Lifeguard course offered
American Red Cross lifeguard training and water safety instructor courses are offered through the Plainville Recreation Office. Contact the Recreation Office for more information at (860)747-6022. You...
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Music listings for Jan. 1
SUNDAY, JAN. 3 OTHER CORNFED DOGS. 5 to 8 p.m. The Half Door, 270 Sisson Ave., Hartford. (860) 232-7827. TheHalfdoorHFD.com FRIDAY, JAN. 8 OTHER ENFORCER, WARBRINGER. With Cauldron and Exmortus....
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Music listings for Jan. 1
SUNDAY, JAN. 3 OTHER CORNFED DOGS. 5 to 8 p.m. The Half Door, 270 Sisson Ave., Hartford. (860) 232-7827. TheHalfdoorHFD.com FRIDAY, JAN. 8 OTHER ENFORCER, WARBRINGER. With Cauldron and Exmortus....
View ArticleAnimal Rescue Foundation seeking volunteers
Have experience with large breed dogs? Want to make a difference in the life of a shelter pet? Think being covered in dog hair and slobber means you’re loved? Then Animal Rescue Foundation is seeking...
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Have experience with large breed dogs? Want to make a difference in the life of a shelter pet? Think being covered in dog hair and slobber means you’re loved? Then Animal Rescue Foundation is seeking...
View ArticleAARP Tax Aide appointments available
Appointment sign-up for 2016 AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is underway. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide appointments are available free to taxpayers with low and moderate income, with special attention to those 60...
View ArticleAARP Tax Aide appointments available
Appointment sign-up for 2016 AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is underway. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide appointments are available free to taxpayers with low and moderate income, with special attention to those 60...
View ArticleAARP Tax Aide appointments available
Appointment sign-up for 2016 AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is underway. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide appointments are available free to taxpayers with low and moderate income, with special attention to those 60...
View ArticleSt. Paul planning open house; placement exam Jan. 16
St. Paul Catholic High School will host an open house next month. The scheduled date is Saturday, Jan. 9 with the tour beginning at 10 a.m. A tour of the Bristol building, meeting the faculty, and...
View ArticleSt. Paul planning open house; placement exam Jan. 16
St. Paul Catholic High School will host an open house next month. The scheduled date is Saturday, Jan. 9 with the tour beginning at 10 a.m. A tour of the Bristol building, meeting the faculty, and...
View ArticleSt. Paul planning open house; placement exam Jan. 16
St. Paul Catholic High School will host an open house next month. The scheduled date is Saturday, Jan. 9 with the tour beginning at 10 a.m. A tour of the Bristol building, meeting the faculty, and...
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Hot off the press: The Observer boasts 1 of 5 presses left in the state
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER Back in 1975, The Southington Observer became a source for local news in Southington, and it has enjoyed its distinction as the only local paper published and printed in...
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The Urillos: The Observer’s first family
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER Sitting around the kitchen table in their childhood home, Susan, Marta, and Robert Urillo browsed through a stack of black and white photos from the early days of The...
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Police Blotter for the Jan. 1 edition
The Southington Police Department announced the following arrests from Wednesday, Dec. 9 through Tuesday, Dec. 22: Donald Paul Bisson, 56, of 1367 Diamond Hill Rd, Cheshire, was arrested on Dec. 11 for...
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Fire Report for the Jan. 1 edition
The Southington Fire Department announced the following 27 incidents between Monday, Dec. 21 and Sunday, Dec. 27: Monday, Dec. 21 6:46:46 a.m., 181 Queen St., Medical assist, assist EMS 9:07:09 a.m., 6...
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Obituaries for the Jan. 1 edition
The following obituaries will be published in this week’s Southington Observer. For more information, look to Friday’s print or e-editions: Ryan W. Carlson, 24, of Southington, died on Saturday, Dec....
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Gymnasts ready for another title defense
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER One can argue that Southington saw its best gymnastics team yet when they won their first four Class L state titles consecutively from 2005 to 2008. One might also argue...
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Reloading for another run: Swim team returns a strong core of veterans
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Sixth year coach Evan Tuttle stood behind the blocks with his hands on his hips, surveying each lane like a hawk as his young swimmers glided by one another in perfect...
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Covering four decades of sports champions: The Blue Knights have kept us busy
By JOHN GORALSKI EDITOR Southington already had a long, successful sports legacy when the first Observer rolled off the presses in December of 1975. The town’s history goes back to the fall of 1910...
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Still focused on the community
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER For 40-years, The Observer has provided its readers with news of local sports, politics, education, and day-to-day life in the town of Southington. While other news sources...
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