By TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER A Southington High School substitute teacher wants the community to help her provide “Backpacks for Freedom,” to the FBI and local law enforcement working to rescue victims of human trafficking. After receiving her masters in…
We asked Southington Board of Education candidates the following questions: A) Every incumbent said the budget was the biggest issue during the 2017 campaign, but the BOE passed two of the biggest budget increases in recent history (increasing the budget…
Ernest F. Burkhardt Jr., 92, of Southington, passed away Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at Midstate Medical Center. He was the husband of Barbara (Dawson) Burkhardt. He was born Aug. 3, 1927 in Meriden, the son of the late Ernest F.…
Kathleen “Kathie” Vassar-King, 61, peacefully won her long battle with cancer on October 14th, 2019. Born October 7th, 1958 in Southington, CT to Lorraine Wright and the late Morrison Wright. Kathie was the beloved wife of 24 years to Dave;…
James “Jimer” Tyler Smith of Southington passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at his home surround by his family after a long illness and courageous battle. He was the husband to his devoted wife of 51 years Barbara (Welch)…
Bogdan Plochocki, 81, of Southington, CT, passed suddenly and unexpectedly in Hartford Hospital on Tuesday October 8, 2019. Born in Warsaw Poland on May 1, 1938 to the late Jan and Modesta (Wiankowska), he became an orphan during the Warsaw…
By TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER The 51st annual Apple Harvest Festival was well underway on Saturday, Oct. 12, when a group of four musicians set up camp in the basement of the town hall. After thirty years together, the band…
By TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER “What time is it?” crooned Chris Barron, lead singer of the Spin Doctors, as thousands of people packed onto the Southington town green and exploded into applause and cheers as the band opened their headlining…
By SPENCER DREHER STAFF WRITER After a road victory against Hall, the Southington football team started a three-game stretch at home last Friday against Manchester (2-3). The Knights were kept in check in the first quarter but eventually pulled away…
It was another nearly flawless week for the Southington girls soccer team, as they outscored their two opponents, 6-1, and improved to 9-0, the best record in the Central Connecticut Conference. On the season, they have outscored their opponents, 33-3.…
