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With back-to-school looming, police will crack down on speeding, unsafe driving
Mayor Ken Cockayne announced the Bristol Police Department will be conducting speed enforcement traps next week on selected secondary roads within the city to help curb speeding and other unsafe...
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Sports Listings for the Aug. 21 edition
APPLE HARVEST ROAD RACES All races are sponsored by the Southington Community YMCA. Forms are available for pre-registration (by Oct. 3 at noon) at the YMCA membership desk. All race info and on-line...
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Southington senior listings for the Aug. 21 edition
FRIDAY, AUG 21 SOUTHINGTON ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BINGO. 1 p.m. at Calendar House. Presented by the Summit at Plantsville. Make your own sunday with plenty of gooey, fruity, sweet toppings and get ready...
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Southington support groups for the Aug. 21 edition
ONGOING SOUTHINGTON AL-ANON. Sundays, 4 to 5:30 p.m. First Congregational Church, 114 Main St., Southington. Park in left lot, go through double doors. Meeting in Room 203. Families and friends of...
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Storm knocks out Cox cable, internet
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER Many Southington residents found themselves spending a day without access to their phone, internet, and cable services on Tuesday, Aug. 11, when Cox Communications...
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Community Cookout to benefit SCS food pantry
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER A community cookout will provide an afternoon of healthy grilling, live music, and entertainment for all in support of Southington Community Services. Sponsored by FitLife...
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Down to the wire: Blues lose in the finals
The No. 2 seeded Bristol Blues (36-25) capped their inaugural season with a run throughout the 2015 FCBL Playoffs that reached all the way to the final game of the championship series. The Blues took...
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Enjoying summer on Southington’s rail trail
Photos By TAMMI NAUDUS Summer vacation is winding down, but these local boys are making the most of their final days on Southington’s rails-to-trails path. The local linear park has become a...
View ArticleBristol Central and Bristol poised to get all-weather fields? It could be a...
By MICHAEL LETENDRE For a long while now, the conversation of an all-weather field in Bristol stopped at places like Rockwell Park, the Boulevard and Page Park. Seemingly, every location came to a dead...
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Festival draws a crowd
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER The Rockwell Park Summer Festival seems to get bigger and better every year for the Bristol community. Last Saturday, a constant stream of individuals and families came...
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Locals storm the courts for the Kataria Classic
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Kataria Classic wrapped up its second year of tournament play with the final championship match on Monday, Aug. 17 at the high school’s tennis courts. The tournament...
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Exhausted, Post 2 eventually folds to RCP in Northeast finals
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Who would have ever thought the Bristol Legion baseball team would be playing in the Northeast Regional Championship game? Bristol sure did and after a...
View ArticlePerusing through Plainville’s football schedule
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – The CIAC released its 2015 fall scholastic schedule several weeks ago and everyone got a sneak peak of how the season will shape out in terms of opponents....
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Letter: Reader wants government transparency for Hatton Meadows
To the editor: I read a letter to the editor in another newspaper entitled “Pursuing an Energy Strategy.” It was written by Michael Riccio, Chairman of the Southington Town Council, and it seemed to be...
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Letter: Resident supports town’s handling of the Hatton Meadows project
To the editor: Residents continue to hear and/or read inaccurate and misleading information from opponents regarding the proposed solar array behind Hatton School between Berlin Street and Spring Lake...
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For those about to rock
Six neighborhood kids converged upon The Music Shop on Queen Street to take part in the fifth annual Summer Rock Band Camp. During the month of July, the six musicians gathered to perform classic and...
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Pal’s Power Washing wins the title
Pal’s Power Washing women’s softball season rallied to a perfect, 18-0, record to capture the women’s softball title this summer. Front, from left, Kim Swarts, Steph Kowalec, Michele Lucas, and Brandy...
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Plantsville Congregational announces revised service schedule and Rally Day
Plantsville Congregational Church at 109 Church St. in Plantsville will resume the normal Sunday service schedule at 10 a.m., beginning Sunday, Sept. 6th. The church office will be open Mondays to...
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Raising the stars and stripes at Calendar House
Calendar House raised its new flag on Tuesday, July 21. Accepting the colors was Calendar House Executive Director Robert Verderame and presenting was Southington American Legion Commander Steve McCarty.
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Ford receives Thomson scholarship
Jacqueline Ford, center, accepts a check for $3,500 from the Rotary Club of Southington as the 2015 Thomson Continuing Education Memorial Scholarship Award winner.
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