With our local candidates getting their exercise by walking in the parades of assorted festivals in the area, and with the campaign rhetoric heating up, we are reminded that Election Day is coming fast upon us. Every year, The Observer…
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER Nationally known American rock band, Bowling for Soup, will perform on the main stage of the Apple Harvest Festival on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 7:45 p.m. Formed in 1994, the four-piece band had a handful…
Southington police were dispatched to Shop Rite, at 750 Queen St., on Monday, Sept. 17, at approximately 3:27 p.m., on report of a shoplifting incident. Initial reports said that two suspects, later identified as Muhnad Abuali, 20, of Little Ferry,…
Joshua Werner, 41, of Bristol, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 8:44 a.m., on an active warrant for choking a Southington woman on Sept. 2 and getting in a motor vehicle accident on I-84 after fleeing the scene. Officers…
Tricia Angelo, 43, of Southington, turned herself in to Southington police on Friday, Sept. 14 after learning there was a warrant for her arrest. The warrant alleges that Angelo allowed juveniles to smoke marijuana and drink alcohol in her house…
Jane (Rathbun) Thomas, “Honey”, 89 of Southington passed away Monday September 17, 2018 at her home holding the hands of her family. Born in East Orange, New Jersey on June 13, 1929, she was the daughter of Alma (Lasher) and…
Michele A. (Derderian) Haman, 77, of Southington, was reunited with her husband, parents, sister and her beloved dog Bailey, on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. Michele was the loving wife of the late Richard J.…
Arthur “Art” D’Agostino, 74, of Southington beloved husband for 46 years and soulmate of Carol (Jones) D’Agostino, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Sept. 17th, with his loving family by his side after a courageous battle with cancer. Arthur…
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER The Town of Southington takes great pride in its many military service men and women, both those in active duty and those who have served in the past. In an effort to keep them close…
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER The 50th Southington Apple Harvest Festival will commemorate its vibrant history by celebrating traditions, but it will also be jam-packed with new twists and surprises for attendees to enjoy. This year, for the first time,…
