2025 at 12:45 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Rankings website Niche.com just published its 2025 list of the "best places to live in Connecticut" and Glastonbury made the grade CT — Glastonbury has been named one of the best places to live in the state of Connecticut — twice — in an annual ranking compiled by Niche.com West Hartford was again named the best place to live in Connecticut in the latest set of rankings released by Niche on Monday Now in its 11th year, the ranking from the data-driven platform Niche is designed to help everyone from young people just starting their careers or families to retirees decide where they want to live The report analyzes places of various sizes including cities with populations of 100,000 or more Niche said "Glastonbury Center" was described as "a suburb of Hartford with a population of 7,860 Glastonbury Center is in Hartford County and is one of the best places to live in Connecticut Living in Glastonbury Center offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents own their homes In Glastonbury Center there are a lot of restaurants Many retirees live in Glastonbury Center and residents tend to lean liberal The public schools in Glastonbury Center are highly rated." Schools received an A+ grade The housing market was rated A- and receiving a B grade were nightlife and diversity "Glastonbury" was cited as having 35,136 people The same grades were assigned to the same categories The rankings are based on a wide range of public data sources and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention combined with millions of resident reviews Towns are listed more than once all over the rankings just about every neighborhood in Greenwich is listed as a separate entity Niche said Community attributes considered in developing the list included the health of the local housing market, neighborhood diversity, area public schools and walkability, among others. (More on methodology.) The Niche Top 100 Places To Live In Connecticut in 2025: Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. 2025 at 5:16 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A man accused of stealing a package from a Glastonbury home over the holiday season has been arrested CT — A 22-year-old Waterbury man is now an accused porch pirate in Glastonbury they arrested the man via a warrant on a fifth-degree larceny charge The charge covers merchandise valued at between $250 and $500 The man is accused to taking a package from the front door of a Glastonbury residence last December The man is scheduled to appear in Manchester Superior Court on May 1 2025 at 11:28 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Glastonbury has several new businesses CT — Here is a list of businesses that were formed in Glastonbury from Dec The data is from the Connecticut Business Registry 2024 at 4:02 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The Glastonbury Apple Harvest Fest is on tap for Oct 20 at the Riverfront Community Center and Fairgrounds CT —Town officials are reminding residents of the schedule for the 49th annual Glastonbury Apple Harvest & Music Festival It is hosted by the CT River Valley Chamber of Commerce A 5K Road Race presented by Sam Adams is slated for 9:30 am Sunday Visit the Chamber of Commerce website for event information at 2025 at 12:58 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A woman because unruly after she was located in a road in Glastonbury CT — A an intoxicated woman is facing a criminal charge after being removed from a street in Glastonbury GPD officers responded to the area of Howe and Manchester Roads after receiving a report about an intoxicated woman in the road who became uncooperative and refused to identify herself She was arrested and charged with interfering with police and later identified as a 54-year-old Glastonbury resident She also had an active warrant out of Hartford 2025 at 8:37 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;} Hubbard Street in Glastonbury between Buttonball Lane and New London Turnpike was closed to traffic Tuesday afternoon after a utility pole tumbled over The incident was reported by local officials at 4 p.m Eversource Energy was reporting 19 outages as of 4:45 p.m Vehicles headed to Glastonbury High School were being sent to the New London Turnpike entrance Eversource was at the scene and power was restored by the evening hours 2025 at 11:06 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A pair of distance runners from Glastonbury High School are state champions after capturing individual races at the State Open Saturday CT — Two runners from Glastonbury High School won individual events at the CIAC girls indoor track State Open Saturday at the Floyd Little Athletic Center Senior Brooke Strauss won the 1000 meter run Freshman Lauren Parrett claimed the 3200 meter run crown the Guardians placed second with 47 points trailing only the 95 of champion Bloomfield while Windsor and Conard tied for fourth with 22 Complete results may be found here 2025 at 9:07 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A Glastonbury runner prevailed in her race and another took third place at the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday MA — Brooke Strauss of Glastonbury High School won the girls' 1,000-meter run Saturday at the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center more than four seconds ahead of runner-up Mikita Barry of Bedford Teammate Lauren Parrett established a new personal best time of 11:00.06 in placing