Organizers of the 2019 Apple Harvest Festival are seeking sponsors for the 51st festival, planned for the weekends of Oct. 4 to 6 and Oct. 11 to 13. “Southington’s annual Apple Harvest Festival is one of the largest events held…
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The Apple Harvest Festival committee announced at the Jan. 14 Town Council meeting that the 50th anniversary festival brought in a profit of $13,725. Altogether, the total revenue for the festival was $271,356, which was…
Andrew P. Dignazio, 76, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at the Summit at Plantsville. He had been the loving husband of Jean (Pollender) Dignazio for nearly 50 years. Born in New Britain on November 3,…
Carl J. Sokolowski, 89, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, December, 6, 2018. Carl Sokolowski was born to first generation Polish immigrants Carl W. Sokolowski and Agnes (Lewandowski) Sokolowski in Albion, NY. When Carl was four years old,…
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The numbers are only preliminary, but the Apple Harvest Festival supervisory committee is looking at a potential profit of about $16,740 from the 50th anniversary festival. The final numbers won’t be in until their December…
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER Week two of the Apple Harvest Festival came to a close on Sunday after a pair of jam-packed, three-day weekends of entertainment, sprinkled with history and nostalgia to celebrate 50 successful years of the festival,…
Linda Hettrick, right, of Quinnipiac Valley Alpacas, shows Erin and Avery Martin a photo book with pictures of her pet alpacas at the Apple Harvest Festival last Saturday. The 50th Apple Harvest Festival concluded last weekend with a craft fair…
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER There are certain things that festival-goers can count on seeing year to year. This year, being the 50th year of the festival, officials made sure to keep those fan-favorites going, while also introducing some brand…
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER Locals packed the gallery at Southington Community Cultural Arts on the eve of the Apple Harvest Festival for an official reveal of 40 uniquely customized apple statues. SoCCA’s Apples & Arts project kicked off back…
By KEVIN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER There was a noticeable buzz around the finish line of the signature race of the 39th Apple Harvest Festival Road Races this past Sunday. It was clear that something special was happening at the end…
