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Girardin donates to Wigs for Kids…once again
Julia Girardin recently made her fourth hair donation to Wigs for Kids at Hair Expo in Southington. The donation was made in honor of her grandmother, who is going through chemotherapy. Hair Expo is a...
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Bench dedication and friendship award honors memory of Kennedy student
By JOHN GORALSKIEDITOR John Fusco pulled back the sheet to reveal the bench, and he laid the Olivia Fusco Friendship Award upon it as the bench’s first occupant. On Friday, Jan. 22, dozens gathered...
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Plainville beats Hebron, Avon in Travel League play
The Plainville Boys 7th Grade Travel Basketball team had another winning weekend to bring its record to 10-2. First up, the boys bested Hebron by a score of 52-45. Leading the offense for Plainville...
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Woman arrested during domestic dispute
Southington police arrested Cheryl Ann St. Amant, 36, of Southington after an investigation of a domestic dispute on Saturday, Jan. 23 at approximately 3:23 p.m. The initial report indicated that St....
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Sports listings for the Jan. 29 edition
FUNDRAISERS PAVERS FOR POSTERITY (BLUE KNIGHT BRICKS)—The Turf Committee is offering an opportunity to purchase bricks to help defray costs for the artificial turf field at Southington High School....
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7 games and counting: Girls basketball team is on top of the Class LL rankings
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Lady Knights basketball team (11-1) pushed their current winning streak to seven games with a 16-point win at Manchester (5-8) on Friday, Jan. 22. The Knights led the...
View ArticleUnusual fund raiser being held by PARC
PARC, Inc., family centered services for people with developmental disabilities, is hosting an unusual fund raiser during February. Executive Director Erica Donovan is arranging an online sale of...
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BOE reviews Superintendent’s proposed budget
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER Before voting on their budget for the 2016-2017 academic year, the Board of Education (BOE) held two public workshops to review the Superintendent’s proposals. On Dec. 29,...
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Local teen launches non-profit to promote education
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER Ishaan Patel is an eighth-grade student at Kingswood-Oxford School in West Hartford, where lessons are taught on smart boards and assignments are completed on laptops. When...
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Obituary: Viola D. Fiondella, 91
Viola D. (LaRosa) Fiondella, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 25, 2016. She was the wife of the late Angelo Fiondella who she was married...
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Obituary: Thea Ricci, 64
Thea (Foley) Ricci, 64, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 at Hartford Hospital. She had been the loving wife of Roderick Ricci for 29 years and the proud mother of...
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Town Hall meeting with state legislators
Sen. Henri Martin, Rep. Whit Betts and Rep. Cara Pavalock will host a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 28 at the Bristol Public Library, Meeting Room 1, located at 5 High St. The 2016 Legislative...
View ArticleManufacturing Economic Outlook conference set for Feb. 18
Connecticut Tooling & Machining Association, New England Spring and Metalstamping Association, and Smaller Manufacturers Association will host a Manufacturing Economic Outlook 2016 conference on...
View ArticlePlainville Adult and Continuing Education offering free programs
Plainville Adult and Continuing Education will offer free programs at Plainville High School this spring in the following areas: Adult Basic Education (Math and Reading/Writing), Adult High School...
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VFW offers donations for books
The local VFW Madeley-Roberts Post No. 574 recently sponsored the Plainville Community Schools Reading Partners program at Louis Toffolon Elementary School, Linden Street School, and Frank T. Wheeler...
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If councilor resigns, special election looms: Brown now questions need to...
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR If Councilor Calvin Brown steps down from his post, and that’s still an “if,” the city can expect a special election to fill the vacancy, according to the city’s...
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Obituaries: Stacie A. Ciechoski
Stacie A Ciechoski, 41, passed away at home on Friday January 22, 2016. Stacie was born 11/17/1974 in Bristol, Ct. She is survived by her parents Thomas and Mary Ciechoski, her children Dylan and...
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Obituaries: William P. ‘Bill’ Doty
William P. “Bill” Doty, 87, of Bristol, widower of his Beloved wife, Lucy M. (Mossa) Doty, passed away unexpectedly at Bristol Hospital on Thursday, January 28, 2016 with his daughters by his side....
View ArticleObituaries: Tania Matos
Tania (Kelson) Matos, 37, of Waterbury died Tuesday January 26, 2016 at home. Tania was born May 29, 1978 in Torrington, CT, daughter of Carol Marshall of Bristol and the late Daniel Kelson....
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Police SIU arrest local man for selling pot
Southington police arrested Michael McManus, 21, of Southington for selling marijuana in the town of Southington. The arrest was a result of a Special Investigations Unit (SIU) investigation during May...
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