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There’s a ‘Hero’ in the emergency room
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Over the past year, Randy Groop has collected bottles and cans around Bristol Hospital with the hope of using money to buy clothes for the emergency room’s most...
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St. Paul finally folds against feisty Watertown
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Every good hoops team is going to drop a game or two along a successful campaign. Every squad seems to do it and expecting to sail through a scholastic...
View ArticlePlainville bedevils Central before folding
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – For 31:59 minutes of their game against Bristol Central in first round action of the 16th Annual Rybczyk Memorial Tournament, the Plainville boys...
View ArticleSkin Health seminar at the Library
Dr. Brian Allen, a surgeon from The Hospital of Central Connecticut will present important information about the health of our skin, how to take care of our skin, what can happen if we do not, and...
View ArticleBusiness planning workshops to be offered by chamber
SCORE (www.score.org), mentors to America’s small businesses, has introduced a new business planning workshop series to aid start-up entrepreneurs. In light of the slow employment growth currently...
View ArticleBreakfast seminar to discuss healthcare regulation changes
The Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce will host a Breakfast Seminar on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at Nuchie’s Restaurant, 164 Central St. in Forestville from 8 to 9:30 a.m. for individuals and small...
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SHS softball honored at halftime
The 2014 Lady Knight softball team was honored during halftime of the varsity girls basketball game against Conard on Saturday, Dec. 27 for winning their second straight Class LL championship title...
View ArticleEnd of Life Advocate at Southington Library
End-of-Life Advocate and Award Winning Author Linda Campanella: Linda Campanella wrote When All That’s Left of Me Is Love very soon after her terminally ill mother’s death in 2009. The memoir,...
View ArticleLetter: Senator-elect praises Workforce program
To the editor: I had the pleasure of attending the Dec. 19 graduation ceremony for the members of the joint Workforce program of Bristol Adult Education and Rowley Spring and Stamping Corp. The...
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Photo workshops at the Southington Library
Beginning on Jan. 15, a three-part workshop for adults and high school age patrons will be given by Jennifer Piccirillo, a Meriden photographer and educator. She will conduct a series of workshops on...
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Southington Soccer Club dominates the fall
portfolio_slideshow id=8020 Five Southington Soccer Club teams rallied to a total of 51 wins this fall, and no team suffered more than two losses over the course of the season. The U-12 ‘Swamp’ girls...
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Contemporary fiction discussion series
The Southington Public Library will be holding a contemporary fiction discussion series with Patricia D’Ascoli. Contemporary fiction normally focuses on giving readers a window into some corner of...
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Lifeguard classes at the YMCA
The Southington Community YMCA will be offering an American Red Cross Lifeguard Class beginning on Monday, Jan. 5. The class will run on Mondays through Feb. 23, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participants...
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Warming stations open through Friday
The Southington Emergency Management Team has announced the opening of warming stations through Friday due to the expected cold weather and wind chills. The stations are located at the Calendar House...
View ArticleObituaries for Jan. 9
The following obituaries will be published in this week’s Observer. For more information, look to Friday’s print or e-edition. Lydia (Jabs) Strunk, 92 of Bristol, the widow of Ferinand Strunk, died...
View ArticleObituaries for Jan. 9
The following obituaries will be published in this week’s Observer. For more details, look to our print or e-editions on Friday. Edna (Munson) Egidio, 100, of Southington died on Dec. 24 at the Summit...
View ArticleFinal pre-trial hearing for Aaron Hernandez in 2013 murder
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) _ Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is expected in court for the final pre-trial hearing in the first of two murder cases against him. Prosecutors and Hernandez’s...
View ArticleConnecticut cities and towns seek level state aid at minimum
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut’s largest association of cities and towns is asking the governor and state lawmakers to at least maintain current levels of state aid when they craft a new two-year...
View ArticleConnecticut cities and towns seek level state aid at minimum
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut’s largest association of cities and towns is asking the governor and state lawmakers to at least maintain current levels of state aid when they craft a new two-year...
View ArticleConnecticut cities and towns seek level state aid at minimum
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut’s largest association of cities and towns is asking the governor and state lawmakers to at least maintain current levels of state aid when they craft a new two-year...
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