Gov. urging caution during Monday’s storm
With another winter storm bearing down on the state, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is urging everyone to take it slow and allow for extra time to get to and from destinations on Monday, said a press release...
View ArticleParking ban in effect, rubbish collection on schedule
An emergency parking ban is in effect in the City of Bristol until further notice. All rubbish/recycle collections are ON schedule this week. Please make sure barrels are at the curb by 6:00 AM....
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Friends of the Library book sale
The Friends of the Library Bookstore will be selling all of their books–Adult fiction, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Children, etc. at half price during the month of March. The books are either new, or...
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ECCS receives $4500 grant from Main Street Foundation
The Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington (ECCS) was recently awarded a grant of $4,500 from the Women and Girls’ Fund of the Main Street Community Foundation. The grant will be used to support...
View ArticleObituaries for Feb. 13
The following obituaries will be published in this week’s Observer. For further details, look to our print or e-editions on Friday. Eleanor (Dowd) Turley, 94, of Bristol, wife of Nicholas N. Turley,...
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Good times flashing back to the ‘80s
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The world was a dangerous place in the 1980s. We were worried about nuclear (and neutron) bombs. We were worried about the Soviets. The economy wasn’t the most stable....
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Good times flashing back to the ‘80s
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The world was a dangerous place in the 1980s. We were worried about nuclear (and neutron) bombs. We were worried about the Soviets. The economy wasn’t the most stable....
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Good times flashing back to the ‘80s
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The world was a dangerous place in the 1980s. We were worried about nuclear (and neutron) bombs. We were worried about the Soviets. The economy wasn’t the most stable....
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Legislators meet with constituents at Rodd’s
Bristol legislators hosted a Coffee Hour Feb. 6 at Rodd’s Restaurant. Residents met Rep. Whit Betts, Rep. Cara Pavalock, and Sen. Henri Martin in a relaxed setting and discussed any issues they wished...
View ArticleHistorical Society to present story of Rhoda Feb. 21
A Cheshire historian will share the story of Rhoda, a Connecticut child born free in 1741 then sold into slavery, and her descendants, who were among the earliest settlers of a community on the...
View ArticleHistorical Society to present story of Rhoda Feb. 21
A Cheshire historian will share the story of Rhoda, a Connecticut child born free in 1741 then sold into slavery, and her descendants, who were among the earliest settlers of a community on the...
View ArticleWWE champion to be guest speaker at Business Builders breakfast
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Bristol will be welcoming WWE Champion Bob Backlund at the Business Builders Breakfast. Backlund, an inductee of the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame, also is the author of “The All-American...
View ArticleObituaries for Feb. 13
The following obituaries will be published in Friday’s Observer. For additional information, look to our print or e-editions on Friday. Concetta F. (Richie) Vincenti, 91, died Feb. 3. Virginia (Pierce)...
View ArticleObituaries for Feb. 13
The following obituaries will be published in this week’s Southington Observer. For more information, look to Friday’s print or e-editions: Julian H. Albrecht Jr., 85, of Plantsville, died on Tuesday,...
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Jackie Laramee will receive the Rising Star Award on March 3
The Southington Community YMCA will have a lot to cheer about at the Professional Women in Construction (PWC) dinner. Local YMCA member Jackie Laramee will receive the Rising Star Award. The award is...
View ArticleCentral holds back challenge from Farmington
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Farmington boys basketball squad hardly played like a team with just four wins in a CCC Interdivisional tilt against Bristol Central on Saturday, Feb. 7....
View ArticleEastern meets its match in Farmington
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER FARMINGTON – The Bristol Eastern girls basketball team faced a stern challenge on Wednesday, Feb. 3 when the squad traveled to Farmington for an intense CCC...
View ArticleSouthington Western Little League makes the jump to wooden bats
By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER The Southington West Little League will be switching from aluminum bats to wood bats for the upcoming season for safety purposes and also to add more challenge to the...
View ArticleBrumback proposal requests a Public Works director
By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER At the last Public Works meeting, Town Manager Gary Brumback discussed restructuring the Public Works department in Southington to create a Director of Public Works. The...
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Legion crowns speech winners
American Legion Kiltonic Post 72 championed four local youth in their annual oratorical contest on Thursday, Feb. 5. The four anonymous contestants, above, pose with the Legionnaires after the contest.
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