A new advisory has been issued about firefighting foam that entered a brook and pond connected to the Farmington River after the B-17 crash at Bradley Airport on Wednesday.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said the foam and other materials released into the environment were a result of the Oct. 2 plane crash.

DEEP said Thursday's rain could have caused the emergence of foam.

Foam surfaced at Watts Pond, an outflow of Rainbow Brook, and further downstream on the brook near Stevens Mill Road, according to a DEEP spokesperson.

Rainbow Brook flows south of Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks.

DEEP staff said they set up containment booms at these locations and used vacuum trucks to clean up the foam.

DEEP and other contractors will be at the scene this week to clean up and monitor the brook and pond for any more accumulation of foam.

Surface water samples have been collected from Rainbow Brook and the Farmington River and will be analyzed for PFAS and other chemicals associated with the incident.

Results are still expected to be released in the next week.

There is still no observation of foam in the Metropolitan District's sanitary system, according to the Windsor Health Department.

Preliminary testing results detected elevated levels of PFAS chemicals in fish from the Farmington River.

PFAS is a group of thousands of man-made chemicals that are widely used in consumer products, including products ranging from nonstick cookware to waterproof clothing to carpets to food packaging materials. According to DEEP and the state Department of Public Health, PFAS have been linked to health risks ranging from developmental effects in fetuses and infants to certain forms of cancer.

DEEP advises the public not to come in contact with the foam and if they see any to report it.

Crews are at the scene of a large fire burning on Norwich Road in Plainfield.

Fire officials said two buildings and multiple cars are on fire, though it's unclear what specific buildings are burning.

There are a number of businesses in the immediate area of the fire, NBC Connecticut crews observed at the scene.

Several departments have been called in to help fight the flames.

If it unknown if there are injuries at this time.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Susan Collins has built a brand as a moderate senator who isn't afraid to buck her party. But the Maine Republican is now facing her toughest challenge yet as she prepares to run for a fifth term in a blue state — the potential impeachment of a president she didn't vote for, NBC News reports.

While Maine's GOP chairwoman dismissed the Ukraine scandal as "another witch hunt," Collins on Saturday called Trump's public request to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden "completely inappropriate." But Collins has said she can't take a position on impeachment because she might be asked to serve as essentially a juror during a possible trial in the Senate.

"It's inappropriate for me to reach conclusions about evidence or to comment on the proceedings in the House," she said recently.

Collins, who is one of Democrats' top targets in 2020 as they try to flip the GOP-controlled Senate, risks angering the Republican base by criticizing Trump and not defending him from the impeachment inquiry.

"She needs to not be a traitor to her own party," Jenny Foster, wearing a "Trump 2020: Make Liberals Cry Again" sweatshirt, said on Saturday outside the horse-pulling barn at a fair in Fryeburg.

Aveda Adara, a 41-year-old transgender woman, said the mistreatment she faced due to her gender identity led her to quit her job at a major health care company just outside Houston, Texas. “I was constantly misgendered by managers, supervisors and employees,” Adara told NBC News. “My own manager would routinely discriminate against me, and nit pick and micromanage me.”

Eventually, she found two part-time jobs to make ends meet, but these positions do not provide any benefits. Employment discrimination, however, is nothing new to Adara. “I’ve been laughed out of interviews for so many years,” she said.

“I live in Texas, and there are no laws in Texas that protect people like me,” she added. “I can be fired for being who I am.”

While 20 states and the District of Columbia have laws explicitly banning workplace discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, federal civil rights law is less clear. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 “prohibits employment discrimination based on … sex,” but whether “sex” discrimination in this context is inclusive of anti-LGBTQ discrimination is at the center of three cases before the Supreme Court.

The high court will hear oral arguments in these cases on Tuesday, and its decision — expected in the spring or summer of 2020 — could have a dramatic impact on LGBTQ workers’ rights. One case, R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, marks the first time a transgender civil rights case has come before the Supreme Court. Trans workers across the country, including Adara, will be watching the case closely.

