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 project will include all side streets. The work will also be taking place on Meriden-Waterbury…
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 of local craftsmen were scrambling across the site. A cinder block wall rose behind them.…
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 years on this town council.” In a 7-2 vote the council approved the bid for…
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. “We have two more phases after that to do.” Pocock Jr. said the project has…
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 of the meeting, however, the public remained mum. Director of Operations for the Southington Public…
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 many of you know, the grant application can be very competitive and challenging,” said Barry,…
By Lindsay Carey Staff Writer Significant progress was made over the summer for the construction projects at DePaolo Middle School and Kennedy Middle School and the transition into the upgraded buildings has been going smoothly as the new school year has recently started. According to the middle school principals, the students have been able to…
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today announced in a press release that the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s weekend bridge replacement project of I-84 over Marion Avenue in Southington is virtually complete with I-84 EB opening at 4:30 p.m. today – 12-plus hours ahead of schedule. Interstate 84 Westbound, also well ahead of schedule, is tentatively set to…
By Ed Harris Editor Town officials are preparing to address the issues on School and DeFashion Streets as they prepare to repair the nearby Old Mountain Bridge. The road repair work is slated to take place this summer. “The whole area needs some rehabilitation,” said Town Manager Garry Brumback. Brumback and other town officials held…
By Lissa Capobianco Staff Writer The first phase of the middle school renovations has been completed, and now both DePaolo and Kennedy Middle Schools are ready to start on time. Past environmental tests found traces of asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) at both DePaolo and Kennedy Middle Schools. The remediation process was able to be…
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