By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER Snow is melting, temperatures are rising, and soon the first shovel will pierce any remaining frost as workers get ready to break ground on the Calendar House Senior Center. The Town Council unanimously voted in…
Faith Living Church at 20 Grove St. in Plantsville unveiled their new elevator access effective Feb. 4. The elevator is part of the church’s efforts to make services fully accessible to people with physical challenges. The renovations included two wheelchair-accessible…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER It’s looking like the new year will bring the hard opening of the new Bread For Life (BFL) facility. After a series of delays and date changes, the project is finally coming to fruition, giving…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER ‘Tis the season to be giving… back to the community, that is. For the Home Depot Foundation, that means honoring veterans and military families in need through their Celebration of Service program. Each year from…
Eversource will begin efforts in Southington to support a reliability project that will begin in March and continue through the summer months. The project requires Eversource to relocate its poles, beginning on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike from South End Road to Meriden Avenue. The…
By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR Tom Nichols had to raise his voice over the loud hum of the cement mixer as he and his brother, Kurt, escorted a visitor through the construction site on Spring Street. All around them, a small army…
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER Tensions were high at last week’s town council meeting when Chariman Michael Riccio concluded the council’s vote on a construction bid for School Street pavement repairs with the statement “I’ve never been so shocked in all my…
By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER The Middle School construction projects at both Kennedy and DePaolo Middle Schools are moving along on schedule. “We’re in phase 10 in both schools,” said Chairman of the Middle School Building Committee Ed Pocock Jr.…
By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER The Town Council unanimously approved a bond ordinance of $407,000 for the replacement of the roof at the atrium of Southington High School. There was a public hearing for the ordinance held at the beginning…
By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER Town councilor and chairman of the state Library Board John Barry announced that the State Library has awarded Southington Public Library with a construction grant for $1 million to expand and renovate the library. “As…