An 18-year-old driver and two of his young passengers are dead after his car careened off a Delaware canal bank Sunday morning and crashed into the water below, Delaware officials said.

The two passengers were 16 and 12 years old. A third passenger, a 6-year-old boy, has not been found, Delaware officials said.

The accident happened around 9:41 a.m. in Middletown, about a mile from the Sen. William V. Roth Jr. Bridge, state police said. The car fell into the southern side of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, according to Delaware State Police spokesman Master Cpl. Michael Austin.

A 16-year-old female passenger managed to escape the wreckage and swim to shore with the help of the driver, Austin said. Once she reached safety, the driver swam back to help the remaining three passengers. 

"He was a hero," Austin said of the driver, who has not been identified. "He tried to do everything he could."

A multiagency operation, including dive teams, located the submerged car around 3 p.m. Sunday. It was pulled out of the water two hours hours later.

A search for the missing 6-year-old passenger continues, police said.

The driver and three of the passengers were related, according to police. The 16-year-old girl was described as a family friend.

"Our hearts go out to the victims and their families," Austin said.

A man was seriously injured after a shooting in New London Sunday afternoon.

The incident occurred around 3 p.m. on Connecticut Avenue.

Police said they saw a semiconscious gunshot victim on the front porch of a Connecticut Avenue home.

The man was transported to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Police said the incident does not appear to be a random act.

The investigation remains active and ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call New London Police.

Two people were taken to the hospital after an overnight shooting in Hartford.

The incident happened in the area of Maple Avenue, according to police.

Both people have non-life threatening injuries.

Maple Avenue was closed between Franklin Avenue and Essex Street but has since reopened.

The incident is still under investigation.

Connecticut's Criminal Justice Commission is seeking public input on who will be the top state prosecutor.

The commission will hold a public forum from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. It will immediately follow the commission's interviews for candidates for the Litchfield Judicial District state's attorney position.

Connecticut Chief State's Attorney Kevin Kane is retiring. His last day is Nov. 1.

The position is the administrative head of the Division of Criminal Justice.

Kane has held the post since 2006, making him the longest-serving chief state's attorney since the office's creation in 1973.

The U.S. Supreme Court will tackle gay rights, protection for young immigrants known as dreamers, and religious freedom — and also might consider gun rights and the future of the Electoral College — in its new term beginning this week, NBC News reported.

It's a marked change from last year, when the court kept the temperature low after the battle over Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.

"At the absolute height of the presidential campaign, the Supreme Court is almost inevitably going to insert itself, with rulings that affect a lot of Americans and which they care deeply about," said Tom Goldstein, a lawyer who frequently argues before the court and publishes SCOTUSblog.

Firefighters were called to a Windsor Locks business early Monday morning after three vans caught on fire.

Crews responded to Northeast Industrial Floorings on King Spring Road around 2 a.m. after getting a report of a fire.

According to fire officials, firefighters found three vans fully engulfed in flames and used firefighting foam to extinguish the fires.

Authorities were concerned the fire might spread to the side of a building, but the fire was contained before it could spread, fire officials added.

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was notified about the incident.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

NBC Connecticut First Alert meteorologists are tracking a cold front for the start of the new week.

While today will not be a washout, we can expect times of showers and mild conditions out ahead of the front.

Humidity will also be on the rise with temperatures in the 70s for most.

The heaviest of the showers will begin to impact the state by the evening commute and through the evening hours.

The could be up to a half inch of rain or more in some towns under some of the heavier downpours.

Most of the rain will shift east by tomorrow morning.

Some sunshine will develop tomorrow with cooler temperatures in the 60s.

More showers and wind are possible toward the middle and end of the week as a coastal storm tries to form off of the coast.

You can get the latest forecast anytime here.

A 76-year-old man living at a nursing home in Haverhill, Massachusetts, was beaten to death by another resident, according to the Essex County District Attorney's Office. 

Haverhill police responded to the Oxford Rehabilitation and Health Care Center shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of a combative patient at the facility.

