With the Blizzard of 2013 dropping over two feet of snow on the town, we figured now would be a good time to visit Mount Southington. Here are some of the shots from that visit. All photos by Tammi…
Ski down Mount Southington
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Southington Observer Features
Show us your shorts… WCCC mounts film fest, local filmmaker joins in
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR 106.9 WCCC is going Hollywood this Sunday with its Rock’n and Reel’n Short Film Fest. And a local filmmaker, Neal Thomassen, a Southington High School alum, is up there on the marquee. The event is…
Bon Jovi’s Connecticut performance postponed
Jon Bon Jovi and crew have decided to let their fans stay off the roads tonight. The Mohegan Sun announced the show for tonight, Feb. 9, has been postponed. The release said: Mohegan Sun has just announced that tonight’s Bon Jovi…
No Monsters Saturday night
For those hoping to get out to tonight’s Monster Jam in Hartford, both the 2 and 7 p.m. performances have been cancelled. The XL Center in Hartford just issued the following news announcement Hartford, CT February 9, 2013) – Due…
Monster Jam at 2 p.m. on Saturday has been cancelled in Hartford
This just in from the XL Center… The Saturday Feb. 9, 2:00pm Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam® Show has been cancelled at the XL Center in Hartford -Tickets Will be Honored at Either Remaining Performance- (Hartford, CT February 8,…
Art show opening postponed due to storm
The owners of Paris In Plantsville have announced that it’s juried show will be postponed a week due to the storm: “Hello all! “With the blizzard getting ready to look down on us and cover us in mayhem and snowball…
Fans of princesses (and heroes), here comes ‘Disney on Ice’
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Tiana, Jasmine, Aurora, and Snow White are coming to town. So it’s only fitting that a self-confessed fan of all things Disney, who hails from Connecticut, should be on the ice…
Area establishments back Small Business Saturday
by Rob Glidden Staff Writer Area businesses are hoping that Small Business Saturday, a concept designed as a counterweight to the more famous Black Friday, will continue to catch on and bring in customers during Thanksgiving weekend. The idea was…
Library to a host special event for Banned Book week
By Ed Harris Editor The Southing Library will celebrate Banned Book Week with a public reading of passages from several books that have been banned or challenged during a special program next week. “We’re bringing attention to the fact that…
Bill Rodgers returns; Registration is open for Apple Harvest Road Race
By JOHN GORALSKI SPORTS WRITER Bill Rodgers won the New York City Marathon four times. He claimed four titles at the Boston Marathon in the late 1970s. He won races in Amsterdam, Japan, and across the United States. Rodgers was…