From 1908 until 1924, Lewis Hine chronicled the plight of American child laborers, and his pictures shaped the nation’s laws. Hine took over 5,000 photographs of child laborers, and those pictures helped persuade legislators—and the general public—to support laws to…
The First Lutheran Church, at 232 Bristol St., will be holding their annual “Blessing of the animals” service on Sunday, Sept. 3 on the front lawn. The service will begin at 9:30 a.m., rain or shine, under a tent on…
Sunshine chased from Taste of Southington By DENISE APARO CORRESPONDENT Local residents tried to keep a sunny outlook as thundershowers loomed over the 16th Annual Taste of Southington on Wednesday, Aug. 2 at the Barnes Museum. The event was sponsored…
The Southington Library has announced a number of upcoming programs. All are welcome. To register, contact (860) 628-0947, ext. 6552 or visit www.southingtonlibrary.org and click on ‘Calendar of Events.’ For children’s events, call ext. 3. Here are some upcoming events:…
The Wednesday, Aug. 2 Music on the Green concert featuring “BootLeg Band” was cancelled just before the 7 p.m. start time, due to heavy rainstorms. Town officials said that the band was present and ready to play and the stagehands, audio technician,…
The Southington Library has announced a number of upcoming programs. All are welcome. To register, contact (860) 628-0947, ext. 6552 or visit www.southingtonlibrary.org and click on ‘Calendar of Events.’ For children’s events, call ext. 3. Here are some upcoming events:…
The Southington High School Unified Theater club was honored with the teamwork award at the Rockstar Banquet in Bloomfield in May. The local theater group joins students with and without disabilities, and this year’s production was “A Knight Around the…
The Italian-American Festival will start on Friday evening and run through Sunday evening. The festival will be located on Center Street between N. Liberty Street and High Street. This section of roadway will be closed to all vehicular traffic starting…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER This summer, 31 local children spent six weeks training through the Race4Chase Youth Triathlon program which will culminate on Aug. 5. Created to honor the life of Chase Kowalski, the program is designed to provide…
The Southington Library has announced a number of upcoming programs. All are welcome. To register, contact (860) 628-0947, ext. 6552 or visit www.southingtonlibrary.org and click on ‘Calendar of Events.’ For children’s events, call ext. 3. Here are some upcoming events:…
