by Rob Glidden Staff Writer This year’s flu season has been unusually potent, but representatives of the Southington-Plainville Health District said there was no need for panic. The spread of flu is common during the winter months, but recent reports have indicated a season more severe than normal. The city of Boston even declared a…
By Ed Harris Editor SouthingtonSOS believes it was successful in encouraging families to discuss the type of videogames played within the households, a dialogue the group hopes continues. Earlier this month the group announced a local violent videogame return initiative that garnered national attention. Last week the group canceled the program, saying that it had…
By Rob Glidden Staff Writer Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joseph Erardi has presented a proposed budget of $86.4 million, an increase of 4.87 percent that is intended to help the district keep pace with changing state standards. The final budget approved last year for the BOE was about $82 million. The Board of Education examined…
By Ed Harris Editor The Southington YMCA’s annual Teen Dodgeball Tournament returns for another throw later this month. The tournament, now in its third year, is broken up into tow divisions, middle school and high school. There is a maximum of 16 teams per division. “In the past two years we’ve had some success with…
By Rob Glidden Staff Writer Dance City and the Arts is teaming up with Southington’s United Way to hold a fundraising event for the Sandy Hook School Support Fund. The community has been invited to Derynoski Elementary School on Saturday, January 26 to watch performances by the students of Dance City, the area band J.J.…
By Ed Harris Editor Every year, Mark Pooler is often the last man to leave the frigid waters of Sloper Pond during the YMCA’s annual Polar Plunge. For the past seven years, Pooler has spent approx. 75 seconds in the water, racking up the donations. “We pledge by seconds,” said Pooler, the Outdoor Center director…
Accuweather issued the following forecast… State College, Pa. — 10 January 2013 — AccuWeather reports as forecast, warmth will expand and peak into this weekend in the East. Waves of cold air with the potential of major arctic outbreaks may follow beginning during the third week of January and continuing beyond. Warmth After a storm…
By John Goralski Sports Writer With six minutes left in the game, one senior co-captain fouled out. With 1:32 remaining, a second senior fell to the floor clutching her leg. A five point lead shrank to one possession and vanished as time expired in the fourth quarter. On Friday, Jan. 4, the Lady Knights were…
By John Goralski Sports Writer Southington wrestlers scrambled for five pins and a pair of forfeits against Hall’s varsity lineup. Two others battled for hard-fought decisions. Three rookies battled off their backs before finally getting pinned. On Thursday, Jan. 3, Southington entered the match with a number of questions, illnesses, and holes in the lineup.…
Rep-Am Wtby : Investigation continues into Prospect fatal hit-and-run accident Republican American http://bit.ly/10rKzkL
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