Responding officers discovered the victim suffering from physical injuries, and he was taken to Holy Family Hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

Police arrested 83-year-old Jose Veguilla in connection with the assault. Veguilla was also taken to Holy Family Hospital where he is undergoing an evaluation. 

While Veguilla and the victim, who has not been identified, both lived at the facility, the district attorney could not say if the two were roommates.

Gifford Russel, who lives in the nursing home and knows both men involved, says the suspect and victim both lived in the same room together.

Russel was closer to the man who died, saying, “He was a good old gentleman. he was a nice guy. he didn't deserve what happened to him.”

Facility spokesperson Tim Brown said in a statement Sunday, "The Oxford's heart goes out to the families of those involved in last night's incident. Based on our initial internal investigation, our staff acted quickly and appropriately in the matter." 

"He was at the end of the hall so evidently it took them a while to get to him," Russel said.

Russel’s daughter says she has questions for the nursing home about communication because she hasn’t heard a thing, leading to rumors among residents.

"I mean they're a really great facility, don’t get me wrong," she said, "but it's just, I don't know. It doesn't even seem like anything happened in there."

Another woman, whose mom lives at the facility, agreed there has been a lack of communication on the facility's part, saying, "They didn't even apparently let any of the residents know because I can guarantee you my mother would have told me."

The nursing home is providing additional support services to staff members and residents following the incident, Brown said. 

Veguilla is expected to be arraigned Monday, either at the hospital or court. It's not immediately clear if he has an attorney.

State and local authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the incident. 

Police are investigating after a man was shot in New Haven on Monday morning.

Authorities said a 34-year-old man was shot at 1605 Whalley Avenue. His condition is unknown at this time.

Officers have not released details surrounding the shooting.

This is a developing story. NBC Connecticut will update this story as details become available.

A Middletown woman is dead after being hit by a car on Route 9 South in Berlin Wednesday, which was her 54th birthday.

Connecticut State Police said 54-year-old Marie Ahern was hit around 5:15 a.m. near exit 23, and the car left the scene.

Anyone with any information on the crash should contact Connecticut State Police - Troop H at 860-534-1000.

An abused dog that was abandoned in Hamden is doing well and has been adopted. 

Hamden police and the Hamden animal control division said the Yorkshire Terrier mix that was abandoned on Aug. 13 on 670 Mix Avenue has made a full recovery and has a new home. 

Hamden police and the animal control division are still looking for information about the dog’s previous owner. 

Anyone with information is urged to call Animal Control Officer Christopher Smith at (203) 230-4080.

State environmental officials are monitoring Rainbow Brook, Watts Pond and Farmington River for firefighting foam after the B-17 crash at Bradley Airport on Wednesday.

Foam surfaced at Watts Pond, an outflow of Rainbow Brook, and further downstream on the brook near Stevens Mill Road, according to a Department of Energy and Environmental Protection spokesperson.

Rainbow Brook flows south of Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks.

DEEP staff said they set up containment booms at these locations and used vacuum trucks to clean up the foam.

Surface water samples have been collected from Rainbow Brook and the Farmington River and will be analyzed for PFAS and other chemicals associated with the incident. Results are still expected to be released in the next week.

PFAS is a group of thousands of man-made chemicals that are widely used in consumer products, including products ranging from nonstick cookware to waterproof clothing to carpets to food packaging materials. According to DEEP and the state Department of Public Health, PFAS have been linked to health risks ranging from developmental effects in fetuses and infants to certain forms of cancer.

Officials from DEEP ask anyone who sees foam to report it to DEEP at 860-424-3338.

Three children and two adults were found dead in a suspected murder-suicide at a condo complex in Abington, Massachusetts, on Monday morning, a source told NBC10 Boston's Investigators.

A second source said all five people were shot and were dead when authorities arrived. 

Aerial images from NBC10 Boston's Sky Ranger helicopter showed police tape around the front of the building. Police officers could be seen at several locations around the property.

No further information was immediately available.

United States Senator Richard Blumenthal is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to review safety exemptions for vintage planes after the fatal crash of a B-17 bomber in Connecticut last week. 

