We asked Southington Board of Finance candidates the following question: Q) What do you see as the most important issue for the BOF over the next term? How do you plan to handle it if you are elected? Here are…
By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR Former registrar Ed Malczyk read off the candidates’ names as he dropped them into party hats and presented them to Southington’s registrars of voters. Republican registrar Michael Early pulled the Democratic names, while Democrat registrar Elaine…
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The Southington Democratic Town Committee held their caucus for the 2019 municipal election, officially selecting candidates for town council (six seats), board of education (six seats), board of finance (four seats), planning and zoning commission…
To the editor: The residents of Southington have just seen a dubious anniversary pass. Bus service in Southington stopped on Jan. 19, 1969 when H&W Transit and the Cooke Street line from Waterbury ceased operations. The bus companies serving Southington…
School will be closed for students, but polls will be open for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Voting locations have not been altered since the last election. Election Day Registration (EDR) will be available to Connecticut Voters for the…
We asked Southington’s Connecticut General Assembly candidates the following questions: 1) What should the General Assembly do over the next two years to help the state’s economy? 2) Other than the economy, what are the top issues the General Assembly…
With our local candidates getting their exercise by walking in the parades of assorted festivals in the area, and with the campaign rhetoric heating up, we are reminded that Election Day is coming fast upon us. Every year, The Observer…
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER Southington’s Democratic and Republican Town Committee chairs are gearing up for a full slate of candidates to run in the general election. Several new names have entered in pursuit of representing Southington districts in the…
By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER Local politicians are already bracing for November 2018 state elections, ready to step up to the plate and extend their hands and services to residents of Southington and surrounding towns. According to the State Elections…
We reached out to the local candidates for the state senate and state house races via our editorial page and asked them three questions. Here are the answers for Ryan Rogers, the Democrat challenger for Connecticut’s 16th senatorial district: Question…
