Southington Observer Opinion and Letters To the Editor Section
A few moments before the Spin Doctors took the stage last Saturday, lead singer Chris Barron told us that it was his first time in town. Sure, the band has played in Connecticut venues, but the Apple Harvest Festival was…
There has been quite a bit of talk and controversy surrounding the new law that was put into effect on Oct. 1, 2019: Tobacco 21. The new law raises the age to purchase any tobacco or nicotine products or devices…
The National Institute for Family Literacy discovered that 3-5 year olds who had been read to at least three times per week were two times more likely to recognize all letters, have sight-word recognition, and understand words in context. These…
I believe that there are angels among us, and they do amazing things for people every day. They are there in our time of need. They give their time to do amazing things to make our lives better. They are…
Welcome, Apple Harvest fans, The 2019 Apple Harvest Festival is fast approaching and over the course of two weekends, Oct. 4-6 and Oct. 11-13. Those in attendance will experience great food, a large carnival, the always well-attended parade and other…
We were wading through the early candidate questionnaire submissions when we were caught off-guard by a question posed to us from one of the candidates (after they gave us their answers). “From your perspective what do you think is the…
I asked that question in a sermon recently. I think we can agree that life isn’t always fair, but is God fair? In the Christian story of Jesus’ last night with his disciples, we are told that he gathered them…
Attention candidates. On Thursday, Sept. 19, we distributed our candidate questionnaires to the party chairs, so they could distribute them to their candidates on all of the town boards, from Town Council and Board of Education to Board of Finance…
Southington Youth Services, the STEPS Coalition, Lisa, Inc. and the Southington Drug Task Force will partner to offer Parent University on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., at DePaolo Middle School. Parent University is a unique opportunity…
Since January, I’ve had the great opportunity to lead the Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAs as new CEO. In that short time, I have seen some incredible impact for both members and non-members of our communities. Our free Race4Chase triathlon program allows…
