Southington Observer Local News Section
BY JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER “Drum roll please,” Plantsville Elementary students yelled last Friday afternoon. “This year’s total is… $3,869.” After rescheduling twice due to snow storms, Plantsville fifth graders were finally able to hold the seventh annual Fox-a-Thon on…
BY JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER Southington High School’s DECA program is gearing up for the upcoming Connecticut state competition taking place on March 13 at the Aqua Turf, and they mean business. Under the leadership of their advisors Sandra Spinello…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER Over the past two years, national headlines have been calling attention to a nation-wide surge in opioid use, from oxycodone to heroin and the recent rise in fentanyl. It has received a lot of attention…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER Snow is melting, temperatures are rising, and soon the first shovel will pierce any remaining frost as workers get ready to break ground on the Calendar House Senior Center. The Town Council unanimously voted in…
The CyberKnights are getting ready to defend last year’s top four finish, and competition begins this weekend. This year, the game is called Steamworks and will allow human players to be on the playing field for the first time ever.…
DePaolo seventh grader Avery Martin proudly displays her Ukrainian heritage during DePaolo Middle School’s Taste of Culture, while her mother and grandfather dole out tasty treats from their homeland. The third annual event allows students and their families to…
Bristol Technical Education Center is holding an open house on Thursday, March 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. The school is open to students in grades 11 to 12 as well as post graduate adult students. Applications are now being…
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Just two months after being notified that Coca-Cola’s products would no longer be processed in its recycling machines, Green Planet Redemption Center closed its doors last week. Lori Beam, the owner of Green Planet, made…
The Town Council unanimously voted in favor of five bid packages for the construction of the new Calendar House facility at their meeting tonight, Feb. 27. With this approval, officials can start breaking ground on the project. More proposals are…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER Peter Stallings had been watching the story unfold as Southington officials scrambled to push through a referendum last fall to update a crumbling water pollution facility. It piqued his interest when news filtered through the…
