Ride for Justice is coming through
By Kaitlyn Naples Staff Writer On the last Sunday of the month, between 900 and 1,200 motorcycles are expected to drive from Bristol, through Burlington, Harwinton, Terryville, Wolcott, Plantsville,...
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Tombstone with Sloper ties found in Meriden
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer What started out as a cleanup day in a basement turned into an excavation site for Meriden resident Shawn Hard. About four years ago, Hard was cleaning up the basement...
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Swimmers off to fast start; Dean, Baribault qualify for states at opening meet
By John Goralski Sports Writer Laurel Dean captured two victories and qualified for the postseason in both races. Aly Baribault won twice and qualified in one event even though the meet had already...
View ArticleDrive-in wraps up its summer season
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer With the fall nearly in full-swing, the Southington Drive-in has started to wrap-up its fourth season. Dawn Miceli, a member of the Drive-in Committee, reported that...
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Nowhere to Hyde; 4th quarter run clinched the win in Week 1
By John Goralski Sports Writer Stephen Barmore slipped the ball into Tyler Hyde’s gut with the skill of a con man, and the Blue Knight quarterback drew one Glastonbury defender with a pantomimed pass...
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Passing the test; Scott Otis defied the odds to make the NFL
By John Goralski Sports Writer Scott Otis felt a twinge of satisfaction as he stood in the shadow of Fontana Field while track officials scrambled to measure his javelin throw at a cold spring meet in...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act brings changes to coverage in state
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” come changes to Connecticut’s health insurance system, starting October 1. Connecticut has...
View ArticleThree Southington High School swimmers advance to the state open
By John Goralski Marisa Matthews battled for a Class LL medal in the 100 breastroke as the sixth place person in the fastest heat, but Laurel Dean finished first in the second heat to break the school...
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Swimmers rally to finals; Matthews powers Knights into the second round
By John Goralski Sports Writer There isn’t much that can wipe the smile off Evan Tuttle’s face these days. His Lady Knight swimmers have plastered a grin on the varsity coach, and the postseason has...
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Mother and daughter take bike trip across country
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer When Southington resident Liz Dietz wanted to pursue a bike trip across the nation last summer, she knew it would become the adventure of a lifetime, seeing popular...
View ArticleCyber Knights have new practice home
By Ed Harris Editor The Southington High School robotics team will have a new practice space thanks to Mohawk Northeast. The engineering company, based in Plantsville, recently stepped forward to...
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Students start candy drive for uncle overseas
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer Besides participating in a Veteran’s Day celebration last week, students at Kelley Elementary School worked together to create a candy care package for three local...
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Chamber Wing Fest set for November 20
The Southington Chamber of Commerce will hold its eighth annual Wing Fest competition on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at the Cadillac Ranch to benefit its holiday adopt-a-family project. The event features a...
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Man arrested for sexual assault on a pregnant woman
A local man surrendered to police after learning of an arrest warrant that included sexual assault charges on a pregnant woman. James Monahan, 29, of 50 Berlin Ave., was charged on Nov. 18 with first...
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Attempted car break-in leads to two arrests
Two local men were arrested by police after one of the men allegedly tried to break into an occupied car. According to police, an investigation shows that Alexander Arroyo, 22, was in the area of Eden...
View ArticleTown reaches out to victims in Philippines
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the Southington community has banded together to help out the hundreds of thousands of victims affected by the...
View ArticleSurvey questions concern parents
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer Southington parents expressed their concern to the Board of Education last week about a survey administered by the Southington Town-Wide Effort to Promote Success...
View ArticleRiccio to chair Town Council
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer Members of the Southington Town Council were sworn in last Tuesday, appointing Republican Michael Riccio as the new chairman, and appointing Cheryl Lounsbury as Vice...
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Seniors bowl over Bobcats; Thanksgiving Day win would secure a tourney bid
By John Goralski Sports Writer If anybody thought that South Windsor was going to pose a challenge on Friday, Nov. 15, the Blue Knight football team erased all doubts in the opening minutes....
View ArticleSchools receive security grant funding
By Ed Harris Editor Southington has received more grant money from the state to better safeguard the schools. Governor Dannel P. Malloy recently announced that an additional 75 school districts,...
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