Southington registrars change office hours
The Town of Southington Elections Department’s open days operation will change starting Monday, March 2. The office will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays instead of Mondays, Wednesdays and...
View ArticleSouthington tax breaks for elderly homeowners
The Southington Assessor’s office is accepting applications for the elderly homeowners program which helps reduce property taxes. Income limits are $37,000 for single residents and $45,100 for married...
View ArticleBoys basketball: RHAM squeaks by Bristol Eastern, 48-46
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER HEBRON – The Bristol Eastern High School boys basketball team was trailing big on the road at RHAM on Saturday, Feb.1 in a CCC interdivisional battle. Down 15 with...
View ArticleTops Marketplace construction nearing completion
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Just about a year after the fire that burned the whole building to the ground, Tops Marketplace will host a grand opening of the completely renewed community grocery store. On...
View ArticleRedstone Hill proposal pulled
by JAMILA YOUNG STAFF WRITER The proposal for apartments on Redstone Hill Road was withdrawn by the developer Jan. 27 at a public hearing. Bristol residents showed up at Bristol Central High School for...
View ArticleBoys basketball: RHAM squeaks by Bristol Eastern, 48-46
By MICHAEL LETENDRE SPORTS WRITER HEBRON – The Bristol Eastern High School boys basketball team was trailing big on the road at RHAM on Saturday, Feb.1 in a CCC interdivisional battle. Down 15 with...
View ArticleRedstone Hill proposal pulled
by JAMILA YOUNG STAFF WRITER The proposal for apartments on Redstone Hill Road was withdrawn by the developer Jan. 27 at a public hearing. Bristol residents showed up at Bristol Central High School for...
View Article‘Choose a Challenge’ raises money for Make-A-Wish
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER One Southington resident is calling on the community for help in raising money for Make-A-Wish Connecticut. Annelise Mackiewicz, a University of Connecticut student, will be...
View ArticleSouthington’s state legislators split on toll issue
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER At a public question-and-answer session on Jan. 29 with Southington’s Republican legislators, Rep. John Fusco (R-80), Rep. Gale Mastrofrancesco (R-81) and Sen. Rob Sampson...
View ArticleSouthington’s state legislators split on toll issue
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER At a public question-and-answer session on Jan. 29 with Southington’s Republican legislators, Rep. John Fusco (R-80), Rep. Gale Mastrofrancesco (R-81) and Sen. Rob Sampson...
View ArticleMartin wants to rein in quasi-public agencies
Senator Henri Martin (R-31), ranking member of the Transportation Committee, joined Senate and House Republicans at a press conference Tuesday, Feb. 11 to put forward recommendations to increase...
View ArticleBristol: Legislators ask mayor to adopt resolution against tolls
State Reps. Cara Pavalock-D’Amato (R-77), Whit Betts (R-78) and State Senator Henri Martin (R-31) are asking that the City of Bristol adopt a resolution to oppose the implementation of tolls on...
View ArticleBristol Democrats welcome new members to committee
The Bristol Democratic Town Committee met on Monday, Jan. 27, the first time since its caucus elections were held earlier in the month. The Town Committee welcomed 15 new members to the organization,...
View ArticleDancing through the decades: Dressed to impress at the food pantry dance
A group of 1950s greasers mingling through a crowd punctuated by flashes of 1980s neon, beaded hemlines straight from the 1920s, 1990s flannels, 1960s bellbottoms, and suede headbands from the 1970s....
View ArticleSouthington registrars change office hours
The Town of Southington Elections Department’s open days operation will change starting Monday, March 2. The office will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays instead of Mondays, Wednesdays and...
View ArticleSouthington tax breaks for elderly homeowners
The Southington Assessor’s office is accepting applications for the elderly homeowners program which helps reduce property taxes. Income limits are $37,000 for single residents and $45,100 for married...
View ArticleRedstone Hill proposal pulled
by JAMILA YOUNG STAFF WRITER The proposal for apartments on Redstone Hill Road was withdrawn by the developer Jan. 27 at a public hearing. Bristol residents showed up at Bristol Central High School for...
View ArticleBudget: Southington grand list grows by $88.8 million, up 2.18 percent
Southington’s taxable property effective Oct. 1, 2019. SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Officials have released the 2019 grand list, featuring a growth of 2.18% or $88,826,696 worth of taxable property in the...
View ArticleFestival Chorale: Southington’s got talent
Southington Festival Chorale director Chris Hertel, center, offers a lesson during a recent rehearsal. The group meets on Mondays at the Gura Building, the home of Southington Community Cultural Arts...
View ArticleFree tickets available for home show at select locations
The Bristol Chamber of Commerce 35th Annual Home and Business Expo will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 15 and 16 at Bristol Eastern High School. More than 100 exhibitors will be displaying every...
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