*Update April 16 The Southington Police Department was informed that Michael Carlone of Bristol, died at St. Mary’s Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on April 10. No further details were released due to…
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Police seek public’s help in rash of burglaries that include a stolen handgun
Southington Police are investigating a residential burglary on Charles Street that involved the theft of a loaded handgun. At 6 p.m. on Monday, April 1, police were called to a home on Charles Street, where a loaded Smith & Wesson…
Starbucks reopens following early morning bomb threat
By Ed Harris The Starbucks on Queen Street is back open, following an early morning bomb threat. Police responded to Starbucks just before 8 a.m., following a telephone threat. Five employees and 20 customers were evacuated from the premises.…
Police make push to highlight its special needs database
By Ed Harris Editor The Southington Police Department is making a renewed push to sign people up for its special needs registry database. The registry began implementation in Dec. 2011 and currently has 80 participants. The database contains information that…
Community supports the women involved in hit and run
By Rob Glidden Staff Writer A hit and run accident on Queen Street has led to an outpouring of support from residents and local businesses, including fundraisers heldshortly after the incident. The Southington Police Department is currently investigating the incident,…
Storm cleanup is a slow process
By Rob Glidden Staff Writer Southington residents and officials spent several days trying to dig the town out from over two feet of snow left behind by a historic blizzard that overwhelmed the state on Friday evening. Governor Dannel Malloy…
Police investigating a Tuesday night hit and run on Queen Street
The Southington Police Department is investigating a hit and run accident on Queen Street last night that sent three people to the hospital, one with critical injuries. At about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night, officers were called to a hit and…
Officials expect to finish plowing by tomorrow afternoon; Residents have 24 hours to shovel out sidewalks
Town officials are reporting that plow crews have made significant progress in the subdivisions and secondary roads. Officials ceased plowing operations for the day at 6:30 p.m., hoping to allow residents time to cleanup tonight and not be faced with…
Highway Department aims to plow at least one lane on each street; Residents asked to report unplowed roads
The Southington Highway Department is still plowing the roadways at this time. The goal is to plow at least one lane on each street to assist with emergency situations. Once this goal is reached, the Highway Department can then focus…
Brumback reports on the state of the town following the blizzard
I wanted to give you all a quick up date and will break this down by functional area. The Town of Southington received almost 27 inches of snow last night with blizzard conditions between about 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.…