By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER The Calendar House Building Committee (CHBC) met last month to consider two options for the senior center upgrade. Plans are being finalized as officials continue to tweak the building plan to accommodate everything that the center offers…
Pro Skateboarder/Author Doug Brown visited Play It Again Sports on Queen Street on Wednesday, July 20. Brown greeted fans, signed autographs, and posed for photos. From left, Play It Again Sports owner Janet Carangelo, Brown,…
These are the scores for games played between Monday, July 18 and Sunday, July 24. For more in depth coverage, read us in print or on-line. Bristol Blues Bristol Blues 3, Brockton Rox 2 Tuesday, July 19 Muzzy Field, Bristol…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER For the second year in a row, Big League baseball manager Andy Levin was in a bind as he walked around town with one of his assistant coaches, going from business to business desperately seeking donations.…
On Monday, July 25, visitors to the Southington Drive-In pavilion were treated to a taste of Italy. Students from the Italian Sunday School performed a variety show, which included Italian skits, songs, dances, and music performed by…
By MIKE CHAIKENEDITIONS EDITOR Southington’s Kimberly Beaudoin is vying for a chance to see if will be crowned queen of the nation. Beaudoin, who is the current Mrs. Connecticut USA Universal, is in Reno, Nev. competing in the Mrs. USA Universal…
Southington Summer Theater came to a close last weekend with the Spotlight program’s redition of “Beauty and the Beast” at the Southington High School auditorium. The play, based on the Disney film, featured Maggie Carroll, above, as “Beauty,” and Jack…
After a special on-site meeting on Thursday, July 21, members of Southington’s Conservation Commission Inland Wetland and Watercourses Agency (CCIWWA) voted unanimously to approve an application to rehabilitate a bridge which spans the Eight Mile River on West Center Street.…
By JACQUELINE STOUGHTONREPUBLICAN-AMERICAN Connecticut college students are getting a behind-the-scenes look, as they experience the Democratic National Convention you won’t see on television. Four students and one professor from Quinnipiac University have already been in Philadelphia in the week leading…
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER In February, Tilcon Connecticut proposed a project that would require them to lease watershed land owned by the City of New Britain. Over 40-years, the crushed stone, concrete and hot asphalt mix company would use 130-acres south…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Bristol Blues rebounded from the franchise’s worst week of the year to go 4-2 last week. After defeating the Pittsfield Suns twice and splitting games with the Seacoast Mavericks, the Blues finished the week with…
Donald B. Fries, 94, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday July 21, 2016 at HOCC of New Britain. He had been the loving husband of Lorraine (Harriott) Fries for 60 years. Born on January 30, 1922 in Middlefield to…
Willy H. McDonald, 80, of Lake Alfred, FL. passed away December 29, 2015 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Born in Underhill, VT. he was a former Southington resident before moving to Florida. Surviving is his wife, Margaret (Peer)…
Richard Francis “Dick” Sargent Sr. passed away on July 26, 2016 after a short illness. He was the husband of Elsie Bernice (Blanchard) Sargent. He was 95. He was a life-long resident of Southington and resided at The Orchards at…
Mavroudis “Mike” Vassiliou, 60, of Bristol, beloved husband of Paraskevi “Evvie” (Hatzisavvas) Vassiliou, died on Monday (July 25, 2016). He was the founder and owner of Family Pizza in Southington since 1990. He was born in the village of Profilia…
Christine (Nash) Hackett, 77, of Southington passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the HCC at Bradley Memorial. She was the wife of the late William D. Hackett. Born February 9, 1939 in New York, NY she was the…
ONGOING PLAINVILLE CITIZENS AND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION. 7 p.m., first Tuesday of the month. Concerned citizens and taxpayers of Plainville who meet monthly to discuss town issues, policies, and issues of concern. Plainville Public Library, lower level, 56 East Main…
ONGOING SOUTHINGTON ORCHARD VALLEY GARDEN CLUB. 9:45 a.m. to noon on the 4th Tuesday of every month at the American Legion hall, 64 Main St. Starts with a presentation at 10 a.m., followed by a business meeting at 11 a.m.…
