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Southington Care Center’s summer concert series continues
Southington Care Center will continue its free summer outdoor concert series on Thursday, Aug. 20 with Gary Andreadis. Residents, staff, family, friends, and the public are invited. Attendees are...
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Habek, Holland wedding
Nicole Habek, of Liverpool, N.Y., and Brian Holland, of Corning, N.Y., were married on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Mary Our Queen Church in Southington. Rev. A. Waine Kargul officiated. The reception...
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Hatton receives ‘Basketball for All’ grant
Hatton Elementary School was presented with a grant from Tanger Outlets in the amount of $1,800 in mid-June. The grant was submitted by Amber Smith, who is a third grade teacher in Southington and also...
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Mulberry Gardens hosts open house on Aug. 22
Mulberry Gardens of Southington, an assisted living, adult day care, and memory care community, will host an open house on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Marie Terzak, retirement counselor,...
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Electronics waste collection scheduled
A free electronics waste collection will be held Saturday, Aug. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the city yard, 95 Vincent P. Kelly Rd. Acceptable items: CPUs, notebooks, computers, laptops, towers,...
View ArticleDowntown screening of Peter Pan postponed due to weather
Due to the rainout of the jazz concert at Rockwell Park in Bristol tonight, the mobile stage will not be available to support showing Peter Pan Wednesday night in downtown Bristol. The showing of Peter...
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Activities offered to local seniors
The following events will be held at the Bristol Senior Center on Stafford Avenue: Lectures: “Bone Health:”: Miles Everett from the Bristol Hospital Diabetes Center will be discussing the effect of...
View ArticleThe next generation of talent sweep through the soccer fields of SHS
Southington coach Dave Yanosy held his Blue Knights Boys’ Soccer Clinic at Southington High School from nine to eleven in the morning from June 29-July 2. “I thought it was a great outcome,” said...
View ArticleThe young Lady Knights take their racquets to the high school courts
Southington coach Robin Thompson held her Girls’ Tennis Skills Camp from July 6-9 at the high school for a group of about 11 girls entering grades four through nine. Thompson started the camp last...
View ArticleThe young Lady Knights take their cleats to the turf field of SHS
Southington coach Mike Linehan held his Lady Knights Girls’ Soccer Clinic from July 6-10 at the high school. The clinic was broken down into four segments: technical, tactical, physical, and...
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Music listings for Aug. 14
FRIDAY, AUG. 14 BRISTOL SPIRIT SHAKER. Bleachers Bar and Grill, 300 Middle St., Bristol. SUNDAY, AUG. 16 OTHER MOTLEY CRUE FAREWELL TOUR. With Alice Cooper. 7 p.m. Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville. $99,...
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Obituaries for Aug. 14
Denise Yvonne Antoinette Knecht of Bristol, widow of the late Charles Knecht, passed away at home on Aug. 6. Carolyn M. O’Brien, 89, widow of Alfred O’Brien died on Thursday, July 30. Gordon E....
View ArticleObituaries for Aug. 14
The following obituaries will be published in Friday’s Observer. John Puzzo died on July 10. Paul A. Martel, 81, of Plainville, died on Saturday, Aug. 1. Barbara Calluzzo, 77, died at home in...
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Bristol Blues scoreboard for the week of Aug. 14
Bristol Blues 9, Seacoast Mavericks 5 Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Muzzy Field, Bristol MAVERICKS ab r h bi McCoomb, 2B 4 1...
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Bristol Blues scoreboard for the week of Aug. 14
Bristol Blues 9, Seacoast Mavericks 5 Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Muzzy Field, Bristol MAVERICKS ab r h bi McCoomb, 2B 4 1...
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Bristol Blues scoreboard for the week of Aug. 14
Bristol Blues 9, Seacoast Mavericks 5 Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Muzzy Field, Bristol MAVERICKS ab r h bi McCoomb, 2B 4 1...
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Hatton Meadow project still on hold
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER Attorneys for Greenskies, LLC, and the town of Southington appeared in court again on Monday, requesting a motion to dismiss an injunction that is preventing the start of...
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SHS fall practice schedule is announced: Athletic forms, yellow cards must be...
The Southington High School athletic department has announced the first practices for the fall sports teams along with suggestions for incoming freshmen and returning student-athletes. In order for a...
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Blues let Lyons go: Managerial change comes in the wake of winning the FCBL...
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Bristol Blues (33-23) played their last regular season game at home on Sunday, Aug. 9. They enter the postseason as the winners of the West Division and the No.2-seed...
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Plantsville student places 2nd at national ad competition
Plantsville’s Karen Falk was a member of the 32-student ad team from Johnson & Wales University’s (JWU) that secured second place at the National Student Advertising Competition held on June 12 in...
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