesday that involved a Torrington police officer. Torrington Police Chief William Baldwin declined to say if the individual who was shot died or was still alive. The individual was taken by ambulance to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and t