Earl J. DeSorbo Sr., 90 of the Plantsville section of Southington passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the MidState Medical Center in Meriden. He was the beloved husband of Mollie (Perrotti) DeSorbo for 65 years. Born November 30,…
Danielle E. “Dani” Miller, 27, of Wolcott, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury. Born March 19, 1990 in New Britain, she was the daughter of Ted W. and Lori (Bernardi) Miller of Plantsville.…
On Tuesday, Feb. 6, Southington police charged James David Larese Jr., 53, of Hartford for stealing a chain saw from Sno-White Power Equipment Store on Town Line Road. Police are still looking for an unidentified accomplice that fled the store…
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER The 2017 Grand List, an annual document that assesses the taxable value of the town, shows a grand total of $4,008,041,035. This is the first time the town of Southington has cleared the $4 billion…
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER The Southington Rotary will be throwing a Mardi Gras “Fat Tuesday” celebration to raise funds to benefit the Southington Middle School Athletic Association on Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Tavern 42 at 42 West…
These are the results for Southington High School’s varsity contests for Tuesday, Feb. 6. For more in-depth coverage, read next week’s Southington Observer. Girls Basketball—The Lady Knights earned their third-straight win with a comfortable 47-30 victory at Suffield (9-9). The…
These are the results for Southington High School’s varsity contests for Monday, Feb. 5. For more in-depth coverage, read next week’s Southington Observer. Boys Basketball—The Blue Knights broke their three-game losing streak with a 48-34 victory over Cheshire (9-8) at…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The coaching staff has been working on trying to get the team to move the puck faster and smother opponents with the floor check for most of the season. They haven’t been able to get…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Lady Knights broke the regular season into quarters. Southington’s loss to Simsbury brought the beginning of their final quarter of the regular season. From here on out, the Knights are looking to accomplish one…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Blue Knights entered last week as winners of nine of their last 11 games. They left last week with three-straight losses. But two losses came against the top two teams in Division II, and…
The Blue Knights earned their fourth and largest win of the season with a 100-77 rout of divisional Simsbury at Westminster School in their lone meet of the week on Friday, Feb. 2. The Knights clinched the meet by the…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Their routines are getting sharper. Execution is getting cleaner. The Lady Knight gymnasts are improving with every meet, and it’s showing in their scores. Since their first meet of the season, Southington has continued to…
The Knights began the week on Wednesday, Jan. 31 by remaining undefeated in the CCC West Division with a 48-27 victory at Simsbury. The Trojans quickly compiled an 18-point lead with three-straight pins before the Knights scored their first points…
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER The slogan for the new joint fundraiser between Bread for Life and Friends of Southington Community Services is “Together helping Southington: two agencies joining together with one mission to help those in need in our…
The Southington Fire Department announced the following 38 incidents from Monday, Jan. 22 to Monday, Jan. 29: Monday, Jan. 22 9:21:08 a.m., 16 Brookside Dr., Service Call, other 5:58:37 p.m., 32 Golden Russet Way, Alarm system sounded Tuesday, Jan. 23…
The Southington Police Department announced the following arrests and citations from Tuesday, Jan. 23 to Wednesday, Jan. 31: Rahim N. Long, 41, of 49 Foster St., Meriden, was arrested on Jan. 23 and charged with second degree criminal trespassing and…
FUNDRAISERS PAVERS FOR POSTERITY (BLUE KNIGHT BRICKS)—The Turf Committee is offering an opportunity to purchase bricks to help defray costs for the artificial turf field at Southington High School. Bricks cost $125 and can be engraved with three lines of…
Registration for the following classes and programs, unless otherwise noted, can be made at the Southington Recreation Department at (860) 276-6219. Checks should be payable to Town of Southington. Pre-registration and payment is required. For more information, registration forms, or…
The Southington Library at 255 Main St. has announced a number of upcoming programs. All are welcome. To register, contact (860) 628-0947, ext. 6552 or visit www.southingtonlibrary.org and click on ‘Calendar of Events.’ For children’s events, call ext. 3. Here…
SATURDAY, FEB. 10 SOUTHINGTON FLU CLINIC. Noon to 3 p.m. at The Orchards at Southington, 34 Hobart St. Offered by Hartford HealthCare at Home. Children between ages 3 and 8 must have received an influenza vaccination in a previous year.…
