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Board of Education adopts 2017-18 school budget
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER At last Thursday’s Board of Education meeting, the BOE voted to unanimously adopt the 2017-18 Superintendent’s budget with minimal changes. Now, the adopted budget will be...
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More than $200K in scholarships available at CFGNB
Application deadlines are fast approaching for more than $200,000 in 2017 scholarship dollars available through funds managed by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB). Scholarships...
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Main Street Foundation is accepting scholarship, grant requests through March
Do you know a student or nonprofit that could use a scholarship or grant? Main Street Community Foundation is currently accepting scholarship applications from local students as well as grant...
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Students helping students at DePaolo Middle School
DePaolo Middle School announced 2016-17 officers for the school’s peer advocacy program. For more than a decade, the program has encouraged students to find help from other students they trust....
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CyberKnights are poised to make another run
CyberKnight captains Natiya Washer, left, and Nick Rappi, right, pose next to a prototype of this year’s robot. Competition begins in March. By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER Last year, Southington’s Team...
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SHS jazz band to hold concert at First Congregational Church
A jazz concert featuring the Southington High School jazz band will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 5 p.m., at the historic meetinghouse of the First Congregational Church (FCC) of Southington. The...
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DePaolo gives a taste of world culture
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER DePaolo Middle School is going around the world Thursday evening, Feb. 23 with the third annual Taste of Culture event. From 5:30 to 7 p.m., authentic food, dress, and...
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A delicious way to experience the world
DePaolo seventh grader Avery Martin proudly displays her Ukrainian heritage during DePaolo Middle School’s Taste of Culture, while her mother and grandfather dole out tasty treats from their homeland....
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CyberKnights announce schedule
The CyberKnights are getting ready to defend last year’s top four finish, and competition begins this weekend. This year, the game is called Steamworks and will allow human players to be on the...
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Boards address opioid problem in Southington schools
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER Over the past two years, national headlines have been calling attention to a nation-wide surge in opioid use, from oxycodone to heroin and the recent rise in fentanyl. It...
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Future business leaders prepare for competition
www.DECA.org BY JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER Southington High School’s DECA program is gearing up for the upcoming Connecticut state competition taking place on March 13 at the Aqua Turf, and they mean...
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Plantsville students raise almost $4K for children’s hospital
Plantsville Elementary students have some fun while raising $3,869 at their annual Fox-a-Thon for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. BY JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER “Drum roll please,” Plantsville...
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A picture’s worth 1,000 words when it comes to fire safety
The Southington Fire Department honored this year’s fire prevention and safety poster winners at SFD headquarters on Jan. 17. From left, former SFD chief Buddy Clark, Lillian Rathbun (5th grade...
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Property tax reduction for elderly and totally disabled
The Southington assessor’s office is accepting applications for the elderly homeowner’s program, which helps reduce property taxes. Income limits are $35,200 for single residents, and $42,900 for...
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Knights of Columbus support local school
Southington Catholic School’s annual appeal was bolstered by donations from two local Knights of Columbus groups. In a recent ceremony, the Knights of Columbus Isabella Council 15 presented a check...
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‘The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go’
Photo by John Goralski Southington Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connellan reads to a class of local students at South End Elementary School on Friday, March 3 during national “Read Across America...
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Southington schools stock Narcan
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER During the Feb. 23 meeting, Superintendent Tim Connellan told the Board of Education that school nurses are now allowed to administer Narcan, the drug that counteracts...
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Western NE engineers finish fourth at international competition
From left, PhD Fellow David Greenslade of Southington, along with teammates Zachary Kusnierz, Joshua Holley, and Adam Testa placed fourth at the ASME student design competition in November. A...
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Pure imagination, a musical romp
Bank robbers sprint across the stage at Southington High School on Friday, March 10 while the band plays on behind them. The musical skit was part of “Surround Sound VIII – Pure Imagination,” an...
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CyberKnights win Creativity Award at Waterbury competition
Dana Henry inspects the CyberKnight entry, “Knightro.” Looking on is team captain Natiya Washer and robot driver Mateusz Gaciarz. By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER The Southington High School CyberKnights...
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