Southington Observer Local News Section
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER The economic development office has another one for the books here in Southington. 3PL Worldwide Inc. fulfillment company has leased 144,000 square feet of the former Pratt and Whitney site at 75 Aircraft Rd. after…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER Southington Community Cultural Arts (SoCCA) is holding its first annual open juried art show, which will run from Jan. 31 through Feb. 23. On Sunday, Feb. 5, an opening reception from 2 p.m. to 4…
Leslie Hairston and her son Caleb, 2, sway and sing along during the “Sweet Music” collaboration with Circle of Friends and Foodology. The high ceilings in Foodology’s modern industrial space made for wonderful acoustics during the food-themed music program. Freshly…
Rep. Liz Linehan (D-Cheshire, Southington, Wallingford) introduced legislation recently to increase the penalties for any person convicted of soliciting a prostitute. The proposed bill would make soliciting a prostitute a Class C felony and add perpetrators to the sex offender…
Southington UNICO announced that the Southington High School Unified Sports Team has been recognized as a Unified Banner Champion School. This is a national award sponsored by Special Olympics International. The Southington Board of Education recognized the program during the…
The Southington Public School district is one of 433 school districts in the United States and Canada that are being honored by the College Board. Southington High School student achievement ranked high enough to be placed on the seventh annual…
Since March 2015, Sandy Lucas has lost 45 pounds. Patrick Tallis has dropped almost 100 pounds in recent years. It wasn’t by accident. It came through hard work, discipline, and learning the facts about weight loss. Now, the couple is…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER HARTFORD—During the joint convention on opening day of the Connecticut General Assembly (CGA), Governor Dannel Malloy gave his 2017 State of the State address. The 2017-2019 legislative term is the beginning of the biennial budget…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER HARTFORD—After the ballot was officially cast, a crowd of state representatives chanted, “Joe, Joe, Joe!” as the new Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz entered the House Chambers on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Even though he…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER The Board of Education (BOE) is preparing the fiscal budget, which goes into effect on July 1, for the 2017-2018 school year. Workshops are scheduled for Tuesday Jan. 17 in the Hatton Elementary School media…