third in the 3,200-meter run Complete results may be found here 2025 at 9:43 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A pedestrian crash in Glastonbury led to an extensive road closure Saturday CT — A pedestrian was seriously hurt over the weekend after a collision with a vehicle in Glastonbury along the 100 block of Glastonbury Boulevard Initial responding police officers and an EMS crew provided medical care to the pedestrian at the scene and the person was then transported to an area hospital with serious injuries The pedestrian has not been identified by police The Glastonbury Police Traffic Unit and the Metro Traffic Services regional accident reconstruction team are investigating just what happened but a preliminary report indicates that the pedestrian was crossing Glastonbury Boulevard from north to south and was struck by a vehicle traveling west The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation Glastonbury Boulevard was closed in both directions for a several hours during the initial investigation Police said any witnesses or anyone with information about the crash can contact Officer Sergey Sharov at 860-652-4286 2025 at 11:09 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The Riverfront Park boat launch is back open in Glastonbury CT — The boat launch parking lot at Riverfront Park in Glastonbury is back open It had been closed because of high waters in the Connecticut River flooding in the parking area prompted town officials to place barricades there and ask residents to refrain from attempting to access the boat launch until the waters receded they said the water had gone down to a safe level 2024 at 6:35 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A man was hauled to safety by a crew team when a sport utility vehicle splashed into the Connecticut River in Glastonbury Wednesday CT — A crew team training in the Connecticut River hauled a driver to safety after his car splashed into the water Wednesday afternoon Initial police calls alerted authorities to an "erratic driver" heading to Riverfront Park on Welles Street a BMW being driven by an "adult male" from Hartford somehow ended up careening down the boat launch and into the river the driver managed to crawl out the driver's side window and perch himself on the door That's when a support boat from a nearby crew team picked the man up and brought him safely to the riverbank The man was taken to an area hospital for evaluation Local and CREST dive teams converged on the area as did the Glastonbury police and fire departments Police are still investigating the circumstances the Riverfront Park Boat launch re-opened Thursday after a short closure because of low water levels "Boaters are urged to use caution as the water level is still lower than usual The town will continue to monitor the water level at the launch on a daily basis to determine if it's safe for public use," officials said 2025 at 4:54 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A Tip-a-Cop event is set for at Giovanni’s restaurant next month Glastonbury police officers will donning aprons instead of their duty belts to help raise money for the Connecticut Special Olympics It's part of the Tip-a-Cop event at Giovanni’s restaurant Officers will be assisting servers and cooks with making and running food orders All gratuities received by the officers will go to the Special Olympics The Special Olympics provides year-round sports training for more than 10,000 athletes along with offering free health screenings at sporting events 2024 at 11:55 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A South Glastonbury farm that dates back to the mid-1700s is for sale CT — A farm property in South Glastonbury that dates back to Colonial times is on the market The price tag for Shady Maple Farm is $674,900, according to the online real estate portal Zillow The home was built in 1761 and featured four bedrooms and three bathrooms over 3,123 square feet See images and the complete listing on Zillow 2025 at 8:00 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Eversource will be cleaning out its right-of-way areas in Glastonbury so will the Eversource tree-trimming program in Glastonbury Eversource Energy on Monday announced that it will be conducting "cyclical vegetation management in the transmission right-of-way" in Glastonbury during the spring and summer of 2025 The transmission line enters Glastonbury from the north near Bush Hill Road Hebron Avenue parallel to Hawthorne Mead Diver New London Turnpike next to Three Mile Road and then Clark Hill Rd before entering Portland Eversource or authorized crews will be "selectively" targeting incompatible plant and tree species on the "floor" of the right-of-way and side trimming for clearance along the edges Contractors will use mowers and hand cutters Eversource officials said a project notice was mailed to property owners within the project area in mid-December The letter indicated that project work will include: 2024 at 10:22 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The boat ramp at Riverfront Park in Glastonbury is back open CT — The Riverfront Park Boat launch in Glastonbury re-opened Thursday Town officials said boaters are being urged to use caution as the water level in the Connecticut River is still "lower than usual." Ironically, a vehicle sped down the ramp Wednesday and wound up in the water. The driver was safely rescued by a safety boat from a nearby rowing team that was training in the river, police said. See the story here