Police blotter for March 6
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. •Raymond Gonzalez, 29, of 81 Bianca Rd., Bristol, was arrested Feb. 20 and charged with first degree failure to appear and sixth...
View ArticleDespite senior night loss, swim coach praises team
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – Blue and white streamers hung over the doorways, balloons floated from the railings, and posters dressed the walls. With only nine currently on the roster,...
View ArticleUpcoming events at senior center
The following events will be happening at the Bristol Senior Center on 240 Stafford Ave. Spinal Stenosis Lecture: On Wednesday, March 11 at 10 a.m. Dr. Khan from the Hartford Healthcare group will be...
View ArticleJV Rams come out ahead vs. BE
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The junior varsity boys hoop program at Bristol Central has been a pretty solid unit this season and losing has not been part of the lesson plan. And against...
View ArticleHockey is bound for the postseason
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER WEST HARTFORD—The Warrior-Knights ice hockey team finished out their regular season with back-to-back losses against the division two Conard Chieftains at Veterans...
View ArticleSwimmers sink Farmington in season finale
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER FARMINGTON—The Southington Blue Knights (9-2) boys swimming and diving team traveled to Farmington High School on Tuesday, Feb. 24 to end their regular season in the...
View ArticleLetter: Council chair addresses Southington road repairs
To the editor: For the past several years, the Southington Town Council and our Management Team have been transforming the delivery of services to our tax payers. Our goal is to provide the best...
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Observations: Someone should ‘police’ outdated, offensive views on ‘Fashion...
by LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER It’s award show season, so every other weekend I find myself hunkering down to watch the red carpet footage of the events—because I’m just that kind of girl I guess. I...
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Bradley staff embrace Wear Red Day
To help raise awareness of heart disease’s prevalence in women, many Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) staff members donned red on Friday, Feb. 6, Wear Red Day, as part of American Heart Month....
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Fire report for March 6
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents last week. Feb. 20 219 Park St., vehicle accident, general cleanup. Bank of America, 53 North St., alarm system activation, no...
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Bread for Life visits St. Dominic School
Children filled the St. Dominic School lunch to meet Eldon Hafford, Southington Bread for Life executive director. Hafford visited the school to thank the students for all they do for the Southington...
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‘Sandcastle Girls’ author to speak at the Aqua Turf
The Southington Library will host a night of story telling at the Aqua Turf on Wednesday, March 25 at 7 p.m. The event is part of the 2015 Southington Reads program. New York Times Best-Selling author...
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SHS wins F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Chairman’s Award
Southington’s FIRST Robotics Team 195, the CyberKnights, won the Chairman’s Award at this season’s first district event in Waterbury. This prestigious award was created to recognize teams that...
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The Summit celebrates National Preschool Fitness Day
On Feb. 6, Bright Beginnings Day Care Center , of Plantsville, celebrated National Preschool Fitness Day at The Summit At Plantsville. The preschool class exercised to music, entertained residents...
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Country 92.5 and iHeart radio support efforts for a Healthy Southington
NEW BRITAIN—Country 92.5 on-air personality Cory Myers, left, presents a check for $3,000 to HOCC director of Community Renee DiNino, center, and HOCC Central Region President Lucille Janatka. The...
View ArticleCamp Invention comes to Strong School this summer
Camp Invention, the nation’s premier summer enrichment day camp program that is supported by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), is...
View ArticleHousing rehab grants available
The Town of Plainville is proposing to submit an application requesting funding for a Town-wide Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program. The Town’s Housing Rehab Program is intended to assists low to...
View ArticleSaturday night fatality on New Britain Ave.
Members of the Plainville Police Department’s Patrol Division responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred on New Britain Avenue in Plainville, on the evening of Saturday, March 8 at...
View ArticleSaturday night fatality on New Britain Ave.
Members of the Plainville Police Department’s Patrol Division responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred on New Britain Avenue in Plainville, on the evening of Saturday, March 8 at...
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Middle School wins 5 trophies at robotics contest
The Middle School of Plainville won five trophies at the first ever Connecticut state VEX IQ robotics championship. VEX IQ is a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics robotics program....
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