Straight No Chaser offers up all voice, no filler
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Live harmonies can be a tricky thing for pop performers. Crosby, Stills, and Nash are renowned for their harmonies. On record, they are impeccable. The voices...
View ArticleGrace Potter is kicking it up a notch
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Grace Potter and the Nocturnals were known for their live show. However, now, The Nocturnals half of the equation are on hiatus as Potter mines a solo career. But when...
View ArticleLetter: DePaolo student is unhappy with Palmieri being left off the AHF...
To the editor: I’m an 8th grader at DePaolo Middle School. I am very upset about hearing what happened to Mr. Palmieri, getting kicked off the Apple Harvest Festival committee. As a student at DePaolo...
View ArticleLetter: Reader is unhappy with Zoni, 2015 state legislative session
To the editor: In a recent mailer received by Southington residents, State Rep. David Zoni said, “As I look back at the 2015 legislative session, I am proud of the steps the legislature took to grow...
View ArticleHoliday lights shine bright
The annual holiday lighting was held last Thursday by the Plainville Fire Co.. PHOTOS by CATHERINE BOYCE
View ArticleFire report for Dec. 11
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents over the last couple of weeks. Nov. 20 86 Colony St., smoke detector activation due to malfunction. North Pond St. and Lardner Rd., medical...
View ArticleMulberry Gardens open house Dec. 19
Mulberry Gardens of Southington, an assisted living, adult day and memory care community, will host an open house on Saturday, Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Marie Terzak, retirement counselor, will...
View ArticleFlexible fashion opportunities
Although the temperatures don’t always indicate it, it’s fall and winter arrives on Dec. 21. Plus, the holiday party season is in full swing. And it’s the time of giving with Chanukah underway and...
View ArticleFlexible fashion opportunities
Although the temperatures don’t always indicate it, it’s fall and winter arrives on Dec. 21. Plus, the holiday party season is in full swing. And it’s the time of giving with Chanukah underway and...
View ArticleHead-on crash leaves two children dead and four injured
A two-car head-on collision left two children dead and four others injured early Sunday morning in the area of Pinebrook Terrace. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, the...
View ArticleKennedy Middle School announced November students of the month
John F. Kennedy Middle School in Plantsville announced the names of its November students of the month. Teachers nominated these students for their academic improvement on performance, exemplary...
View ArticleRenovations unveiled at PARC
Extensive renovations that were made to the PARC office this summer were unveiled to the public, members and their families, and staff at an open house held Oct. 25. PARC, which offers family centered...
View ArticleDelighting audiences young and old with classic ‘Nutcracker’
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR “The Nutcracker” has delighted audiences young and old for well over a century. And for young dancers, the holiday themed ballet is a kind of rite of passage as they...
View ArticlePolice make drug arrest at Bristol court
The Southington Police Department announced the arrest of Bryan Joyce, 29, of Southington at the Bristol Superior Court on Monday, Dec. 7 at approximately 9:35 a.m. Joyce was appearing in court on a...
View ArticleConstruction on RR crossing at Maple and Farmington on Tuesday
The City of Bristol in conjunction with Pan Am Rail is scheduled to make repairs to the rail road crossing on Maple Street. The crossing is located on the north end of Maple Street in the area of...
View ArticleHartford HealthCare Senior Services honors outstanding employees
Three locals were honored by Hartford HealthCare (HHC) Senior Services on Nov. 11 at the second annual Longevity and Clarence J. Silvia Celebration at Hawk’s Landing Country Club in Southington. Mary...
View ArticleDelivering for Thanksgiving
Members of the American Legion Kiltonic Post 72 family delivered 19 complete Thanksgiving dinners to Southington families in need today. In the attached photo from left to right are Marty Bernier,...
View ArticleLas Vegas Review-Journal owner: Paper sold for $140 million to owner of...
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ The owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal says it sold Nevada’s largest newspaper for $140 million and will continue managing it. New Media Investment Group paid $102.5 million earlier...
View ArticleLas Vegas Review-Journal owner: Paper sold for $140 million to owner of...
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ The owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal says it sold Nevada’s largest newspaper for $140 million and will continue managing it. New Media Investment Group paid $102.5 million earlier...
View ArticleLas Vegas Review-Journal owner: Paper sold for $140 million to owner of...
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ The owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal says it sold Nevada’s largest newspaper for $140 million and will continue managing it. New Media Investment Group paid $102.5 million earlier...
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