Plantsville Congregational Church at 109 Church St. will begin the observance of Lent with an Ash Wednesday service on Wednesday, March 1 at 7 p.m. The service kicks off the Lenten dinner series which runs on Tuesdays, from March 7…
Police arrested a New Britain man during a multi-town investigation conducted by the Southington Police Department’s special investigation unit with the assistance of the New Britain Police Department’s street crimes unit. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Paul Pereze, 32, of New…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The New England Patriots are New England. And when the Pats won the Super Bowl against the Atlanta Falcons a few weeks ago, there were several Connecticut women on the sidelines as members of the…
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is coordinating a meal packaging event in support of Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and aid to the world’s most vulnerable people. On Saturday, March 25, from 9:30 a.m. to…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER How will state budget cuts affect Connecticut towns? On Tuesday, Feb. 14, that was the question that permeated a conference hosted by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM). With a Connecticut General Assembly that’s more…
These are the results for Southington High School’s varsity contests for Tuesday, Feb. 21. For more in-depth coverage, read next week’s Southington Observer. Girls Basketball: In the first round of the Class LL tournament, the 23rd-seeded Lady Knights are…
These are the results for Southington High School’s varsity contests for Monday, Feb. 20. For more in-depth coverage, read next week’s Southington Observer. Boys Basketball: The Blue Knights closed out the regular season by dropping their second-straight game after…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER After the state meet was moved to later dates twice due to inclement weather, Southington’s indoor track and field team finally competed at the Class LL championship at Hillhouse High School in New Haven on…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Austin Abacherli went punch for punch in the first period of the 152-pound championship bout. He grabbed Alexander Stavola’s legs. The Newtown grappler latched onto Abacherli’s legs to complete the circle, and the pair rolled…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Lady Knight basketball team needed a win in their final conference game to close out the regular season, and they got it. But scoring a season high of 82 points against their first-round opponent…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Blue Knight swimming and diving team continued to roll through their divisional foes by remaining undefeated on the year with their 10th win in a 95-86 victory at Farmington on Tuesday, Feb. 14. “We…
BY BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER After qualifying for the Class LL tournament back on Feb. 8 in an overtime win over Bulkeley, the Blue Knight basketball team came into last week with another goal in mind: clinch a spot in…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Lady Knight gymnastics team capped off the regular season by posting their highest score on the year with a 136.05-132.45 win at Glastonbury on Friday, Feb. 17, finishing the regular season undefeated for the…
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER A pair of losses might have dumped the Warrior-Knight ice hockey team one game below .500 on the year, as they continue to chase for a berth in the CCC South regional tournament. But a…
Phyllis Mary Higginston Magoon, 75, of Gill, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, February 17, 2017. She was born on July 27, 1941 in Waterbury, CT, the daughter of the late Dorothy E. and William Higginston. Phyllis was known…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER DePaolo Middle School is going around the world Thursday evening, Feb. 23 with the third annual Taste of Culture event. From 5:30 to 7 p.m., authentic food, dress, and music will be featured so that…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER On Thursday, Feb. 16, Town Council chair Michael Riccio opened with a joke before getting down to business with the State of the Town address. There were no PowerPoint presentations or visual aids. Riccio just…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Quick fashion is king these days on the runways of the fashion capitals of the world. But fairy tale princess Cinderella was always the queen of quick fashion. One minute, “Ella” was a peasant girl…
John A. Sokolnicki, 72, of Madison passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, February 20, 2017 at St. Raphael’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of Marcia (Giles) Sokolnicki for 39 years. Born April 16, 1944 in Wilkes-Barre,…
Beginning this week, Eversource will be conducting aerial inspections of high-voltage electrical equipment on rights-of-way throughout Connecticut, so Southington residents will begin to see helicopters around power lines in Southington. Weather-permitting, the aerial inspections will start Wednesday, Feb. 22 and…