Seven people died and several others were injured when the World War II era aircraft crashed just minutes after taking off at Bradley Airport last Wednesday. 

The B-17 bomber was known at one point as the "Flying Fortress" or the 909. It

was at the airport for the "Wings of Freedom Tour" sponsored by the Collings Foundation.

Blumenthal said he wants to know more about the exemption the FAA granted to the Collings Foundation.  

He also wants to know what safety regulations the plane had to go through.

“These planes are a profoundly significant part of our history and they should be revered and preserved but respected with adequate safety standards if they are going to be flown and that’s why a broader examination and investigation is absolutely necessary here,” Blumenthal said in a statement.

The Collings Foundation released a statement about the plane crash. 

“Our thoughts and prayers are with those who were on that flight and we will be forever grateful to the heroic efforts of the first responders at Bradley. 

“The Collings Foundation flight team is fully cooperating with officials to determine the cause of the crash of the B-17 Flying Fortress and will comment further when details become known. 

“In the wake of a tragic accident involving our B-17, the Collings Foundation is currently suspending its flight operations and the Wings of Freedom Tour for the remainder of the 2019 season. We are in the process of issuing refunds for those who had reserved flights through December.” 

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. A team arrived in Connecticut on Wednesday and said they expect to be here for a week to 10 days. 

Police responding to a call about the attempted theft of hemp plants arrested two people after a chase that ended in a crash.

Police said they received a call at 1:15 a.m. Monday from a farm on Sport Hill Road in Easton and the caller said people were on the property and trying to steal hemp plants that were legally regulated and used to produce CDB oil.

Soon after, an officer responding to the call saw a Honda with a New York registration parked at Sport Hill Road and Adams Road and the driver fled. 

The officer chased the car south on Route 59 until it crashed near the exit 46 ramp to the Merritt Parkway.

Police said the passenger was apprehended at the scene and was transported to St. Vincent's Medical Center to be treated for minor injuries.

The driver ran and a state police trooper apprehended the suspect two hours later along the Merritt Parkway, near exit 49, and turned him over to the Easton Police Department, police said.

The car had been stolen from East Haven on Sept. 26, according to police.

Police said they are investigating two other suspicious incidents at the hemp farm in recent weeks.

Josue Gonzalez-Vazquez, 19, of New Haven, was charged with larceny in the third degree, engaging in a pursuit, misuse of plates and

other motor vehicle charges.

Jacob Castro, 19, of Hamden, was charged with conspiracy to commit larceny in the third degree.

Both were held on a $10,000 bond.

The Hartford Yard Goats are set to host the renamed G.O.A.T. Brew & Wine Fest on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Dunkin' Donuts Park.  This year's iteration of the popular Brew Fest will include added options for wine drinkers.

More than 40 breweries and brands have committed to the event including: City Steam Brewery, Hog River Brewing, Stony Creek Brewery, Thimble Islands Brewing Company and Thomas Hooker Brewery.

The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. with early admission for Very Important Goat (VIG) purchasers. 

Tickets are $50 for general admission. A limited number of VIP, or VIG tickets, are $75 and the charge for designated drivers is $25.  The day of the event general admission tickets increase in price.

The VIG tickets include early admission along with field, dugout and warning track access.

All attendees receive a collectible sampling mug.

All guests must be 21 years or older to attend this rain or shine event.

Live music will be playing throughout the event:

• 12:30pm Whisker Fish
• 1:15pm Earl & Craig from POSSM
• 1:30m Jamie Livesay of Jamie's Junk Show
• 1:45pm Acoustic Marshpit
• 2:30pm Capital Blondes
• 2:30pm Sonic Nation
• 3:00pm Guido Falivene

You can purchase your tickets now by selecting the "G.O.A.T. Brew & Wine Fest Tickets!" button on the team's site or at the Click it or Ticket Box Office at Dunkin' Donuts Park.

NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut are proud to be the exclusive television partners of the Yard Goats and the official media sponsors of the G.O.A.T. Brew & Wine Fest.