Bolton

The Office of Inspector General has found that a state trooper who shot and injured a man in Bolton who was going through a mental health crisis and holding knives was justified because he reasonably believed he and other troopers were in threat of serious injury, according to a report released on Monday afternoon. The report says that state troopers…

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Bolton High School is closed for the day after a power outage and smoke condition in the building. According to Bolton fire officials, emergency crews responded to the school on Brandy Street for a report of a power outage due to last night’s stormy conditions. When firefighters arrived, they noticed smoke in the building. The determined the smoke was...

A fire in Bolton on Friday morning shut down Route 85 for several hours. Over a dozen fire departments responded to Dean Cabinetry and now, the family business is left to pick up the pieces.

Route 85 in Bolton is closed as firefighters battle a fire at a commercial building.

Route 85 in Bolton is closed as firefighters battle a fire at a commercial building.

Route 85 in Bolton was closed for hours on Friday morning as firefighters battled a fire at a commercial building. Several fire vehicles responded to the fire at Dean Cabinetry, at 25 West St. Route 85 was closed between Clark Road and Camp Meeting Road and it has reopened. Dean Cabinetry owner John Dean said, “It’s no fun looking at…

Two people were taken to the hospital after a car crash in Bolton Thursday night. It happened at the intersection of Clark Road and West Street. The fire department said they removed both drivers from their cars. They were transported to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries, according to police. The crash remains under investigation. No additional information was…

A man who fled after a crash in Bolton on Friday night left two young kids inside of his vehicle and was later found apprehended, according to state police. Troopers responded to Brandy Street and Meadow Road around 5 p.m. for a report of a vehicle crashing into a pole. The driver, identified as a 33-year-old man from Windham, fled…

A person has been taken into custody after residents in Bolton were asked to shelter in place and lock their doors Friday night. The town of Bolton said an accident happened at the intersection of Brandy Street and Hanover Farms. State police said people inside of the car took off on foot. Town officials told residents in the immediate area…

A person is dead and another is injured after a motorcycle crash in Bolton on Wednesday night. State police said they were called to the scene of a crash involving a car and motorcycle. It happened just after 5 p.m. on West Street, or Route 85, near School Street. Troopers said serious injuries were reported, and two people were hospitalized….

The families of the two men who died in a boating accident in Bolton last week say their last moments were spent helping someone.

The families of the two men who died in a boating accident in Bolton last week say their last moments were spent helping someone. Officials with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said 28-year-old Marcus Sterling and 52-year-old Keith Mosher were on Lower Bolton Lake when their canoe capsized last Wednesday. “He was a father, he was a…

Two men are dead after their canoe capsized on Bolton Lake Wednesday evening, according to DEEP.

A man that was pulled from Bolton Lake is dead and crews are actively searching for another person in the water, according to DEEP.

Two men are dead after their canoe capsized on Bolton Lake Wednesday evening, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Authorities said they were called to Bolton Lake for a water rescue at about 3:15 p.m. A man was pulled from the water and taken to a nearby hospital. DEEP officials said he later died. After an…

The Office of Inspector General is investigating after a state trooper shot a man in Bolton on Friday afternoon and has released additional information about the shooting.

The Office of the Inspector General released new information and body camera video of an incident that ended with a state trooper shooting a man in Bolton on Friday.

The Office of Inspector General is investigating after a state trooper shot a man in Bolton on Friday afternoon and has released additional information about the shooting. State troopers responded to a home on Meadow Road in Bolton around 2:15 p.m. after receiving a report that 29-year-old Maxim Nowak was experiencing a mental health crisis, according to the report from…