By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR Southington already had a long, successful sports legacy when the first Observer rolled off the presses in December of 1975. The town’s history goes back to the fall of 1910 when Lewis High School was one of…
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER Sitting around the kitchen table in their childhood home, Susan, Marta, and Robert Urillo browsed through a stack of black and white photos from the early days of The Southington Observer. The community weekly newspaper celebrated its…
By JOHN GORALSKIEDITOR “Southington will not become a big city, nor to we want to become one,” former town planner Lawrence T. Albert said in the second edition of The Observer. “Through proper planning we can expect to attain an ultimate…
It’s hard to believe but, as this paper was rolling off the presses, our newsroom had a little chance to celebrate a milestone. On Thursday, Dec. 3, the Observer turned 40 years old. In an era that’s peppered with news…
By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR Jennie (Marciniec) Urillo, a former owner of the Step Saver and Southington Observer newspapers, died on Monday, Nov. 16 at Hartford HealthCare at Bradley Memorial Hospital in Southington. She was 92. Urillo was a co-founder of the…
John Goralski has been named as the next editor of the Southington Observer. Goralski, a graduate of Southington High School, has been a sports reporter and photographer for the Southington Observer since 2004. Goralski earned a Bachelor of Arts in…
The annual Polar Plunge took place on Saturday. Many organizations from around town got together to raise funds for Camp Sloper campers in exchange for an icy dip in the lake. Photos by: Tammi Naudus [portfolio_slideshow id=4717]
Southington celebrated it’s annual Italian American Festival this past weekend. The festival welcomed performers, a wine tasting, vendors, and food celebrating the Italian heritage. People flocked Center Street to enjoy time with family, friends, and the community. Photos by: Tammi…
Southington welcomed in the class of 2013 at the Southington High School graduation on Friday night. The class filled the football field of the school to celebrate all of their accomplishments. Stands filled with friends and family cheered on the…
The Sikhs temple in Southington held a candlelight vigil on Friday, December 21st in remembrance of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting. The group welcomed town officials to speak at the ceremony. The evening was followed by a…
